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INTRODUCING: SPONSORS OF THE WRITTEN WORD
2025 Sponsors
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THE STYGIAN SOCIETY
The Stygian Society aims to reshape the world of independent publishing by prioritizing literary talent over trends. Founded by authors, for authors, they focus on creating beautifully bound books and offering fair, transparent support. With a commitment to human creativity, they champion writers who seek to craft stories free from the influence of AI.
The Stygian Society is offering 2 publication spots in their January 2026 zine 'Love Lies Dying' to short story and poetry creators. In addition, for novelists, they will prioritize any O2W-submitted works for publication in the years ahead. Note: this is priority-review, not guaranteed publication.
https://www.stygiansociety.com/
The Stygian Society is offering 2 publication spots in their January 2026 zine 'Love Lies Dying' to short story and poetry creators. In addition, for novelists, they will prioritize any O2W-submitted works for publication in the years ahead. Note: this is priority-review, not guaranteed publication.
https://www.stygiansociety.com/
PAMELA KAT EDITING
Pamela Kat Johnson lives in a secret little treehouse full of books in Montréal, Québec - writing and illustrating faerie tales for children and grownups, and editing the work of other writers. Vacationing cats come and go at the treehouse, where they can lounge on windowsills and visit with passing squirrels.
You can find Pamela’s house by following the aroma of cookies baking.
Pamela offers a range of services for writers. From proofreading to hybrid copy/developmental editing, she looks forward to helping you bring your stories to life. No matter what you need, her focus is on creating magical and memorable experiences for readers of all ages.
She is offering challenge participants 15% off of her editing services!
https://www.pamelakat.com/
You can find Pamela’s house by following the aroma of cookies baking.
Pamela offers a range of services for writers. From proofreading to hybrid copy/developmental editing, she looks forward to helping you bring your stories to life. No matter what you need, her focus is on creating magical and memorable experiences for readers of all ages.
She is offering challenge participants 15% off of her editing services!
https://www.pamelakat.com/
SCRIVENER
Appearing alongside The Stygian Society as headlining sponsor, Scrivener is back for the second year to support O2W!
Scrivener is the go-to app for writers of all kinds, used every day by best-selling novelists, screenwriters, non-fiction writers, students, academics, lawyers, journalists, translators and more. Scrivener won’t tell you how to write—it simply provides everything you need to start writing and keep writing.
https://scrivener.app/
Scrivener is the go-to app for writers of all kinds, used every day by best-selling novelists, screenwriters, non-fiction writers, students, academics, lawyers, journalists, translators and more. Scrivener won’t tell you how to write—it simply provides everything you need to start writing and keep writing.
https://scrivener.app/
ULYSSES
Ulysses is a text editor for Apple macOS, iPad, and iPhone. It is targeted at creative writers who wish to eliminate concerns regarding text layout, formatting, or other distractions, allowing them to concentrate on their writing.
Ulysses is offering an exclusive offer for 50% off the first year of the yearly subscription of Ulysses to our challenge participants!
https://sk.ulysses.app/token/937681a2-4773-4127-bad9-fb799b25b146
Ulysses is offering an exclusive offer for 50% off the first year of the yearly subscription of Ulysses to our challenge participants!
https://sk.ulysses.app/token/937681a2-4773-4127-bad9-fb799b25b146
FIRST DRAFT PRO
First Draft Pro is an all-in-one writing platform that helps authors organize research, plan and plot stories, stay motivated with writing goals, and collaborate through powerful editing tools.
They are offering our challenge participants two specials!
For the 3 months free on a monthly Basic account: WRITTENWORD3M
For 10% off an annual Premium account: WRITTENWORD10
https://www.firstdraftpro.com/
They are offering our challenge participants two specials!
For the 3 months free on a monthly Basic account: WRITTENWORD3M
For 10% off an annual Premium account: WRITTENWORD10
https://www.firstdraftpro.com/
Past Sponsors
The Stygian Society, Scrivener, Pamela Kat Editing, Ellipsus, Freewrite
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