Season 4 is live — entries open
Write stories
the world can't ignore.
Compete with writers across the globe. Win cash prizes, get published, and grow your readership—one post at a time.
$2,550
Total prize pool
4,800+
Writers competing
12
Contest rounds
3
Winners per season
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Cybersecurity & Threat Intelligence
Write about threat hunting, SOC operations, zero-trust architectures, or real incident breakdowns. The floor is yours.
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Season 3 Leaderboard
Ranked by score, not applause.
Each entry is scored out of 100 across four criteria by our editorial panel.
Originality (30 pts)
Voice & Style (30 pts)
Structure (25 pts)
Clarity (15 pts)
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Layla Okonkwo
"Letters to Lagos"
Originality27
Voice25
Structure22
Clarity13
87 / 100
2
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Marcus Delacroix
"The Road Through Burgundy"
Originality29
Voice28
Structure24
Clarity15
96 / 100
1
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Sun-Hi Jeong
"Train to Busan, Rain"
Originality26
Voice24
Structure21
Clarity12
83 / 100
3
| Rank | Writer & Piece | Originality /30 |
Voice /30 |
Structure /25 |
Clarity /15 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Delacroix "The Road Through Burgundy" |
29 | 28 | 24 | 15 | |
| 2 | Layla Okonkwo "Letters to Lagos" |
27 | 25 | 22 | 13 | |
| 3 | Sun-Hi Jeong "Train to Busan, Rain" |
26 | 24 | 21 | 12 | |
| 4 | Amara Ndibe "Harmattan Season" |
25 | 24 | 21 | 12 | |
| 5 | Tomás Vidal "Camino de la Vida" |
24 | 23 | 20 | 11 | |
| 6 | Priya Chakraborty "Monsoon Letters" |
22 | 22 | 19 | 11 | |
| 7 | Elena Vasquez "Mapas del Regreso" |
21 | 21 | 18 | 10 |
