"The key to pursuing excellence is to embrace an organic, long-term learning process, and not to live in a shell of static, safe mediocrity. Usually, growth comes at the expense of previous comfort or safety."

― Josh Waitzkin

Tale-a-Thlon is a writing event with three separate and sequential writing challenges. Consider it to be the writing equivalent of the famed triathlon multi-sport race! Tale-a-thlon challenges you to face and overcome your creative hurdles to succeed in this contest of creative endurance. The event is open to anyone who is willing to take their writing to the next level.


True to the philosophy of Penmancy, Tale-a-thlon dares the contestant to compete with themselves, for it is rightly said that the best competition in life is with oneself and rewards us with lasting personal growth. So take the Tale-a-thlon challenge today and let your creativity take wings!


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