How it works
A story written
by everyone.
Scrivana is a collaborative fiction platform where communities write stories together. Each round, writers submit what happens next — and the community votes on what becomes canon.
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Three ways to participate.
Read
Follow a living story as it unfolds, round by round. Every canon entry is chosen by the community, so no two stories ever go the same way twice.
Vote
When submissions close, you decide what happens next. Read the entries and vote for the one that should become part of the story.
Write
Draft the next section of the story and submit it. If the community chooses yours, your words become canon — and your contribution is recorded forever.
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The round lifecycle.
Every story progresses through repeating rounds. Here's exactly what happens in each one.
Submissions Open
Writers have a set window to draft what happens next.
Community Votes
Everyone reads the entries and votes for their favourite.
Canon Selected
The winning entry is added to the story permanently.
New Round
The story continues — a fresh round opens from where we left off.
Submissions Open
Writers have a set window to draft what happens next.
Community Votes
Everyone reads the entries and votes for their favourite.
Canon Selected
The winning entry is added to the story permanently.
New Round
The story continues — a fresh round opens from where we left off.
The cycle repeats until the story is complete — or goes on forever.
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Starting a story.
As the author, you set the stage. Everything else is written by the community.
The Opening Hook
You write the first line. The community writes everything after.
Submission & Voting Windows
Set how long each phase lasts — minimum 24 hours each.
Voting Eligibility
Open voting to everyone, or restrict it to contributors only.
Granularity
Choose whether each round covers a paragraph or a full chapter.
Story Bible
Add worldbuilding notes and context that writers can reference.
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Track your impact.
Every word you write is recorded. Scrivana keeps a permanent ledger of your contributions across every story, every round, every win.
The leaderboard ranks contributors by total words written, number of stories participated in, and number of winning submissions.
See the leaderboardarrow_forwardWords written
Every accepted submission adds to your permanent word count.
Stories & wins
Track how many stories you've contributed to and how many times you've won.
Ranked globally
See where you stand among all contributors on Scrivana.
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Not sure where to begin?
Every week, a set of curated writing prompts are published on Scrivana. Each prompt is already attached to a story — just find the round that speaks to you and submit.
Prompts span every genre. They're the easiest way to get started without worrying about which story to join.
Browse writing promptsarrow_forwardWeekly curated prompts
A new batch of prompts is published each week. Each one links directly to a story — so you can jump straight into writing without any setup.
This story has room for you.
You don't need writing experience. You just need something to say about what happens next. Submit it, and let the community decide.
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