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Built this because writers already have enough to keep track of.

Contest Atlas is a local-first submission manager for short-form writers — designed to keep pieces, versions, opportunities, deadlines, bios, cover notes, and submission requirements in one place.

The part I cared about most: Prepare & Check.

Pick the exact version you’re submitting + the opportunity, and Contest Atlas helps check things like:

word-count limits

eligibility requirements

anonymity rules

required bios / cover notes

entry-fee status

deadline state

version conflicts before you send the wrong draft somewhere

It also tracks submissions and simultaneous-submission conflicts, and your writing stays on your device unless you explicitly export it.

I built it after realizing the actual writing is only half the job. The other half is remembering which version went where, whether the publication allows simultaneous submissions, whether your name is hiding in a document somewhere, and what deadline you swore you were definitely going to remember.

Still refining it, but this is becoming one of my favorite little systems I’ve built.

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