writtenwas
writtenwas is a collaborative online literary project and conceptual genre that centers on ultra-short prose pieces reflecting on writing, memory, and publication. The name, writtenwas, is typically rendered in lowercase and suggests a state of textual existence that has been authored but not fully realized in public discourse.
The project began in the mid-2010s as a loose zine by writers in North America and Europe
Pieces in writtenwas are usually compact, often under 150 words, and emphasize cadence, sonic texture, and meta-textual
scholars and readers regard writtenwas as part of a broader movement toward digital micro-literature that values
microfiction, flash fiction, digital literature, collaborative writing.