About 50 Short Story Submissions Done: Grok Bot Finds the Open Calls and Gets Through the Forms and Checkouts
- Level Beginner
- Setup~30 min (estimated)
- Evidence Some evidence
- CostNot stated in source
- No-codeYes
What they did
Are you a writer who never gets around to submitting? This user writes short stories. There are hundreds of competitions and journals, but you have to track when each one is open and get through lots of forms and checkouts. Their Grok Bot has handled about 50 submissions so far, and they say it could do hundreds more with looser rules.
How it went
A tracker of open calls and submissions done for the ones you pick.
Worth knowing
- One Reddit comment. Watch for scam contests with high fees. Read each journal's rights terms, and withdraw a story everywhere else if one accepts it.
Prompt
Cleaned version rewritten from the source — not a direct quote.
I write [genre] short stories, [word range]. Find competitions and journals that are open now or opening soon and fit: [rules: fee limit, no exclusive rights, simultaneous submissions OK]. Keep a tracker with deadline, fee, prize and rules. For each one I approve, fill in the form with the right story from [folder] and stop before any payment. Track replies.
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Try it in Grok Bot
- Copy the prompt (button below).
- Open Grok Bot chat and paste it. Replace any [bracketed] placeholders.
- Connect the listed tools (as needed) as connectors when Grok Bot asks.
- If the task repeats, ask: "Make this a daily routine."
Alternatives: the same prompt works in Claude, ChatGPT Agent, OpenClaw.
Set it up
Stack: Grok Bot + submission sites + payment
- Read the original source for full context.
- Connect the tools your agent needs.
- Paste the prompt and replace [bracketed] placeholders.
- Run once manually and check the output before scheduling it.
Generic suggested steps, not from the source.
Evidence
First-hand Reddit comment in r/GrokBot: about 50 short story submissions to competitions and journals handled, including forms and checkouts
Source: Reddit · 2026-10-21 · Verified by us: not yet · Report broken or outdated