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Choose ONE of the prompts for your story. This round's prompts are:



Choose ONE of these prompts for your story. You're free to explore these prompts in whatever way you wish, but the prompt must be part of the story.

Suggestions.
For genre prompts, stay within the bounds of the genre. For the words prompt, use the words in a natural way, for example in narrative, description, thoughts, or in dialogue. It will help the judges if you boldface the words so that judges can find them. Grammatical variations of the basic word are permitted, for example "glimmering" uses the word "glimmer." For the character prompt, consider showing the reader how the prompt relates to the protagonist's character arc, i.e., their goals, obstacles, or stakes.

Mixing genres would be awesome! A science fiction story that's also a mystery, for example, or a romance that involves a detetective. Be creative.

The JUNE 2025 round of the contest is now OPEN for entries until we receive ten stories or 8:00AM June 30, 2025, whichever happens first.
Assuming we don't close early, the contest closes in [Refresh to load countdown.]
4 entries so far. 6 positions available.


Questions or comments about the contest?
contact Max Griffin 🏳️‍🌈 or Carol St.Ann 👓
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