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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 "paradoxical" uses the word "paradox." 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 romance, for example, or a horror tale that's also a western. Be creative.

The JUNE 2024 round of the contest is now OPEN for entries until we receive ten stories or 8:00AM June 24, 2024, whichever happens first.
Assuming we don't close early, the contest closes in [Refresh to load countdown.]
4 entries so far. 6 positions available.

With the fourth entry, we have a contest!!!
The contest is currently CLOSED for judging.
We expect to have results by the end of the week.
While we are judging, please REFRAIN from EDITING your entries.
Thanks to all who entered!


Questions or comments about the contest?
contact Max Griffin 🏳️‍🌈 or Carol St.Ann
or go to the "Tales Shown, Not Told Discussion Forum"