short stories
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How’s your New Year going? I hope it’s going well so far. Last week’s challenge was all about New Year Resolutions. This week’s challenge is: Famous People Please send me your limericks, poems and stories – about anyone who’s famous. Here are your New Year resolutions from last week: Val Fish: I resolved to give…
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Need inspiration for how to open a short story? Dialogue is a great tool: “Leave me alone! I hate you and I’ll never forgive you,” she spat, her lips quivering. “I’m sorry. I didn’t know. It wasn’t my fault,” the man said, tears in his eyes. See how, as a reader, you’re privy to…
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Watching Bem peered through the window, his eyes wide at the goings on inside. ‘Can you believe what they’re doing?’ Arun joined him, her cold and clammy skin touching his. She smiled at him. ‘Nothing could surprise me,’ she said, turning to look inside at the huge kitchen table, brimming with tasty treats. ‘No,’ she…
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Writing Magazine are holding their annual Open Short Story Competition. So the choice of subject to write about is yours! Here are some more details: Prizes: 1st: £200, plus publication in the magazine 2nd: £50, plus publication on the website Entry fees: £6, £4 for subscribers Word limit: Between 1500 – 1700 words Closing date:…
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Who doesn’t love a twist-in-the-tale? If crafting a clever twist at the end of a story is your thing, then get creating! Writing Magazine are holding a Twist Short Story Competition. The closing date is 15th December 2018. Here is some information for you: Prizes: 1st Prize: £200, plus publication in the magazine 2nd Prize:…
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Welcome to my Guest Writer Spot. This week’s Guest Writer is Jo Elizabeth Pinto. She’s written a super short story. Before you read it, you might like to know a little bit about her: J. E. Pinto was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1971 and grew up in Brighton, Colorado. She has a nine-year-old daughter…
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We’re getting closer to Halloween so why not pen a Halloween themed story? Writing Magazine are holding a Halloween Short Story Competition. The word limit is 500 words and if you’re the winner, you can choose your prize – either £100 or a critique, and publication on the website. There is an entry fee of…
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The Fiction Desk is accepting general short story submissions. They say that now is a prticularly good time to submit a story as they’re currently looking for stories for their latest anthology. Here’s some more information from them: ‘We’re always looking for new short stories for the Fiction Desk anthologies, and most of the stories…
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I’ve covered many different ways of generating ideas for your writing over the last few weeks. Here is another idea for you: Pick up a book and open it up at a random page. What’s the first word you see? Write it down, then repeat the process another four times and then generate a story/poem…
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We all like a good old love story, don’t we? So if you’re feeling in the romantic mood, try writing a story for Writing Magazine‘s annual Love Story Competition. You have until 15th September to enter. Here are some more details for you: Prizes: 1st: £200, plus publication in the magazine 2nd: £50, plus publication on…
Esther Chilton 