writing competition
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There are two choices for you for this week’s challenge: you can either write a ten-word story using six words from the list given, or you can write a dark themed story/poem from the second list: Option one: Choose five words from the following list and write a ten-word story: Whimsical Uproar Fireman Doodle Macrosmatic
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This week’s market is The Flash 500 Novel Opening Chapter and Synopsis Competition. It’s a fantatsic opportunity to have your work looked at by editors from independent genre publishers Crooked Cat. They’re looking for the opening chapter of your novel, up to 3000 words and a one-page synopsis. First prize is £500 and there’s a
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My ten-word challenges seem to be going down a treat so here’s another one for you. This week, I’d like you to write a ten-word story using five of the words from the following list: Grizzle Constellate Swoosh Tweet Chortle Chair Doryphore Cameron Eucatastrophe Furuncle Here are last week’s words: Epiphany Susurrous Tintinnabulation Scintillating Umbrella
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For those of you looking for a new market for your short stories, why not try The Writer’s ‘Two Roads Diverge’ Short Story Contest? They have this to say about it: ‘Write a 2,000-word short story responding to one or both quotes by novelist and short story writer Colum McCann (and perhaps keep in mind
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This week’s challenge is short and sweet. I’m looking for a ten-word story, using four of the following words: Serendipity Illicit Dollop Hullabaloo Shrubbery Squelch Priministerial Gargantuan I think they’ll be some interesting results! Last week, I gave you a single word for your challenge: Fear. Here are the results: Keith Channing sent in a
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I usually give you several word/themed choices in my weekly writing challenge, so this week, I’m just going to give you one word: Fear This word evokes different feelings in all of us. Perhaps it relates to a phobia, or a particular situation. You can write about your own fear, or create a fear for
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Coming back from the heat of Florida this week, I noticed a distinctly autumnal feel to the air. So this week’s challenge builds on from one of the challenges I last set you. I challenge you to write a 20-word story, using at least five of the following autumnal words: Blustery Russet Cracking Foggy Harvest
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You have plenty of time to take up my latest challenge. I’m off on my hols for a couple of weeks or so; this means you have until 3rd September to post your entry. And why not have a go at my latest flash fiction competition too? There are cash prizes so it’s certainly worth
Esther Chilton 