writing competition
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Flash Fiction Competition By popular demand, I’m bringing back my Flash Fiction Competition – with prizes. Thank you to everyone who entered last time and I’d love you to have a go again. And if you didn’t, give it a go this time. See the previous winning entries. Here are the all important details: Prizes:
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This week I’m going to give you two choices: Option A: I’ll give you a story opening and the challenge is to continue the story from that point. Option B: For this choice, I have a story ending for you and your challenge is to write story up to the ending. Here is your opening
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This week, your themes for a story or poem are: Ghost Horror Crime Romance There should be something for everyone there! There’s no limit on the length of story or poem. Last week’s challenge was to write a story or poem on one of the following themes: The storm Blood Jealousy Nighttime Reflections Time travel
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My challenge for you this week is to write a story or poem on one of the following themes: The storm Blood Jealousy Nighttime Reflections Time travel Love Nature Jane Basil wasn’t able to use the internet when I set my alliteration challenge two weeks ago. She said ‘I was disappointed to miss your challenge,
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This week’s writing challenge is back to to good ol’ ten-word story. Your story must feature five words from the following list. As you’ll see, I’m continuing the summer theme – with a few other words thrown in for good measure!: Popsicle Hot Queen Codswallop Flip-flop Splash Snotty Flummoxed Nincompoop Jail Last week’s challenge invited
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This week’s writing challenge is for a story in up to fifteen words. I’m not giving you any words this time, but you story must contain words which start with the same letter e.g.: Bertie Bathwick bought bright blue boots but Bertie’s brother Bernard bashed both. This isn’t a particularly good example, but it gives
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My Monday motivational blog is to remind you that my Flash Fiction Competition closes tomorrow! So there’s still time to enter or for those of you who already have, to send another story. Here’s a quick reminder of the details: Prizes: 1st £50, 2nd £25, 3rd £10 Entry fee: £2 per story Word Limit: Stories
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My challenge for your this week is to write a poem or story based on the following visual prompt of a haunted lighthouse: Last week’s challenge was a poem about the sea. There were some fantastic responses: Judith Westerfield sent the following link to a poem that’s a little different but highly entertaining: http://judithwesterfield.com/2015/05/21/up-a-tree-x-8/ Stephen
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As so many of you have taken up my weekly writing challenge and written a poem, I thought my market this week had better be for a poetry competition (it’s also a short story competition). The Ambit Summer Writing Competition 2015 closes on the 15th July 2015. Here is are the important details: Prizes: First
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My challenge for your this week is for a poem. Your theme is the sea. It can be a gentle, calm sea of summer, or a raging, fierce sea of winter; it’s up to you. Last week, I asked for ten-word stories including the following words: Spider-Man Catastrophic Shrimp Malodorous Callipygian Here are your hilarious
Esther Chilton 