Category: Writing Prompt Contest Winners

A vintage photo showing two men having tea with an elephant

Winner of Our Vintage Photo Fiction Writing Prompt Contest!

We want to thank everyone who took an interest in last week’s short story competition! We had some very creative entries that explained how and why there came to be an elephant in such a classy establishment. Stories ranged from circus performers to the physical manifestation of the idiom, “the elephant in the room,” representing a problem that no one wants to

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Winner of The Good Neighbor Fiction Writing Prompt Contest!

We hoped everyone enjoyed last week’s writing contest titled, The Good Neighbor. We loved reading all of your wonderful entries! The winner this week took our feuding neighbors to a whole new level! Congratulations goes out to Marissa LaPorte! Check out last week’s prompt and the winning entry below! Prompt: We never did find out what sparked the feud between old Jimmy

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Image of a clock looking out over a city

Winner of the Clockwork Fiction Writing Prompt Contest!

We are excited to announce the winner of last week’s flash fiction contest, titled Clockwork! We loved reading all your entries and we wish to thank everyone who participated! The winning entry this week goes to Brad Bott! Congratulations Brad! Check out last week’s prompt and the winning entry below! Prompt:  Tick-tock, tick-tock, the sound of a healthy clock marking the

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Picture of the moon over a cold, snowy landscape

Weekly Fiction Writing Prompt Contest Winner #4

We’d like to thank everyone who entered our first poetry contest! Writers were asked to create a poem based around the word cold. We loved reading all of your creative submissions! And as always, it was a hard decision, but we are happy to announce our winner, G. N. Boorse! Congratulations! Your entry really captured the spirit of the word. [line]

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Speech Bubbles Representing Dialogue

Weekly Fiction Writing Prompt Contest Winner #3

We’d like to thank everyone who entered last week’s dialogue contest! It was a challenging prompt but we had some amazing entries. The winning entry goes to a writer who’s witty banter not only made us laugh but also gave us a good feel for the characters involved. Congratulations Rob Grim! We’d also like to give props to Holly Geely for taking

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An image of a County Fair at dusk

Weekly Fiction Writing Prompt Contest Winner #2

We are excited to announce the winner of last week’s writing contest titled, The County Fair. Writers were asked to submit an entry based around these three story elements: Character: A young woman who has lived a conventional life in a small, Midwestern town Setting: The county fair, the biggest event of the year Problem: She discovers a secret surrounding the carnival

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Weekly Fiction Writing Prompt Contest Winner #1

We would like to thank everybody who entered our first weekly flash fiction contest, 1001 Stories of Tower City. We hope you enjoyed writing your stories as much as we enjoyed reading them! Our wining entry this week comes from Jenah West, who gave us a glimpse into what it would be like to have to live trapped within a high rise building.

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