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March Contest Winner! It’s that time again! Time to announce the winner of last month’s short story contest! We had several wonderful entries that included a wide range of styles, including poetry and essays. We’d like to thank everyone who entered and hope that you join us again for future writing prompt contests! Our winner for this round is Vivek
Creative Writing Prompt Contest Winner! Winter is almost over! The days are getting longer and brighter, and soon, we will leave all the snow and frost behind us. But before we say our goodbyes to the season, let’s take a look at the winners of our last contest. We had asked writers to image what it would be like to experience snow for
Paulo Coelho, the famous author of The Pilgrimage and Aleph, is a prime example of what happens when you don’t give up. Once upon a time, to overcome his procrastination, he swore he’d write a novel if he saw a white feather. The day he saw one in the window of a shop, he began writing. Fast-forward several years, and he’s published 30 books.
He may be well-known for going to college with Nathaniel Hawthrone between 1822 and 1825, but he was a writer in his own right. Born February 27, 1807, Longfellow was an American poet and college professor. Some of his most notable works include Evangeline and The Song of Hiawatha. Let’s celebrate Longfwellow’s birthday by learning more about his life! The Basics Born in
“This book is not for you.” House of Leaves, by Mark Z. Danielewski isn’t for the faint of heart reader who wants to be catered to. It’s not your typical reading experience, nor does it want to be. If this book were a human, it would be a rebellious, tortured, terrifying human being. And that’s precisely why we love
Is a short story really a short story if it’s a page long? Yes. Utahna Faith’s “All Girl Band,” is a prime example of this. A simple story about what happens when you’ve done something wrong and need to turn yourself in. A story about approval and success. In one page, Faith packed a multitude of symbolism. Surely, more than
Ah, New Year’s. The time of year when everyone reflects on the last twelve months and wonders if they could turn things around in the next twelve. It has become a bit of a joke, hasn’t it? Resolutions people make on New Year’s rarely get kept. More often than not, diets get broken the first 2 months in, if not
We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Last month we asked writers to come with a short story detailing the holiday from the perspective of Tom the turkey. What we got was a whimsical tale of a turkey who just wanted to fly to the moon. Congratulations Alice Gerard for winning November’s contest! Thanks to everyone who participated. We hope
David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas has won several awards including the British Book Award for Literary Fiction, and the Rudy and Judy Book of the Year. Originally published in 2004 by Random House, the film adaptation by the same name was released in 2012. The author himself has lived in Italy, Japan, and Ireland, to name a few places. It clearly shows in
What is the The Old Man and The Sea about? Originally published in 1952, The Old Man and The Sea is a short novel written by Ernest Hemingway…and it is rich with symbolism! Regarded as one of his most famous works, this story is read in high schools all over America. What began as a simple story about an aging
We hope everyone had a spooktacular Halloween! The one night of the year that we seek out the things that go bump in the night. To celebrate, we hosted a writing challenge in search of a story to give us chills. And we were not disappointed! We’d like to congratulate our winner Edith Rey! We never saw the twist in
Everyone has heard of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Usually, they are sold as one solid book, however, there are adaptations that solely include Alice in Wonderland. Never is there a copy of Through the Looking Glass by itself. In fact, never does anyone talk about it exclusively, without derailing into the topic after bringing up Alice