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Writing Prompt “A Pink Martini”

Theme: Image Writing Prompt “A Pink Martini” Many writers draw their inspiration from art or images. There are so many

Carrie Zylka April 8, 2021February 23, 2023 fiction contest, Flash Fiction, Short Story, Short Story Contest, Writing Contests, Writing Prompt

1st Line Writing Prompt “The Car on the Roof”

Theme: The Car on the Roof Your story must start with: “I still want to know how you managed to

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Carrie Zylka December 9, 2020February 23, 2023 Fiction, Short Story, Short Story Contest, Writing Contests, Writing Prompt

Writing Prompt “Christmas Lovers”

Theme: A Christmas Conundrum Word Count: 1,200 It’s Christmas Eve. Somehow two enemies end up lovers by Christmas morning. The

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Carrie Zylka October 22, 2020February 23, 2023 Fiction, Flash Fiction, Short Story, Short Story Contest, Writing Contests, Writing Prompt

Writing Prompt “Superstition”

A 1 week Halloween prompt revolving around the end result of a superstition that’s come true.

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Carrie Zylka October 7, 2020February 23, 2023 Short Story Contest, Writing Contests, Writing Prompt

Writing Prompt “The Misunderstanding”

To avoid voting confusion with the Culture Clash contest, this bonus prompt has been extended an extra day. Theme: The

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Carrie Zylka July 9, 2020February 23, 2023 Fiction, fiction contest, Short Story, Short Story Contest, Writing Contests, Writing Prompt

Bonus: July 9 – July 29, 2020 Flash Fiction Contest Prompt “Beneath the Sea”

Theme: Beneath the Sea The sentence: “Oh darling, you should never trust a {insert humanoid water creature mermaid/water sprite/rusalki/water nymph/Poseidon

Something Wicked This Way Comes Writing Prompt

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Carrie Zylka June 24, 2020February 23, 2023 Contest, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Short Story, Short Story Contest, Writing Contests, Writing Prompt

Writing Prompt “Something Wicked This Way Comes”

Theme: Something Wicked This Way Comes Many writers draw their inspiration from art or images. There are so many different

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Carrie Zylka May 6, 2020February 23, 2023 Contest, Fiction, Short Story, Short Story Contest, Writing Contests, Writing Prompt

Writing Prompt “Black Feathers”

Theme: Black Feathers

Many writers draw their inspiration from art or images. There are so many different stories that could be told from this one detailed picture.

Use this image as inspiration for your story, it can be the image as a whole, a single part of it or several elements inside the image itself.

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Carrie Zylka October 10, 2019February 23, 2023 fiction contest, Flash Fiction, Short Story Contest, Writing Contests, Writing Prompt

Writing Prompt “I see and hear you”

Prompt: “I see and hear you.” A beautiful blind woman, shy and scared to leave the house, falls for the

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Carrie Zylka September 12, 2018February 23, 2023 Fiction, Flash Fiction, Short Story Contest, Writing Contests, Writing Prompt

Writing Prompt “The Trunk”

Theme: First Line Prompt. Your story must begin with the following 27 words: She lifted the hood of the trunk, bracing

A Creative Mind Fiction Flash Fiction Contest But You Promised

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Carrie Zylka May 24, 2018February 23, 2023 Fiction, Flash Fiction, Short Story Contest, Writing Contests, Writing Prompt

Writing Prompt “But You Promised”

1200 word bonus flash fiction contest “But you promised…”, a character has to break a promise they made years ago to a loved one.

A Creative Mind Fiction Flash Fiction Contest Eclipse

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Carrie Zylka April 5, 2018February 23, 2023 fiction contest, Flash Fiction, Short Story Contest, Writing Contests, Writing Prompt

Writing Prompt “Eclipse”

1200 word bonus flash fiction contest “Eclipse”, the story must include a secret.

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Carrie Zylka March 7, 2018February 23, 2023 Contest, fiction contest, Flash Fiction, Short Story Contest, Writing Contests, Writing Prompt

1200 word Flash Fiction Contest “The Harbor”, the story must start with the paragraph: “It was dark. Not pitch black, but some gray darkness that barely allowed shapes to form. All I could smell was the tang of seaweed, all I could hear was the breaking of waves.”.

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Carrie Zylka August 9, 2017February 23, 2023 Fiction, Flash Fiction, Short Story, Short Story Contest, Writing Contests, Writing Prompt

Writing Prompt “Train Station”

A “just for fun” writing prompt to get your creativity going.
The prompt is “Train Station” and can be up to 2,000 words.

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Carrie Zylka March 20, 2016February 23, 2023 Contest, Fiction, Short Story, Short Story Contest, Writing Contests, Writing Prompt

Writing Prompt “Fairy Tale Redoux”

(The LinkedIn discussion thread can be found here. This post is for stories only.) What childhood would be complete without

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Writing Prompt “A Pink Martini”

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1st Line Writing Prompt “The Car on the Roof”

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Writing Prompt “Christmas Lovers”

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Writing Prompt “Superstition”

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Writing Prompt “The Misunderstanding”

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Bonus: July 9 – July 29, 2020 Flash Fiction Contest Prompt “Beneath the Sea”

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Writing Prompt “Something Wicked This Way Comes”

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Writing Prompt “Black Feathers”

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Writing Prompt “I see and hear you”

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Writing Prompt “The Trunk”

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Writing Prompt “But You Promised”

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Writing Prompt “Eclipse”

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Writing Prompt “The Harbor”

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Writing Prompt “Train Station”

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Writing Prompt “Fairy Tale Redoux”

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