September 30 – October 20, 2021 1st Line Writing Prompt “Ocean”
Theme: Ocean The setting must be on or near the ocean. On a ship, in a high rise looking out
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Writing Contests
May 13 – May 26, 2021 Writing Prompt “Fox Forest”
Theme: Fox Forest Required Elements: leaves from a tree singing Word Count: 1,200 Description: Legend says Fox Forest is named
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April 08 – April 21, 2021 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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March 18 – March 31, 2021 Writing Prompt “Emotions in a Bottle”
Theme: Bottled Emotions You live in a world where you can buy bottled emotions. Required Elements: bottles Word Count: 1,200
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March 3 – March 17, 2021 Writing Prompt “Foul Play”
Theme: Foul Play The rest is up to you. Required Elements: None Word Count: 1,200
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February 10 – March 3, 2021 Writing Prompt “Opera”
Theme: Opera Your story must include the line: “What do you have against Opera houses?” Required Elements: An Opera Valentine’s
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January 13 – January 27, 2021 Writing Prompt “Enduring Love”
Theme: Enduring Love It’s what really matters. The people we have in our lives when we need to talk to
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December 30, 2020 – January 13, 2021 Writing Prompt “The Vow of the Peacock”
Theme: The Vow of the Peacock Word Count: 1,200 As with many holiday traditions, most New Year’s resolutions have religious
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Bonus: December 9 – December 23, 2020 Story 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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“November 5 – November 18, 2020 Last Line Contest “Night Becomes Day””
Theme: Last Line Contest Requirements: Your story must end with the line, “As night became day, he started to understand
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DEADLINE EXTENDED!! October 1 – October 21, 2020 Writing Prompt “Culture Clash”
Theme: Culture Clash The story should contain a misunderstanding due to either a language barrier or cultural differences. Requirements: a
Read moreRenamed Writing Prompt “The Misunderstanding”
New post publishing soon. The writer suggesting this week’s prompt, requested we change the theme from “The Misunderstanding” to “Culture
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September 3 – September 16, 2020 Writing Prompt “Memories Conjured”
Theme: Memories Conjured The protagonist is painting an image of what he/she thought was fictional, but it suddenly triggers forgotten
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August 20 – September 2, 2020 First Line Prompt “An Unusual Summer”
Theme: An Unusual Summer Story must start with “What was quite unusual this summer …” Word Count: 1,200
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DEADLINE EXTENDED!! July 16 – August 5, 2020 Writing Prompt “Revenge”
Theme: Revenge The line “you ruined me, I plan on returning the favor” must appear somewhere in the story itself.
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Bonus: June 24 – July 9, 2020 Flash Fiction Contest Image 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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DEADLINE EXTENDED!! May 28 – June 17, 2020 First Line Writing Prompt “The Gift of Ancestors”
Theme: The Gift of Ancestors Requirements: Your story must begin with the line, “It was in my great-grandfather’s time…” The story centers
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Bonus: May 6 – May 20, 2020 Flash Fiction Contest Image 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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April 30 – May 13, 2020 Writing Prompt What’s Wrong With You People?
Theme: Line Inclusion. The line “what’s wrong with you people?” must appear somewhere in the story itself. Word Count: 1,200
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February 13 – February 26, 2020 Writing Prompt “Heartbreak”
Dialogue Prompt: two people are chatting in a café/restaurant/bar/park etc, they are discussing a recent broken heart. How did they
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Christmas Writing Prompt: December 11 – December 18, 2019 Reindeer Baby
Christmas Writing Prompt: Reindeer Baby. 1200 word count, Story Requirements: A live reindeer.
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Bonus: October 10 – October 24, 2019 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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August 22 – September 4, 2019 Writing Prompt “Sometimes some things are better left unsaid.”
1st line contest: “Sometimes some things are better left unsaid.” *The first line can be finite as above, or there
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August 8- August 21, 2019 Writing Prompt “The Shadows”
Theme: The Shadows Story Requirements: You must include the following in your story: 1. A Wall 2. An article of
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July 25 – August 7, 2019 Writing Prompt “It’s all in the genes”
Theme: It’s all in the genes (in any sense or context – not a required phrase). Story Requirements: None Word
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May 30 – June 12, 2019 Flash Fiction Contest “The Book that set the World on Fire – Image Inspired Prompt”
Theme: The Book That Set the World on Fire Many writers draw their inspiration from art or images. There are so
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Extended!! March 14 – April 3, 2019 Flash Fiction Contest “Impulse Buy”
Theme: Impulse Buy An impulse buy leads to a life changing event. Word Count: 1,200
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February 28 – March 13, 2018 Flash Fiction Contest “Dark and Stormy”
Theme: 1st line contest The story must start with: “It was a dark, stormy night.” These words will NOT count towards
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January 17 – January 30, 2019 Flash Fiction Contest “What’s Really Going On?”
Theme: What’s really going on?
Strange events have taken place, at home, work, a restaurant, anywhere you choose, that doesn’t make sense. What’s really going on?
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January 3 – January 16, 2019 Flash Fiction Contest “The Girl in the White Dress – Image Inspired Prompt”
Theme: The Girl in the White Dress Many writers draw their inspiration from art or images. This one captivated me,
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December 6 – December 19, 2018 Flash Fiction Contest “A Christmas Miracle”
Theme: A Christmas Miracle. Stories must end with the line: “With that, he/she walked into the snowstorm, never looking back.”. (Does
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CONTEST EXTENDED!! November 15 – December 5, 2018 Flash Fiction Contest “Sports”
Theme: Sports. Expound, satirically perhaps, on your favorite sport. Word Count: 1,200
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November 1 – November 14, 2018 Flash Fiction Contest “Something Strange”
Theme: Something Strange The story must start with: (I)(He)(She)(They)(We)(It)(A Name)(The) … knew there was something strange…” Requirement: NO spaceships in
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October 18 – October 31, 2018 Flash Fiction Contest “The Lighthouse”
Theme: The lighthouse On a dark and stormy night a visitor arrives at the lighthouse. Required Elements: Crashing Waves (actual
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September 12 – September 26 2018 Flash Fiction Contest “The Trunk” (Bonus)
Theme: First Line Prompt. Your story must begin with the following 27 words: She lifted the hood of the trunk, bracing
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September 6- September 19, 2018 Flash Fiction Contest “Return”
Theme: Return (any meaning) Any genre or style, but has to have a happy/upbeat ending. Must use these four words directly: ‘suit,
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August 9- August 22, 2018 Flash Fiction Contest “Travel”
Theme: Travel You take a trip to any location you choose. Describe the scenery, the people, and the social system in
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May 24 – June 6, 2018 Flash Fiction Contest “But You Promised” (Bonus)
1200 word bonus flash fiction contest “But you promised…”, a character has to break a promise they made years ago to a loved one.
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May 4 – May 16, 2018 Flash Fiction Contest “Styx”
This post is for stories related to the contest theme: “Styx”. Take the viewpoint of the bidder, take the viewpoint of the main character, take the viewpoint of the victim (if she’s an assassin or death reaper), just have fun with it.
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DEADLINE EXTENDED!! April 5 – April 25, 2018 Flash Fiction Contest “Eclipse” (Bonus)
1200 word bonus flash fiction contest “Eclipse”, the story must include a secret.
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March 29 – April 12, 2018 Flash Fiction Contest “Deadly Sin”
1200 word Flash Fiction Contest “Deadly Sin”, the theme must incorporate any one of the seven deadly sins; Gluttony, Sloth, Greed, Envy, Lust, Wrath or Pride. Story must be in fable form with a moral ending
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March 1 – March 14, 2018 Flash Fiction Contest “Socks”
1200 word Flash Fiction Contest “Socks”. The story must end with the words, “never again” and must include image, motif, and/or symbol of SOCKS.
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February 15 – February 28, 2018 Flash Fiction Contest “What’s in the Attic”
Theme: This post is for stories related to the contest theme: “What’s in the Attic”. Story Requirements: An elderly man
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February 1 – February 14, 2018 Flash Fiction Contest “Fence”
Theme: This post is for stories related to the contest theme: “Fence”. 1. a physical barrier either existing or in
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January 4 – January 17, 2018 Flash Fiction Contest “Murder at Midnight”
Theme: This post is for stories related to the contest theme: “Murder at Midnight”.
Story Requirements: completely open to writers interpretation.
Word Count: 1,200
DEADLINE EXTENSION!! November 24 – December 31, 2017 Flash Fiction Contest “Elements”
This will be our final contest of 2017. We would like to thank all of you who have participated, and
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SECOND DEADLINE EXTENTION! October 26 – November 22, 2017 Flash Fiction Contest “Post Apocalyptic”
Flash Fiction Contest “Post Apocalyptic”, a writing prompt with required elements and a specific word count. These writing prompts help us hone our craft and keep us fresh.
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October 12- October 25, 2017 Flash Fiction Contest “Stuck in an Elevator”
Theme: This post is for stories related to the contest theme: “Stuck in an Elevator”. Story Requirements: You are stuck
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September 14 – September 27, 2017 Flash Fiction Contest “Tragedy”
Theme: This post is for stories related to the contest theme: “tragedy”. Story Requirements: completely open to writers interpretation. Word
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August 24 – September 13, 2017 Flash Fiction Contest “The Letter”
Theme: This post is for stories related to the contest theme: “The Letter”. Story Requirements: A teacher finds a letter in
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DEADLINE EXTENDED: August 3 – August 23, 2017 Flash Fiction Contest “The Service”
Theme: This post is for stories related to the contest theme: “The Service”. Story Requirements: could be military service, could
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July 6 – July 19, 2017 Flash Fiction Contest “Snakes”
Theme: This post is for stories related to the contest theme: “snakes”. Story Requirements: Can be singular or plural, but
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April 20- May 3, 2017 Flash Fiction Contest “The Elephant In The Room”
Can you write a short story about the “Elephant in the Room”? An English-language metaphorical idiom for an obvious problem or risk no one wants to discuss, or a condition of groupthink no one wants to challenge.
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March 23 – April 5, 2017 Flash Fiction Contest “Clouds”
This post is for stories related to the Contest theme: “Clouds”. The clouds can be storm clouds, chem trails,
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February 16 – March 8, 2017 Flash Fiction Contest “Time”
New short story contest theme: “Time”.
Anything to do with time. A watch maker; a clock tower; time travel; a historical era, the essence of a musical arrangement; a pocket watch; a deadline, (as in a limited time), a rare opportunity (one-time only). Etc., etc.
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January 5 – January 18, 2017 Flash Fiction Contest “A Fresh Start”
This post is for STORIES related to the Contest theme: “A Fresh Start.” The link to the LinkedIn Comment Thread
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December 15, 2016 – January 4, 2017 Flash Fiction Contest “A Christmas Tale”
This post is for STORIES related to the Contest theme: “A Christmas Tale.” The link to the LinkedIn Comment Thread
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Story Thread: December 1- December 14, 2016 Flash Fiction Contest “The Day After”
This post is for STORIES related to the Contest theme: “The Day After.” Your story must take place after some
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Story Thread: November 17- November 30, 2016 Flash Fiction Contest “Irreconcilable Differences”
This post is for STORIES related to the Contest theme: “Irreconcilable Differences”. The link to the LinkedIn Comment Thread can
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Story Thread: October 20 – November 2, 2016 Flash Fiction Contest “Chance Encounter”
The LinkedIn Comment Thread can be found here.
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Story Thread: October 6- October 19, 2016 Flash Fiction Contest “A Change of Mind”
The LinkedIn Comment Thread can be found here.
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Story Thread: September 22 – October 5, 2016 Flash Fiction Contest “Book Title”
The LinkedIn Comment Thread can be found here.
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Story Thread: Aug 25 – Sep 7, 2016 Flash Fiction First Line Contest “The owlet led me to…”
The LinkedIn Comment Thread can be found here.
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STORY THREAD; Mar 31– Apr 14, 2016 Flash Fiction Writing Contest: “Fear”
The LinkedIn Comment Thread can be found here.
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STORY THREAD; Mar 17 – Mar 30, 2016 Flash Fiction Writing Contest: “3 of 4 Required Elements”
The LinkedIn Comment Thread can be found here.
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STORY THREAD; Mar 3 to Mar 16, 2016 Flash Fiction Contest: “Unwanted Gifts” Prompt
The LinkedIn Comment Thread can be found here.
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