#113: Dreams and Nightmares
Different cultures and civilizations have been pondering the meaning of dreams for centuries. Whether you believe dreams reflect real life, or real life reflects our dreams, it’s difficult not to be intrigued by the personalized movies our brain creates while we’re asleep. This week’s prompts encourage you to explore what happens when we enter this liminal space between fantasy and reality — and how dreams can be beautiful, terrible, and everything in between.
🥇 Winner
“Dream Weaver” by Megan Lange
🏆 Winner of Contest #113
⭐️ Shortlisted
“Out of the Blue” by Bonnie Jay
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #113
“drop off ” by Anna Hibschman Ferguson
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #113
“Awake” by Shane Ransom
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #113
“Somnia Addicta” by Brandi Sellers
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #113
“Dream of me” by Elia Kruger
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #113
This week's prompts
Write a story about a character who believes their dreams predict the future.
Thriller and Suspense – 39 stories
Start or end your story with the line ‘This is my worst nightmare.’
Dialogue – 74 stories
Write about two people whose dreams are somehow connected.
Thriller and Suspense – 43 stories
Write a story about a character who interprets people’s dreams.
Adults – 18 stories
Write about a character whose dreams are portals to other worlds.
Science Fiction – 54 stories
Stories
“Dream Weaver” by Megan Lange
🏆 Winner of Contest #113
“The Stuff that Dreams Are Made On” by Deidra Whitt Lovegren
Submitted to Contest #113
“Out of the Blue” by Bonnie Jay
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #113
“Let the Beauty Never Fade” by Keya J.
Submitted to Contest #113
“Daughter of Peace” by Graham Kinross
Submitted to Contest #113
“Children with Dreams” by Graham Kinross
Submitted to Contest #113
“Incident in Ward D” by Kayise Mosotho
Submitted to Contest #113
“Portals Through the Fabric of Castine” by Elizabeth Fenley
Submitted to Contest #113
“The Moon Girl” by Andrew Sweet
Submitted to Contest #113
“The Deception” by Elise Aries
Submitted to Contest #113
“See You in My Dreams” by Greg Gillis
Submitted to Contest #113
“drop off ” by Anna Hibschman Ferguson
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #113
“Death by the sea” by Ayushi Roy
Submitted to Contest #113
“Drop Zone” by Linda Gruenberg
Submitted to Contest #113
“Awake” by Shane Ransom
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #113
$250
Prize money
228
Contest entries
139
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Oct 01, 2021 EST
Won by Megan Lange 🏆
Title: Dream Weaver
Submissions must be between 1,000 - 3,000 words and will be approved and published on Reedsy Prompts within 7 days of the contest closing.
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