#130: What's in a Name?
This week, I’ve been thinking a lot about names: our names, and the names we give to stories, and the way they shape people’s expectations. So I’ve decided to try something new: as you’ll see, two of this week’s prompts let you play around with our Title Generator and Character Name Generator to spark ideas — and the rest explore what the implications of titles and names can be. Have fun!
🥇 Winner
⭐️ Shortlisted
“Lytton Blood” by Ann Martin
This week's prompts
Create a title with our Title Generator, then write a story inspired by it.
Teens
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100 stories
Write about a character whose name you got from our Character Name Generator.
Character
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48 stories
Start your story with someone finding an object labeled with their name.
Horror
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38 stories
Set your story in a nameless world.
Kids
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27 stories
Write a story titled ‘The Locked Door.’
Dark
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77 stories
Stories
“ID” by Kathleen Fine
“Dresden” by Alex Sultan
“Heaven Sent” by PJ Aitken
“Hello, Goodbye.” by Lemon Boy
$250
Prize money
290
Contest entries
187
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Jan 28, 2022 EST
Won by Allie Erickson 🏆
Title: A Man's Man
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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