#142: Librarian Love
April 16th is National Librarian Day in the US! You may know your local librarian as the person who helps you find your next great read, but librarians accomplish a lot that we may never notice — acquiring new books, helping patrons conduct research, and working with schools or other community groups.
Ultimately, a librarian’s main job is to continue democratizing information so everyone can have access to whatever it is they want to learn. Pretty cool!
We believe librarians are massively important public servants in any thriving community, so to celebrate them we’re inviting you to write a story based on one of these five prompts:
This week's prompts
Start your story with someone being given a book recommendation.
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39 stories
Write a story that includes one character reading aloud to another.
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35 stories
Write about somebody who likes to work in silence.
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26 stories
Stories
“Afterclap” by Chris Campbell
“You Are” by Oliver Bisky
“Shhhhh!” by John K Adams
“Vigil” by 𝔊𝔲𝔞𝔡𝔞𝔩𝔲𝔭𝔢 𝔗𝔢𝔩𝔠𝔬𝔫𝔱𝔞𝔯
$250
Prize money
196
Contest entries
139
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Apr 22, 2022 EST
Won by Deidra Lovegren 🏆
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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