#21: That Holiday Feeling
This is the fourth holiday season that our short story contest has been around! And it's become something of a tradition for the Christmas-themed prompts to very loosely relate to a favorite holiday movie. This year, we're challenging you to either write from the perspective of a movie's secondary character, or to simply reimagine the general premise in a whole new light.
Can't get enough holiday stories? Check out some of our reading guides:
- 50 Christmas Stories for the Holiday Season
- 40 Timeless and Heartwarming Christmas Books for Kids
- The 40 Most Festive Christmas Books to Get You in the Holiday Spirit
- The Best Books of 2019: 50 Reads That Stole Our Hearts
Or maybe you're still searching for the perfect gift for a book lover, and don't want to add to their "to be read" pile? We've got a list for that too 🎄
🥇 Winner
“This Simple Phrase” by Oceania Chee
🏆 Winner of Contest #21
⭐️ Shortlisted
“No footprints in the snow” by Marte Van Der Linden
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #21
“A Golden Christmas” by Anna Brittain
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #21
“I Think I’ve Got At Least One More Year In This Place, Kid” by Jake Muskovitz
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #21
This week's prompts
Just before Valentine's Day, a long-lost relative you've never heard of enters your life.
Valentine's Day – 53 stories
Write a short story about a work Christmas party that goes... awry.
Winter – 26 stories
You are a bartender working a night shift when a group of people come in on a Valentine's Day pub crawl.
Valentine's Day – 33 stories
Stories
“This Simple Phrase” by Oceania Chee
🏆 Winner of Contest #21
“The Trip To Paris” by Yoomi Ari
Submitted to Contest #21
“In the soul orphanage...” by Iris-Alexandra Vavilov
Submitted to Contest #21
“I Shouldn't Be Here” by Kaylee Tinsley
Submitted to Contest #21
“The Letter” by Tiffy H
Submitted to Contest #21
“My Brother's Gut Is Never Wrong” by Leya Newi
Submitted to Contest #21
“A Blessing Within A Curse ” by Monique Mortimer
Submitted to Contest #21
“The Mother, The Maiden, and The Crone” by Bree Kokiri
Submitted to Contest #21
“Where It All Began” by Whitney Trang
Submitted to Contest #21
“When the War Falls Silent” by Joshua G. J. Insole
Submitted to Contest #21
“The Heart of a Termite.” by Kaysie Davis
Submitted to Contest #21
“One Last Job” by Laura Besley
Submitted to Contest #21
“No footprints in the snow” by Marte Van Der Linden
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #21
“The Bar at the end of Infinity” by Tim Law
Submitted to Contest #21
“Tales of the Baobab Tree” by Lily Kingston
Submitted to Contest #21
$50
Prize money
168
Contest entries
0
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Dec 27, 2019 EST
Won by Oceania Chee 🏆
Title: This Simple Phrase
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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