#310 Indie-credible with BookTrib
This week, we’re running a takeover in collaboration with our friends over at BookTrib. BookTrib.com is a news source for people who want to stay on top of what’s happening in the book world and discover new and emerging writers. It’s also a marketing engine for authors and publishers seeking to reach new readers. The winner of this week’s contest will receive the usual $250 prize, plus personal feedback from the good folks at BookTrib. (Your story may even be featured on their website!) Here’s the team:
BookTrib is honored to partner with Reedsy to present this week’s Prompts contest! At BookTrib, we love indie everything: indie bookstores, indie presses, indie authors, indie readers. So what better way to celebrate what we in the U.S. mark as Independence Day than with writing prompts that are all about the indie spirit?
In creating the prompts below, we aimed to capture concepts such as freedom of expression, do-it-yourself gumption, and bootstrap success — without being too thematically restrictive. We asked ourselves: What’s special about the indie publishing world? What sort of people are a part of it? And most importantly: How can we translate the indie spirit into great storytelling?
We hope you have fun exploring these prompts in your writing. Submissions can be in any genre, so feel free to adapt them to fit the time and place of the story you want to tell.
Special Update: The Results 🏆
BookTrib's top pick for their takeover was "Letters from Lucknow, 1886" by Lisa Guth. Here's what they had to say about it: "This story took the top spot due to its beautifully written prose, expertly conveyed emotions, and satisfying ending. In it, a new member of a reading group receives a mysterious book chronicling a star-crossed romance in Colonial India. Little does she know that fact and fiction, reader and writer, past and present are about to collide in an unexpected way. Perfect for fans of time-slip historical romances such as The Time Traveler's Wife and the Outlander series."
🥇 Winner
⭐️ Shortlisted
This week's prompts
Write about someone who self-publishes a story that was never meant to be read.
Short Story
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49 stories