#93: Bringing the Party to You
For many people across the world, the beginning of May is a time for celebration. From May Day to Cinco de Mayo to Eid al-Fitr, these first few weeks of the month are a time for festivity and community. If you would usually be celebrating this week, I know it’s unlikely you’ve actually managed to gather people. So I thought I could use this week's prompts contest as a means to capture the spirit of good times that will hopefully be back with us before we can say “¡salud!”.
With this week’s prompts, I encourage you to take your readers on a festive jaunt. Whether your protagonist is the organizer, the reluctant party-goer, or the mischief maker, they’ll surely find a place among these prompts — think colorful parades, delicious food, dancing, and battle re-enactments, the bigger, the better! Of course, it doesn’t necessarily have to be all festive fun — every party has its winners and losers, or so they say — which is why I’ve thrown in some prompts that could take a darker turn as well. Happy writing (and celebrating)!
🥇 Winner
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Write a story about a character who gets lost at a carnival or festival.
Horror
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195 stories
Set your story at a party that has gone horribly wrong.
Horror
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197 stories
Write about a reluctant party-goer who ends up being the star of the show.
Middle School
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110 stories
Write your story about two characters tidying up after a party.
Fluff
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155 stories
Stories
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“Unrequited” by Writer Maniac
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“Uninspired” by TJ Squared
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“Sunrise” by Nainika Gupta
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Prize money
817
Contest entries
0
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - May 14, 2021 EST
Won by Claire Lindsey 🏆
Title: What’s Left
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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