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This week's contest:
Win $250

K-popular
102 contest entries /
82 stories

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Write about someone who’s lived on a tropical island their whole life and is leaving it for the very first time.

Dystopian – 85 stories

Start your story with a major news event breaking — one that will change the world forever.

Dystopian – 159 stories

Write a post-apocalyptic romance.

Dystopian – 199 stories

Write a story about an abandoned town.

Dystopian

Write a story about a character who is certain the world is going to end today.

Dystopian

You spot a shooting star and making a wish. Only the star looks like it's getting bigger and bigger. Suddenly you realize it's actually falling straight to earth.

Dystopian

Win $250 in our short story competition 🏆

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