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A weekly short story contest
Join (probably?) the world's largest writing contest. Flex those creative muscles with weekly writing prompts.
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We'll send you 5 prompts each week. Respond with your short story and you could win $250!
This week's theme: The Great Unknown
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#246 – All Fun and Games
#245 – Heavenly Bodies
#244 – Oh Snap!
#243 – Re-Imagining Our World Through Speculative Fiction with Alice McIlroy
Olivier Breuleux – read
Kerriann Murray – read
Thomas Iannucci – read
Niamh O'Dea – read
#1 Zilla Babbitt
32364 points
#2 Deidra Whitt Lovegren
28703 points
#3 Abigail Airuedomwinya
22417 points
#4 Graham Kinross
14463 points
#5 Scout Tahoe
13196 points
#6 Chris Campbell
11158 points
#7 Thom With An H
10610 points
#8 Rayhan Hidayat
10212 points
#9 Michał Przywara
9885 points
#10 Deborah Mercer
9610 points
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