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This week's contest:
Win $250
Something Wicked This Way Comes
18 contest entries /
9 stories
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Closes at 23:59 - Nov 22 EST
Write about a backstabbing (literal or metaphorical) gone wrong.
Horror
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43 stories
Start your story with an unexpected betrayal.
Adventure
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81 stories
Set your story at a tense event where everyone is unsure whose side they’re on.
Thriller and Suspense
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27 stories
Write about someone who is convinced they’re going to be betrayed.
Dramatic
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55 stories
Set your story in a lighthouse surrounded by powerful gale-force winds.
Dramatic
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37 stories
Set your story on a sailboat, large or small, and entirely at the mercy of the winds.
Adventure
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32 stories
Begin your story with the sensation of a breeze brushing against a character's skin.
Narrative
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139 stories
Write a story about an artist whose work has magical properties.
Fantasy
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99 stories
Write a story where your character is traveling a road that has no end.
Fantasy
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99 stories
Write a story where the laws of time and space begin to dissolve.
Fantasy
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99 stories
Write a story where a regular household item becomes sentient.
Fantasy
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129 stories
Set your story at a silent retreat.
Angst
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44 stories
Write a story including the line “I can’t say it.”
Dialogue
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59 stories
