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This week's contest:
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Beyond the Mask
94 contest entries /
58 stories
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Write about a character who loves cloud gazing.
Fluff
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53 stories
Set your story in the woods or on a campground.
Summer
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82 stories
Write about somebody who likes to work in silence.
Dialogue
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25 stories
Write a story that includes one character reading aloud to another.
Dialogue
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28 stories
Write about a character on the hunt to solve a mystery who uses their local library (or librarian) as a source of information.
Thriller and Suspense
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25 stories
Start your story with someone being given a book recommendation.
Middle School
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33 stories
Write about a character named after one of our contest’s judges.
Fiction
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11 stories
Set your story in the lowest rated restaurant in town.
Fluff
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52 stories
Write a story about someone struggling to swallow some harsh (but fair) constructive criticism.
Middle School
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25 stories
Start your story with someone receiving a one-star review.
Dark
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51 stories
Write about someone who critiques things for a living, or acts like they do.
Character
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35 stories
Write a story inspired by a memory of yours.
Nonfiction
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89 stories
Write a story that involves a flashback.
Fiction
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70 stories
End your story with total oblivion.
Horror
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24 stories
Write about a character with an unreliable memory.
Character
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46 stories
Start your story with the narrator or a character saying “I remember…”
Angst
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101 stories
Write about a character sowing seeds for the future (literally or figuratively).
Spring
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38 stories
Start your story with the words: “Grow up.”
Angst
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61 stories
Format your story in the style of diary entries.
Middle School
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52 stories
