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88 contest entries /
57 stories
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Write a story that begins with someone's popsicle melting.
Summer
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259 stories
Write about a few people spending a long-overdue weekend away at a cottage.
Summer
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124 stories
Every year, one person is sent to the moon. This year, though you hid in terror, it is your turn to enter the rocket.
Science Fiction
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125 stories
Write a story about someone who's haunted by their past.
Character
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252 stories
Write about someone who returns as an adult to a place they last visited as a child.
Character
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237 stories
Write about someone who has a superpower.
Kids
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148 stories
Write a story that begins and ends with someone looking up at the stars.
Middle School
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405 stories
Write a story about a summer afternoon spent in a treehouse.
Summer
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303 stories
Write a story told entirely through one chase scene.
Thriller and Suspense
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143 stories
Write a story about a person experiencing pre-performance jitters.
High School
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162 stories
Write a story about a proposal.
Valentine's Day
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211 stories
Write a story about two strangers chatting while waiting for something.
Dialogue
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196 stories
Write a story about waiting — but don't reveal what's being waited for until the very end.
Nonfiction
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323 stories
