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This week's contest:

Win $250

The Last Laugh with Peter Cameron

24 contest entries /

19 stories

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Closes at 23:59 - Oct 31 EST

This was the weekend you'd been waiting for for the past three years.

Teens

Describe each day of the week as if it were a person. Give each one personality traits, a job, and a goal. Write a story about them.

Teens

Win $250 in our short story competition 🏆

We'll send you 5 prompts each week. Respond with your short story and you could win $250!

Contest #326 LIVE

Enter our weekly contest to win $250

Theme: The Last Laugh with Peter Cameron

$250

Prize money

24

Entries

19

Stories

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Closes at 23:59 - Oct 31, 2025 EST

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32673 points

#2 Deidra Whitt Lovegren

29053 points

#3 Abigail Airuedomwinya

22563 points

#4 Graham Kinross

18723 points

#5 Chris Campbell

13309 points

#6 Scout Tahoe

13254 points

#7 Story Time

12446 points

#8 Mary Bendickson

11493 points

#9 Thom With An H

11098 points

#10 Rayhan Hidayat

10259 points

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