Earlier this year I entered the NYC Midnight 100-word Microfiction Challenge, an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to write original 100-word stories by giving them a specific genre, action and word assignment, in 24 hours. Every writer is placed in a specific group based on the genre, action and word assignment they are given. The competition judges pick 15
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – March 2026 short story competition was as follows: *** Additional Service I should have never set up my car mechanical business at the petrol station. It seemed like the perfect business plan at the time – regular potential customers who could drop in after they filled up their cars (if they happened
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – April 2026 short story competition was as follows: *** The Sandman’s Factory Tour Are you enjoying the tour of my factory? I’m the Sandman, most people think I bring them dreams by sprinkling sleep-inducing sand into their eyes as they yawn for the final time of that day. In reality, like any
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – February 2026 short story competition was as follows: *** An Important Service Some people view my job as a medical examiner as either boring or gory. I view it as an important service – I provide answers – answers to questions raised by families, doctors, medical boards, and sometimes, sadly, even the
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – January 2026 short story competition was as follows: *** The Front Desk I’m the gatekeeper of fun at the Sapphire Ocean Resort. I’m the first person people see when they check in and that’s when they’re at their nicest – they’re excited for their holiday, eager to see what their room will
Read moreLast year, I entered the NYC Midnight Scary Story Challenge, an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to write original scary stories using three prompts: a scare, a character, and an action. Each participant has 48 hours to write a scary story under 400 words. The judges select the top 10 writers from each group in the first round
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – September 2024 short story competition was as follows: *** Purgatory (The Waiting Room) My favourite form of torture is the waiting room. Most people associate the torture that goes on in Hell as the constant presence of demons, the fire and brimstone, darkness and stench, as well as torment and punishments. That
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – June 2025 short story competition was as follows: ALPHA, BRAVO, CHARLIE, DELTA, ECHO, FOXTROT, GOLF, HOTEL, INDIA, JULIET, KILO, LIMA, MIKE, NOVEMBER, OSCAR, PAPA, QUEBEC, ROMEO, SIERRA, TANGO, UNIFORM, VICTOR, WHISK(E)Y, X-RAY, YANKEE, ZULU. *** Foxtrot, Tango, Victor Charlie foxtrotted with Juliet in Quebec and then Tangoed in India, after they made
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – December 2025 short story competition was as follows: *** Caught on Camera It wasn’t the first time this had happened, but it was the first time that it went viral. Colleagues having affairs isn’t anything new. Think about it, if someone wants to have an affair, the office is the easiest place
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – November 2025 short story competition was as follows: *** The Final Reveal Today was finally the day where everything was revealed. Molly spent weeks working her way through her grand plan and the contestants, there was only two other contestants left, Ian and Jan. The three of them took the final quiz
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