Category Archives: Australian Writers’ Centre Prompts

Furious Fiction – December 2024

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – December 2024 short story competition was as follows: Your story must take place on Christmas Eve/December 24. Your story must include a character who has an accident of some kind. Your story must include the words AGAINST, TOOTH, and ORANGE. *** Evergreen I have the same job every year, at the same

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Furious Fiction – October 2024

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – October 2024 short story competition was as follows: Your story must take place in some kind of THEATRE/THEATER. Your story must include somebody shouting. Your story must include the words UNCOMFORTABLE, RECORD, and SHRINK. *** First Day of School The school’s outdoor amphitheatre was filled with students, Principal Harders was ready to

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Furious Fiction – November 2024

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – November 2024 short story competition was as follows: Your story must include a character who arrives somewhere LATE. Your story’s first sentence must contain only four words. Your story must include the words SKIP, KICK, BLUE, and DISAPPEAR. *** Late Stuck on the highway. I’m running late why didn’t I set my

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Furious Fiction – August 2024

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – August 2024 short story competition was as follows: Your story must take place UP IN THE AIR.  Your story’s first sentence must include a colour and a number. Your story must include the words DOUBT, PACK, and SILENCE. *** Birds of a Feather I’m one of many in this V-formation, although I’m

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Furious Fiction – July 2024

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – July 2024 short story competition was as follows: Your story must take place at a sporting/competitive event.  Your story must include something shaking. Your story must include the words GOLD, GREEN and GLOBE. (Certain variations were allowed.) *** Take Your Marks I had to hold my hands together to stop them from shaking.

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Furious Fiction – May 2024

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – May 2024 short story competition was as follows: Your story must take place on an IMPORTANT DATE from the past 50 years – i.e. from May 1974 onwards. Your story must include a character who builds something. Your story must include the words ENOUGH, CHASE and MISTAKE. *** Mauerspecht (Wallpecker) Today was

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Furious Fiction – June 2024

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – June 2024 short story competition was as follows: Your story must strongly feature a relationship between TWO characters. A dynamic duo. A couple. A rivalry. Siblings. Anything! Your story must include someone whispering. Your story must include the words JAR, UNIFORM, NEEDLE, and EDGE. *** Teacher’s Pet I’ve been Cindy’s teacher since

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Furious Fiction – April 2024

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – April 2024 short story competition was as follows: Your story’s first sentence must be a question. Your story must include something being pulled. Your story must include the words POST, TEAR, and THUNDER. *** Centre of Attention “Why did you have to steal my thunder, Maggie?!” “I didn’t steal your thunder at

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Furious Fiction – March 2024

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – March 2024 short story competition was as follows: Your story must include a character who revisits something. Your story must include the same colour in your first and last sentence. Your story must include the words CAMP, FAST, and SPARK. *** Return Trip I love riding my white Harley through time. I

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Furious Fiction – February 2024

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – February 2024 short story competition was as follows: Your story’s first sentence must include something being POPPED. Your story must include a character who references a FILM title. Your story must include the words LEAP, BOTTLE, and SHADOW. *** Date Night? It was always captivating to watch the machine popping the corn.

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