Earlier this year I entered the NYC Midnight 250-word Microfiction Challenge, an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to write original 250-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 10
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—August 2021 short story competition was as follows: Your story’s first sentence must contain only four words. Your story must include something being shared. Your story must include the words PAINT, SHIFT, WAVE and TOAST. (Longer variations were accepted as long as original spelling was retained.) *** The Next Chapter The house is finished. After
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—November 2021 short story competition was as follows: Your story must include someone PACKING A SUITCASE. Your story must include the phrase “ACROSS A CROWDED ROOM” (as dialogue or narrative). Your story must include the words CHARM, CRUSH and FAINT. (Longer variations were accepted as long as original spelling was retained.) *** Until Death Do
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—September 2021 short story competition was as follows: Your story must include EITHER an attic OR a basement. Your story must include some kind of insect. Your story must include the words EARTH, WIND, FIRE and WATER. *** Ally I have very few friends in the magical community, Zoey Martin is definitely one of
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—October 2021 short story competition was as follows: Your story’s setting: a COURT of some kind. Your story must include a character who measures something. Your story must include the words BALLOON, ROCK, UMBRELLA. *** Renovations: I’ve lived in this apartment complex for ten years. I moved here when I was 18, fresh out
Read moreIn February, the Australian Writers’ Centre (AWC) celebrated the Furious Fiction competition’s third birthday by putting a call out to participants to share their own experiences, insights or perspectives on the competition. The AWC shared the responses they received here. My response wasn’t included, so I thought I’d publish it below. *** Furious Fiction and Me I fell in love
Read moreEarlier 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
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—July 2021 short story competition was as follows: *** Poison I’m at the home stretch and my plan so far is working. If I poison too many dishes it would be too obvious that someone is cheating, so I’ve had to be creative in this year’s Country Cooking Contest. Some dishes I spiked with
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—June 2021 short story competition was as follows: Each story had to include (word for word) the following SEVEN descriptions at any point in the story body: THICK AS HONEY SILENT AND STILL GOLDEN GLOW HEART-SHAPED DELICATE PERFUME SOFT AND DOUGHY RAZOR-SHARP *** Waiting Room I’ve been in my fair share of waiting rooms
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—May 2021 short story competition was as follows: Your story had to be set during a storm. Your story had to include the words MOTHER, APPLE, YESTERDAY Your story had to include the phrase: SIT/SITTING ON THE FENCE *** Lost and Found The sound of the thunder above me only added to my bad
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