Competition entries

Bird maker

Two Lit Chicks podcast
Season 1, 2022

The challenge: a 300-word story on courage

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Carpet catharsis

NYC Midnight 100-word microfiction
Round 1, 2023

Story submitted: April 2023
Genre:
Romance
Action: walking on a red carpet
Word: faith

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Human error

NYC Midnight 100-word microfiction
Round 2, 2023

Story submitted: June 2023
Genre:
Fantasy / fairy tale
Action: polishing silver
Word: possible

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Paradise lost

Not Quite Write Prize
Results: August 2023

The challenge: a 600-word story
Action: Crossing a line
Word: Rite (or word including ‘rite’)
Writing rule to break: Avoid all adverbs

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James Evan Mackenzie knows too many words for snow

NYC Midnight 250-word microfiction
Round 1, 2023-2024

Story submitted: December 2023
Genre:
Romantic comedy
Action:
Shovelling snow
Word:
Measure

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Every cloud has a silver lining

Not Quite Write Prize
Results: February-March 2024

The challenge: 500 words
Action:
Spilling something
Word: Punch
Writing rule to break: Avoid all cliches

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The Novice Adept

NYC Midnight short story
Round 1, January 2024

Genre: Fairy tale
Subject:
Ineptitude
Character to include: A curator

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Her Petrified Heart

NYC Midnight short story
Round 2: April 2024

Genre: Suspense
Subject:
Petrified
Character to include:
A milkman

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Olympians Five

NYC Midnight short story
Round 3, June 2024

Genre: Crime caper
Subject:
Gaming
Character to include: An Olympic athlete

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A future story

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