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Dear community, Welcome to Prompt #6 in our creative nonfiction initiative. Thank you to everyone who contributed a nonfiction story last week! In case you missed the announcement about The Ink Well opening up to nonfiction stories, you can see it here. Here's a quick overview of how it works: Each week, we will provide a creative nonfiction prompt. You are also welcome to post other creative nonfiction pieces that are not based on the prompt. See the guidelines below. In opening up our community to a broader range of content, we will take the stance that not every post will be curated. To be curated, your content should follow our guidelines, be at least 350 words, be written in English (or another language as well as the English translation) and — as much as possible — free of errors. There are many guides and resources online for getting to know this wonderful genre. It is truly about storytelling. The simple difference between creative nonfiction and fictional stories is that the story is not made up. We like this definition from an article on creativenonfiction.org: Simply put: Creative nonfiction is true stories, well told. With creative nonfiction, you are using the literary and storytelling tools of a fiction writer to craft stories from real life experiences. Set the scene. Give the details. Profile the characters. Give us the dialog, as best you can remember it. Ideas and inspiration: Creative nonfiction stories can be snippets from your life autobiography — moments in time you want to capture in words, whether they were frightening, enlightening, bittersweet, or life-altering. They can be observations about life, about a time you connected at a profound level with a perfect stranger, or something you have learned along the way that made you a better person. Do you love podcasts? One of the greatest sources of creative nonfiction is The Moth Radio Hour. Listen to a few of the stories from The Moth, and we guarantee you will be inspired. Here are some additional resources for learning more about the creative nonfiction genre: Check out this list of creative nonfiction stories. For example, one of the stories is about a funeral for a lizard named Rango. We hope you are inspired! Here are some examples of what we are looking for: In other words, tell a story from real life. Here’s what we are NOT looking for: What will be muted: Thank you to all who participated in last week's prompt: Traditions! Our creative nonfiction initiative is growing! Each week, we are stunned by the amazing works of writing coming in. As of this week, we would like to add "honorable mentions" to our callouts for the week. Our honorable mentions for the traditions prompt are: Our third place winner is @diikaan, with his story, When the Umoidems Gather. It was a Christmas morning and the otherwise quiet and scanty compound was now swelling with family and loved ones. The family houses were still receiving returnees with their usual gay selves and much fanfare from their dependents who mostly cheered for what will probably come out of the boxes instead of real happiness at seeing them. When they grew up her sons were executioners who squeezed every last drop out of her, and her daughters like her, slaves of the house and the kitchen. She died at the age of 54, on a Sunday, August 18, when she was no longer herself, but delirious ashes on her bed. It was not the cancer in her lung de ella that consumed her life de ella; it was the violence, the lack of love, the injustices, the abandonments, the humiliations, the betrayals, the loneliness and the many other evils to which she and many other women are condemned for life; for being women, for being poor, and for having so much love and so much dignity in a world that only knows hated and misery. Today I study in the ancient temple of family history. The mash potatoes MUST be made the night before, they are mixed with cream cheese and left to chill. The next day, they are baked for an hour. That's entirely dissimilar to how I make potatoes, and it's wonderful! The celery and onions that go into the stuffing must be thinly sliced; the bread sits out overnight in cubes. While the ingredients are combined the next morning, sausage is added. I always ate boxed stuffing, so this is fancy stuff to me. I never measure when I cook, but I do for Jenny, because that is her way. Each year, the family knows what the food will taste like. Congratulations, @diikaan, @jetta.amaya and @grindan! There are so many aspects of childhood, family and growth we can explore with creative nonfiction. For this prompt, think about the idea of growing up; Write your story. Tell us about the process of growing up, or the moment when you realized you were no longer a child. Have fun! Please use the tags #creativenonfiction and #inkwellprompt on these posts. And please remember to add your post link to a comment on this post! Prizes! Deadline You have a week, until the next prompt is posted, to post your creative nonfiction story in The Ink Well community. See you in The Ink Well!
What Is Creative Nonfiction?
-- Reedsy blog: What is Creative Nonfiction? The Unputdownable Truth
-- Writers.com: Understanding Creating Nonfiction: What It Is and How to Write ItGuidelines for Creative Nonfiction Articles in The Ink Well
Last Week's Creative Nonfiction Winners
Honorable Mentions of the Week
Third Place: Wins 1000 Ecency Points
Second Place: Wins 3 Hive Points
First Place: Wins 5 Hive
The Ink Well Creative Nonfiction Writing Prompt #7: Growing Up
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Congratulations, @diikaan, @jetta.amaya, and @grindan. Your pieces shine in a collection of impressive entries.
Thank you, everyone, who submitted a piece this week.
Thank you very much Agmoore 😊
Thank you for your words!!! It is an honor!!!
Thank you very much for the kind words
Congratulations to all of you for a well-deserved success! @diikaan, @jetta.amaya and @grindan 🤗
Thank you very much 🤗 !PIZZA
Congratulations to this week's winners @diikaan , @jetta.amaya and @grindan.
Good stories
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I am so honored to place among many beautiful pieces! Thank you to The Ink Well for this awesome engagement, and to all of you who shared this week 😁🤗 !PIZZA !LUV !LOLZ
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I am glad to have been mentioned. Thank you @theinkwell.
Congratulations to the winners.
my entry,
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@fantom22/childhood-mischiefs-creative-nonfiction-in-the-ink-well-prompt-7
Hello, please how long does this contest last?
Is it weekly?
Can I still hop into i? because it's 7days already.
Hello @herbae, the contest lasts from when the prompt blog is posted until the next one is posted. This is usually 7 days, Saturday to Saturday. Today we have a new prompt,Growing Up, and this contest will end in seven days. However, if you want to be considered for a prize, it's a good idea not to wait until the last minute to post your piece.
Of course, you can always write a creative nonfiction piece on any subject and not in response to the prompt. We will try to curate all posts as they come in.
Ok thanks for enlightening me
It was a pleasure to be part of this literary sharing. I loved participating, congratulations to all the winners!!!
We're so glad you've joined us in The Ink Well, @jetta.amaya!
Damn, I missed last week's prompt, I will make it up this week, but I read a lot of stories on various traditions, they were amazing.
Looking forward to seeing your story, @amiegeoffrey!
We are loving all the great stories coming in for the creative nonfiction prompts. Thank you to everyone who is joining this new initiative. It's another way to flex your writing muscles, create a sense of place, share the magic and drama and challenges of our lives, and give voice to your insights about this human existence.
We appreciate all of you! Congrats to all of the winners and honorable mentions of the week.
It's a pleasure to be with you again, this is my entry. https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@jetta.amaya/i-was-born-to-be
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https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@warpedpoetic/tomorrow-will-take-care-of-itself
I don't know if this eligible. Had written before I saw the prompt. 😔
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@cool08/my-piece
Here is my entry
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@kingsleyy/ability-to-ride-a-bicycle.
I've supported other authors
Here is my entry;
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@lightpen/then-and-now-
Congratulations to the winners of the last prompt.
Here is my entry.
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@abdul-qudus/childhood-days-were-full-of-fun
Congratulations to the winners and all those honourably mentioned.
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@momogrow/story-time-once-tapped-twice
This link is not a response to the prompt by a creative non-fiction post nonetheless.
My entry for the prompt.
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@stellageorge/a-walk-in-my-shoes
Hello Community,
I had a peculiar inspiration and wrote a peculiar piece in response to this prompt. As always, responding to the prompt was thought provoking and a creative exercise. Perhaps not fun reading :)
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@agmoore/inkwell-prompt-growing-up
My entry
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@pjpavan/learning-to-grow-the-ink
My entry:
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@kzxixs/life-circumstances-creative-nonfiction-in
My entry
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@rammargarita/my-second-year-in-high
A big CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners of last week's prompt. 🎉👏
By the way, here's my entry for this week; https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@volleyren20/definitely-a-grown-up
I hope you will like it.
HAPPY NEW MONTH EVERYONE!
I have engaged on @cool08 and @kingsleyy
Here is my entry
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@tozill/understanding-concepts
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@abigail04/the-bank
I have commented on @idlemind and @tozill
Hello, wonderful community!
This is my entry for this week: https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@idlemind/old-home.
Thank you in advance for reading.