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Hello and thank you to all the writers who participated in our Flash Fiction Contest. You guys are amazing! We received so many wonderful entries that it was nearly impossible to select winners. It makes us so proud to see the quality of work being produced here. Kudos to all of you!
Oh The Stories They Tell
We had a record-breaking 28 stories submitted to the contest. It was extra fun to read them, because in addition to enjoying each of these creative works we had fun seeing which of the prompts each writer chose, and how they crafted a story using the chosen prompt.
Here is the list of prompts writers could choose from, and how many stories featured each of them:
- No one knew where she was going. 9
- We watched the spaghetti slide slowly down the wall. 2
- The surface of the pond began to bubble and gurgle. 4
- We took the long way to avoid the cottage where the troll lived. 0
- There was unrest in the city that night. 7
- When the curtain moved, I felt a creeping sensation and gasped. 4
- The second time Mike and Maxine got married was better than the first. 3
- The sign by the door said, "Take an umbrella in case of rain." 1
Creative minds are fascinating! What, no one wanted to write about trolls?
Okay, let's get to the results of the contest.
Contest Winners!
Let's have a quick drum roll, and reveal our contest winners. (Ba-dum ba-dum ba-dum...)
We promised three prizes in the contest prompt post:
- Best overall story (15 Hive): We looked for a great story line as well as character development, scene setting, story arc and resolution.
- Most original (10 Hive): We looked for a story that surprised us with an unfamiliar theme or unusual story line.
- Best story arc (10 Hive): We looked for a great story conflict, tension, and an excellent resolution to the conflict.
Congratulations to the winners!
- Best overall story prize: @litguru - Unstrapped
- Most original story prize: @kemmyb - Battle for the City of Ake
- Best story arc prize: @ubani1 - The Footprints
These stories were well written and a joy to read.
But that's not all! We had so many wonderful entries that we just couldn't stop there. We decided to award a few "honorable mentions" among the many additional delightful and clever entries. Each of the following writers is receiving 1 Hive each:
- @bruno-kema - Family Matters
- @wrestlingdesires - Where Is Marina?
- @juanvegetarian - Mara
- @mrnightmare.net - Where Is Mrs. Cruz?
- @generikat - The Marinar Gauntlet
- @justclickindiva The Project
- @greenie.girl - Closure
Trust us when we say there were several additional highly qualified stories that we loved.
Thank you everyone! We hope you enjoyed the contest as much as we did. Please drop a comment if you have feedback on the contest. We will be planning our next one!
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@litguru @kemmyb @ubani1 congratulations on your wins, and more importantly on your wonderful stories :) I loved each one :)
Also congratulations to all of the other honorable mentions :) @bruno-kema @juanvegetarian @mrnightmare.net @justclickindiva @generikat @greenie.girl I will surely try to read more entries soon :)
@theinkwell thanks so much for your time, generosity, and support ❤️
Thanks a lot, @wrestlingdesires! Congrats to you too. Your story was impressive. 🙂
So was yours :) Will there be another science fiction series??? Please?
😄 I don't know yet! The Extra-Normals series was just me trying my hands on science fiction. Hehe, no promises yet. Thanks for reading all the parts and for your feedbacks! 😊
You are good at it. You made characters that people could care about. And you kept the action coming too :)
😊😊 Thank you for the commendation!
Thank you @wrestlingdesires.
I'll read your story too.
I am so stuck with chores offline.
I definitely understand that - try not to work too hard :)
!PIZZA
Thanks a bunch @wrestlingdesires! I enjoyed your story a lot, congrats to you too!!:)
Thank you I can't wait for the next one :)
Trolls? I wouldn't even know what to write about them! 😄
Woots! What a piece of good news to wake up to! Congrats @litguru, @ubani1 and all honourable mentions! Your stories were delightful and captivating. You are such fantastic storytellers!
To the Inkwell Admins, thank you so much for organizing this contest. Your consistent and constructive feedback on our weekly stories has been enlightening. You help us do better and we appreciate you! 😊
I bet you could figure out how to write about trolls. Ha ha!
We are here to help, and happy to help our writers grow their skills. And it's wonderful to see.
Congratulations to the winners of The Ink Well flash fiction contest for September 2021!
@jayna, @agmoore and I have read some very good stories, with surprising characters and important actions that, in each plot, reveal themselves as a moral determination of humanity. This marks the hallmark of good writing.
Fellow writers, keep writing. The characters are waiting for you and they need you to fill readers' imaginations with wonder.
Well said, @gracielaacevedo!
Thank you @theinkwell, @jayna, @agmoore, and @gracielaacevedo for this fantastic news, and for putting on an imaginative contests that got my creative muses aroused. Congratulations to @kemmyb, @ubani1, and everyone who participated. Write on!
Congratulations, @litguru!
Thank you @jayna! It was a fun challenge.
I am so proud of every contestant who wrote a story for this contest. For me, it is always about the writing and the community. These were richly on display in this contest. How many ways can a prompt be interpreted? As many ways as the human imagination allows.
It is most gratifying to see how some authors have developed their skills over the months. Writing is a tool. It is a creative tool. The better we use it, the better we communicate, the more expansive our imaginations grow.
Congratulations to everyone who wrote a story for this contest. All winners. For me it was so hard to split hairs and choose one over the other. Of course congratulations to the authors who won prizes. But, in my book everyone who wrote a story already won a prize.
I look forward to reading stories from all of you in the future (including this week!).
Sending warm regards to our community and to my fellow curators, @jayna and @gracielaacevedo. Keep writing.
I echo that, @agmoore.
The work this community produces makes me smile, laugh, cry and think about people and scenarios outside of my own experience every day. It's a joy. I feel so thankful for all the creative and hard working people in this community, and the willingness to hear feedback and learn and grow. Kudos to all!
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@theinkwell Congrats to all winners and all with 'honorable mention'. Please keep posting your wonderful work, I am learning the art of fiction by reading your posts. Thanks to everyone.
That is a fantastic way to learn, @sunnyag! And you're on your way!
@jayna Can I write one more under this prompt? I have been working on one but not sure if I can post two under one prompt!
Of course, @sunnyag. You can write for any of the past prompts anytime. You don't need to post them to the prompt post. We will see it in The Ink Well. :-)
Congrats to the winners and the honorable mentions. You guys rock!
There were so many great stories, including yours!
Thank you!
Awesome! Got honorable mention on my first try. Congrats to all the entries and winners! :)
We're glad you've joined our community, @juanvegetarian.
Glad I was able to participate. :)
Congratulations to all the winners and honorable mentions!
Thank you for joining the contest, @deeanndmathews. Your story was great!
You're welcome!
Congratulations to all the winners and honorable mentions.
We really enjoyed your story, @b0s!
Thanks
Hellow!!!
I could not participate in the contest 31 due to technical problems. Anyway, I publish my story, although late.
Comments to:
@josep557
@dwixer
My entry:https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@katleya/the-inkwell-prompt-31blue-flashes-of-fiction
Glad you're back, and that you were able to complete your story, @katleya. I will read it!
Thank you for your comments @jayna .
My native language is Spanish. I do the translations with deepl translator. Probably because of the technical failures of the internet, I didn't correct the article well after the translation. A thousand apologies.
Thank you for those corrections always better!!!!
Congratulations to everyone!!
The poor trolls!! It's hard not being pretty ;p
Ha ha. I know, right? But I'm still hoping to see some troll stories. :-)
Thank you so much @inkwell for your support. mention and reward. I appreciate it very much.
Thank you for participating in the contest!
Thank you so much for putting on such an awesome contest and for all the hard work that you all do, @jayna, @agmoore and @gracielaacevedo!! You are all so appreciated.:)
Congrats to all, I'm looking forward to what's next for our amazing community! ♥ @theinkwell!
Thank you for your kind words, @generikat! We are so thrilled you're a part of it. A new prompt goes up tonight!
Ooh! I love the prompts you all come up with! Heading off on an adventure for a few days, but I will try to craft something:)
Congrats to the winners @litguru, @kemmyb, @ubani1, hope to win some day.
Thank you @onwugbenuvictor! Good luck in your next entry.
Thank you.
Congrats, @ubani1!