Secret Writer Challenge!
Write a microfiction to win tips!
Welcome back to another challenge! 🎉
The prompt: Write a historical microfiction that takes place in the 1800s from the perspective of a slave in America that can secretly read and write.
Qualifications:
*Your story must occur February in the 1800s.
*Word count is 350-400 words.
*Submitted to the fiction community.
*Link your story down below in the comment section after publishing.
🥇 1st Place: $30.00
🥈2nd Place: $20.00
🥉3rd Place: $10.00
The deadline to participate is 02/28/2024.
The winners will be announced and rewarded on 02/29/2024.
I’m very hyped to see what you all come up with for this prompt! I’m always blown away by the level of creativity on this platform.
Best wishes!
-R.P. ❤️
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Comments (36)
Just to let you know I have updated the link to the winners' stories on my entry and posted to my LinkedIn network. https://vocal.media/fiction/christ-has-set-us-free
Amazing! your talent is undeniable. Congratulations to all the winners of your challenge.
Finally posting this thing written days ago. https://vocal.media/fiction/secrets-of-a-queen-bee
Here's my second attemptfor the challenge⬇️ https://vocal.media/fiction/last-words-9d50qi5
Intrigiung challenge, RP! I'll see what I can come up with.
I'm working on an idea for this but it's going to be hard to make it a micro fiction. Great prompt
Here you go! And happy Friday! https://vocal.media/fiction/cotton-nn5j0ict
Many thanks Real Poetic for considering my story. Appreciate you.
I wonder if I can find a story in my head. I will try my best. Great topic for February. Generous offerings. Congrats on TS.
Hmmm... okay, I might give this a bite.
Hi! Here's my recreated story, please don't say it's AI generated, I've worked on it for days... https://vocal.media/fiction/the-candy-merchant
Great Challenge!! Advance Congratulations to Top Story!!
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Awesome challenge!!! Congratulations on Top Story too!!!♥️♥️💕
I took a stab at it: https://vocal.media/fiction/ghost-writer-g91a10mli
Amazing job! Keep up the outstanding work—congrats!
Hi, just published my story for this challenge: https://vocal.media/fiction/forbidden-fruit-d5ei0drb
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Nice challenge, but I can't do fiction, sure you well get lots of entries
Congrats on Top Story RP!! I hope you get some more great entries!!
SUCH a good prompt! 🩷
There ya go. Congrats on the TS.
Yay - glad to see this on the front page where it belongs. Congrats on a fine top story - hope it gets you more entries! :)
Here you go my attempt x 🤍 https://vocal.media/fiction/sparrow-dn2hw001x
Well, I am so on this!