Whisper n Thunder Hint Fiction Contest
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE 2010 HOLIDAY CASH CONTEST!
1ST PRIZE - CAROLINE SPOSTO
2ND PRIZE - A.M. DONOVAN
3RD PRIZE - JERRY-MAC JOHNSTON
1st Place - Caroline Sposto - Careless smoking caused a fire in the little circus tent. Every performer perished. They were only trained fleas, but my husband loved them like brothers.
2nd Place - A.M. Donovan - Late at night. She wakes. The only sound, a quiet drip, a small splash. "But the faucet doesn't leak."
3rd Place - Jerry-Mac Johnston - I burnt the biscuits this morning thinking of you. Good thing you weren't here. Such a distraction could have cost me the whole house.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED THIS YEAR - HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US AGAIN NEXT YEAR. THE CREATIVITY WAS FANTASTIC!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ONE AND ALL FROM
ALL OF US AT WHISPER N THUNDER!
Inspired by a recent report on National Public Radio on the book “Hint Fiction: An Anthology of 25 Words or Fewer” by Robert Swartwood, Whisper n Thunder is announcing a contest.
The idea behind ‘Hint Fiction’ is you tell a whole story in 25 words or less. The form, according to Swartwood in the NPR report, ‘forces readers to fill in the blanks…hints at a larger story, but the brevity of these stories really challenges the readers imagination.”
From the book:
The most famous of these is by Ernest Hemingway:
“For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”
(I don’t know about you, but that got me thinking!)
Another example from Swartwood’s book, by author J. Matthew Zoss:
Houston, We Have a Problem
I’m sorry, but there’s not enough air in here for everyone. I’ll tell them you were a hero.
Another example (ok – I had to give it a try!) :
He woke up in complete darkness. The only sound the wind, the Creator’s flute. It was 10 a.m.
All you have to do is:
1) Write your very “short story” in 25 words or less.
2) Email your story to bkfidlin@hotmail.com. In the subject line write Holiday Cash Contest.
3) All entries are due by Sunday, December 5th. Winners will be announced December 10th.
Winners?
You bet!
1st Prize: $75.00
2nd Prize: $50.00
3rd Prize: $35.00
Enjoy, have fun, and we can’t wait to hear from you!