THE BASICS
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THE ROUNDS
WEEK ONE: Round One
DATE BEGINS: January 1st 12:00 PM CST
ENTRIES DUE: January 6th by 12:00 PM CST
REQUIREMENT: write an original 6 Word story
WORD COUNT: 6 words
THE PROMPT: *TBA
ABOUT: Round One is the grand intro to the Writer Games. Being the first round, it starts the writers off easy with the only requirement being for them to write an original six word story. Only 30 of the top entered writers will be moved on to the next round. The judges are looking for six word stories that are unique, grab their attention, and make them want to know more while still leaving them satisfied. See this six word story prompt as a statement of your passion and unique writing style, let it represent YOU as a writer. THIS six word story is particularly IMPORTANT because if you make it to the Fourth and Final Round you will be required to base your flash fiction piece off of your original six word story/prompt.
ENTRIES DUE: January 6th by 12:00 PM CST
REQUIREMENT: write an original 6 Word story
WORD COUNT: 6 words
THE PROMPT: *TBA
ABOUT: Round One is the grand intro to the Writer Games. Being the first round, it starts the writers off easy with the only requirement being for them to write an original six word story. Only 30 of the top entered writers will be moved on to the next round. The judges are looking for six word stories that are unique, grab their attention, and make them want to know more while still leaving them satisfied. See this six word story prompt as a statement of your passion and unique writing style, let it represent YOU as a writer. THIS six word story is particularly IMPORTANT because if you make it to the Fourth and Final Round you will be required to base your flash fiction piece off of your original six word story/prompt.
WEEK TWO: Round Two
DATE BEGINS + ROUND ONE RESULTS ANNOUNCED: January 8th 12:00 PM CST
ENTRIES DUE: January 13th by 12:00 PM CST
REQUIREMENT: Write a 300 word story in First Person POV
WORD COUNT: 300 words or less
THE PROMPT: *TBA
ABOUT: Round Two requires the Writers to write their flash fiction entry in First Person pov, in only 300 words or less. Use this The top 10 will be moving on to Round Three.
ENTRIES DUE: January 13th by 12:00 PM CST
REQUIREMENT: Write a 300 word story in First Person POV
WORD COUNT: 300 words or less
THE PROMPT: *TBA
ABOUT: Round Two requires the Writers to write their flash fiction entry in First Person pov, in only 300 words or less. Use this The top 10 will be moving on to Round Three.
WEEK THREE: Round Three
DATE BEGINS + ROUND TWO RESULTS ANNOUNCED: January 15th 12:00 PM CST
ENTRIES DUE: January 20th by 12:00 PM CST
REQUIREMENT: Write a 500 word story in third person POV
WORD COUNT: 500 or less
THE PROMPT: *TBA
ABOUT: Round Three marks the end of the Elimination Rounds by requiring the contestants to write their flash fiction entry in Third Person, in 500 words. From here only three Writers will move on to the Finalist Round.
ENTRIES DUE: January 20th by 12:00 PM CST
REQUIREMENT: Write a 500 word story in third person POV
WORD COUNT: 500 or less
THE PROMPT: *TBA
ABOUT: Round Three marks the end of the Elimination Rounds by requiring the contestants to write their flash fiction entry in Third Person, in 500 words. From here only three Writers will move on to the Finalist Round.
WEEK FOUR: Round Four (aka "The Finalist Round")
DATE BEGINS + ROUND THREE RESULTS ANNOUNCED: January 22nd 12:00 PM CST
ENTRIES DUE: January 28th by 12:00 PM CST
REQUIREMENT: You must work with your assigned Mentor, sending them the draft of your entry to edit BEFORE submitting it to us
WORD COUNT: 1,000 words or less
PROMPT: You must use your original six-word story prompt you created in the First Round (but you're allowed to choose whatever pov you feel most comfortable with)
ABOUT: THE END IS UPON US. The Finalists will not only get to write their flash fiction piece according to whichever pov they prefer, they will also each have a PERSONAL AUTHOR MENTOR. The only requirement is that they use their original six word story prompt they created in Round One, AND send at least one draft to their Mentor to let them edit and add suggestions to. This story is supposed to represent our overall theme. This round's entries will NOT be rated by the judges, but will instead be opened up to be voted upon by the Public/Readers of the Writing Community and nonparticipants.
ENTRIES DUE: January 28th by 12:00 PM CST
REQUIREMENT: You must work with your assigned Mentor, sending them the draft of your entry to edit BEFORE submitting it to us
WORD COUNT: 1,000 words or less
PROMPT: You must use your original six-word story prompt you created in the First Round (but you're allowed to choose whatever pov you feel most comfortable with)
ABOUT: THE END IS UPON US. The Finalists will not only get to write their flash fiction piece according to whichever pov they prefer, they will also each have a PERSONAL AUTHOR MENTOR. The only requirement is that they use their original six word story prompt they created in Round One, AND send at least one draft to their Mentor to let them edit and add suggestions to. This story is supposed to represent our overall theme. This round's entries will NOT be rated by the judges, but will instead be opened up to be voted upon by the Public/Readers of the Writing Community and nonparticipants.