Challenge Guidelines and Prize Info

Drabble Challenges

Guidelines:

• Stories should be exactly 100 words in length (not counting the title).
• Series and related drabbles are okay, but each entry must also be able to stand as a complete story by itself.
• The prompt can be used literally or symbolically.
• A new challenge will be posted every few weeks.

Various prizes are awarded for each challenge:

• Awarded to the Author who has written the most drabbles (of authors who have written drabbles for all challenges)
• Awarded to the Author who wrote the first drabble for the current challenge
• Awarded to Authors who have written drabbles for all challenges
• Awarded to Authors who have written drabbles for all challenges since joining
• Awarded to Authors who have written drabbles for all challenges this year
• Awarded to the Author who wrote the first drabble using the current bonus challenge words
• Awarded to other Authors who have written a drabble using the latest bonus challenge words
• The Author who suggests the current challenge prompt gets a cookie

Bonus Challenge (Optional)

Guidelines:

• All ten challenge words must be included in the drabble text.
• Drabble may be written for any prompt, as an entry or alternate.
• Only drabbles written using the current challenge words will qualify for the Bonus Challenge (new challenge words will be randomly-selected periodically).

Flash Writings inspired by Drabble Challenges

Guidelines:

• Flash Writings may be based on any Drabble Challenge prompt (as long as the author has also submitted a drabble for that prompt).
• Writings should be no more than 1000 words in length (not counting the title).
• The prompt can be used literally or symbolically.

Optional:

• As an additional challenge, authors may choose to adhere to a strict limit of 500 or 1000 words exactly (not counting the title).

Links

• Drabble Challenges by All Authors
• Current Drabble Challenge

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