
After two rounds of competition and from an original field of over
5,400 writers around the world, there are just 150 writers
remaining. Their final assignment of the competition is:
Genre: Open
Action: Releasing an animal from a trap
Word: sense
If you are a finalist,
click here to upload your story or test your word count.
Best of luck writers and thanks to everyone for participating!
Final Round Countdown:
1st Round:
Kickoff Email /
Assignments
/ Results
2nd Round:
Kickoff Email /
Assignments /
Results
Final Round:
Kickoff Email
Rules:
Official Rules &
Participation Agreement
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The
250-word Microfiction
Challenge is a competition that challenges writers
around the world to create very short stories
(250 words max.) based on genre, action, and word assignments
in 24 hours.
In the 1st
Round (November 20-21, 2020),
writers are placed randomly in groups and are assigned a genre,
action, and word assignment. Writers have 24 hours to craft an
original 250-word story (maximum) in their assigned genre,
with the assigned action taking place, and
incorporating the assigned word.
The judges choose a top 10 in each group to advance to the 2nd
Round (January 15-16, 2021) where
writers receive new assignments and again have 24 hours to craft
original stories.
Judges select the top 5 writers in each group from the 2nd Round to
advance to the Final Round of the competition taking place February
19-20, 2021 where writers will receive their final assignment of the
competition.
Feedback from the judges is provided for every submission and there
are thousands in cash and prizes for the
winners. Sound like fun? Join the competition
below and get ready for November 20th!

Registration is now closed.
There are more exciting challenges around the corner, so make sure
to
join our mailing list or follow us on
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instagram to be the first to know Thank you and stay safe!

While we send e-mails at the beginning of each round to all registered
writers, many times e-mails go to junk mail folders, spam, or are
blocked by servers for unknown reasons. We recommend that
everyone marks their calendars with the start dates of each round,
especially the first round at
11:59PM
EST (New York time) on November 20, 2020, so that you know when to
expect an e-mail!

Not only does every writer
receive feedback from the judges for every story that is submitted,
but a special review forum is available for the participants to
submit their stories for review from fellow writers throughout the
competition.
During the last 250-word Microfiction Challenge, there were over
9,700 comments made on the 800+ stories shared on the forum.
Click here to visit the
forums.

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Kim C.
Newfield, USA |
“This was so fun! What a great way to stimulate creativity!” |
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Peri D.
Playa Del Carmen, Mexico |
“I love this microfiction contest! I
just uploaded my entry. By selecting a genre and action for me,
and imposing a strict word limit, it's a challenging exercise in
the craft of writing.” |
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Carrie H.
Ljamsville, USA |
“Spoiler alert. 250 is not a lot of
words. But wow, that was fun.” |
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Angelique K.
Fort Myers, USA |
“What a blast! I've never done
something on a word limit before, and that was a hoot!” |
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Ryan K.
Belfast, UK |
“Well, that was fun! Never written
drama before but nothing like a tight deadline and an even
tighter word count to show you what you're capable of!” |
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Michelle H.
Bel Air, USA |
“Done! Feeling great about my
submission. Who knew that I would love micro fiction so much.
Loving this 250 word competition.” |
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Sylvia P.
Kingston, Canada |
“I totally enjoyed this new experience.
The clarity of the expectations allowed it to unfold without
stress, and simply offered the fun of writing. Thank you!” |
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Ashley S.
Dryden, Canada |
“Of all the genres, I was most worried
about getting "comedy". Which is of course what I was assigned!!
It was such a fun challenge, and forced me to stretch outside my
comfort zone. Collective high five to all the awesome writers
out there!” |
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Pauline Y.
Queensland, Australia |
“That was a great exercise in how to
cut words.” |
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