Welcome, Germies, to this month’s writing challenge! This challenge will begin today and will end August 31st. However, you are welcome to come back anytime to complete the challenge and share it below in the comments section. We will pick a few of our favorites that are submitted during this month, though, and they will be featured in our Lit Fiction section.

 

Writing Challenge:

–Write a short story that’s between 100 and 1,000 words.

–Your story must include 10 of the following words:

  • mirror
  • beach
  • frog
  • newspaper
  • rain
  • king
  • coffee
  • school
  • train
  • book
  • baby
  • sunset
  • balloon
  • clock
  • sink
  • glasses
  • subway
  • laughable
  • fire
  • teacher
  • hair-tie
  • typewriter
  • milk
  • desert
  • bully
  • dream
  • band
  • cafe
  • guitar
  • bitter
  • ice
  • makeup
  • sigh
  • camera
  • irresistible

 

Submitting:

Submitting for this challenge is easy. Simply email your story to [email protected]. Put “August Writing Challenge” as the subject of your email, and include your name, age, and country in the body of your message. If you have any questions at all, or if you’re having problems submitting, feel free to email me at [email protected].

Everyone who completes the challenge will be responded to and informed as to whether or not their piece has been chosen to be featured. Since the deadline for this challenge is August 31st, do not expect an email from us until the beginning of September.

To prevent the possibility of our emails ending up in your spam folder, be sure to add [email protected] to your contacts list.