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Short Story Contest Prompts 2020
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You're sure that someone keeps tapping you on the shoulder. But when you turn around, there's just empty space.
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You had developed a habit of sleepwalking. But you weren't alone now — it seemed like the whole town had started sleepwalking at night, too.
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You find a polaroid camera that seems to predict the future: its pictures show what will happen exactly 5 minutes from the moment you take them.
2020 Winners and Stories
Selected Stories 2020
- Tahis by Nishith ChakrabortyPrompt: You’re sure that someone keeps tapping
you on the shoulder. But when you turn around,
there’s just empty space. - [Untitled] by Kaitlyn DanielsPrompt: You find a Polaroid camera that seems
to predict the future: its pictures show what will
happen exactly 5 minutes from the moment you
take them. - Sleepwalking Obliteration by Kat McKayPrompt: You had developed a habit of
sleepwalking. But you weren’t alone now —
it seemed like the whole town had started
sleepwalking at night, too. - The Sleepwalkers by Margy RagsdalePrompt: You had developed a habit of
sleepwalking. But you weren’t alone now —
it seemed like the whole town had started
sleepwalking at night, too. - [Untitled] by Andrea SubtireluPrompt: You’re sure that someone keeps tapping
you on the shoulder. But when you turn around,
there’s just empty space.