Short Deadline - Short Story

Writer's Digest is looking for "Your Story" submissions of short stories of no more than 750 words, using this prompt:

"It was on a bright, starry night that the traveling circus rolled into town."

Deadline is FEBRUARY 10.

For complete guidelines, visit the Writer's Digest website.

Good luck.

Hmmm traveling circus. Guess I better juggle my schedule and stop clowning around so I can try to hit the big time with my entry.

Writer's Digest One-Sentence Contest

Yesterday I visited a friend's blog and was asked to post publishing or contest news. The only news I had to report was a couple of freelance assignments, but no contest or publishing news. After reading the post I realized I hadn't submitted anything to a contest in a few months. So I went looking and found a one-sentence contest with a quick deadline.


The Writer's Digest One-Sentence Contest is straightforward and easy to enter. All you need to do is come up with an opening sentence of no more than 35 words. The sentence should be based on a photograph provided on the Writer's Digest Your Story site. For complete guidelines and to enter your sentence, visit the Your Story site. I dashed off an entry this morning. Even if I'm not one of the ten winners, I now have a first sentence for the beginning of a short story.

Writer's Digest is Looking for Your Story

Weather for St. Peters, MO: Patchy drizzle, high 50 degrees.

Here's a creative challenge presented by Writer's Digest Every month they provide a short, open-ended prompt, looking for a short story of 750 words or fewer based on that prompt. The winner will receive publication in an upcoming issue of Writer's Digest. According to their website they appreciate humor. For complete story prompt and complete rules, click on their Your Story link. Deadline is Jan 10.