Creative Nonfiction in The Ink Well Prompt #60
Welcome to The Ink Well's weekly creative nonfiction contest!
In this post, we'll announce the winners from last week's contest and provide the prompt for the coming week.
Before You Write Your Creative Nonfiction Post...
We ask that you read our Creative Nonfiction Tips post to learn about the creative nonfiction genre and review our guidelines.
Important notes:
- Creative nonfiction stories are based on your real-life experiences.
- We are looking for real short stories! Not advice columns, reports on crime or corruption in your city, observations on nature, recipes, religion, politics, or any other nonfiction content. Just real-life short stories.
- Ideal story length is between 750 and 1500 words, but your story must be at least 350 words, at a minimum to be curated.
- Please focus on quality content. Read and edit for errors! Use a grammar checker before you post your story.
- We expect everyone who posts in The Ink Well to read and comment on at least two other stories for each one published.
- Do not post stories featuring physical abuse, graphic violence, erotica or NSFW content.
Last Week's entrants
Thank you to all who participated in last week's prompt Food for thought
Last week's participants
| @iskawrites | @mrenglish | @samiwrites |
| @marriot5464 | @rare-gem | @nathy33 |
| @amiableamara | @zyzymena | @emreal |
| @abigail04 | @osomar357 | @lightpen |
| @wongi | @rukkie | @amiegeoffrey |
| @kingsleyy | @nancybriti1 |
Featured
Highlighting @iskawrites, with the story:
The academic decadence in Federal Institutions is holding us back
After some minutes of clustering in fear-filled clumps, the braver students among us proceeded to the departmental notice board to resume or begin checking the result sheets which had been slammed to the board some minutes earlier.
Curator's comment :
A painful story told with drama.
Featured
Highlighting @lightpen, with the story:
Leader; reflection of followers
I dropped my sponge and looked into his eyes; "from the followers emerged the leaders. The problem is beyond apportioning blame. If we change at our levels, there would be change above.
Curator's comment :
This piece has such a measured, balanced tone that it was a pleasure to read.
Featured
Highlighting @nathy33, with the story:
It is not always easy to do what you love
Maybe your mom told you that I am a nurse by profession and by vocation. I say by vocation because I see my profession as a way to contribute a grain of sand to the world, but let me tell you that it was not always like that. There was a time when I doubted myself and my abilities. I even came to believe that I was not good for this. I had to take a pause to think and decide if it was really what I wanted.
Curator's comment :
Nicely balanced piece providing insight and entertainment.
This Week's Prompt #60:
"Escape"
- Perhaps you escape from mundanity by daydreaming in vivid, colorful detail.
- Maybe you had a traumatic experience and managed to make a daring escape.
- Your escape may be through art, writing or a special hobby that brings you joy.
Tell us about it! And remember to integrate storytelling elements like characters, scene setting, dialogue and action to bring your story to life!
Have fun and good luck! We look forward to reading your stories.
Contest Rules
- You have 6 days to write your story from the date of this prompt post. Be sure to check the deadline countdown.
- Write a real-life story with the creative elements of fiction, like characters, dialogue, scene setting and a story conflict.
- Post your story in The Ink Well Community.
- Please use the tags #creativenonfiction and #inkwellprompt on these posts. Other possible tags: #writing #inkwellprompt #nonfiction
- Stories must be written in English. If you've translated the post, it's best to add the original version below the translation. Do not write mixed language paragraphs.
- Read and comment on at least two stories in the community. Add a link to your story as a comment on this post.
And be sure to remember to join The Ink Well community!
Prize
A prize of 20 Hive and 200 Hive delegation will be awarded to one submission every four weeks.
Procedure
Two or three stories will be featured every week. One of the featured stories will win the grand prize every four weeks.
The winner will be featured in a special announcement post.
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