“Start your story with a sentence that is genuinely happy and upbeat. No double meanings. End it with the same sentence, but this time it’s chilling, dark, horrifying, etc.” 

The word limit is 2500 words. Have fun and Happy Halloween!

Write a poem about yourself in which nothing is true. 

There is no word count. Have fun and do whatever!

“Describe the hands of a person you love.”

This contest will have a max of 2500 words. You can describe them in list form, or have a story surrounding them. Have fun!

“Who is the one person your protagonist depends on the most? Write a scene where this person is forced to leave them. Forever.” 

"Describe the same character twice: Once to fall in love with them, then again to be repulsed by them." I wanted to create a contest out of this prompt to see how other people take it. Feel free to do whatever you want with it. 

Write a piece of writing that is approximately 1,000 words long inspired by the following:

'The Kisses Of Lovers'.

The judging of this contest has been set to like count and will last four weeks from Sunday 21st October 2018.

Have fun and good luck!

CREATE THE SCARIEST, CREEPIEST, CHEAPEST, DUMBEST, MONSTER DEAMON DRAGON BEAT THINGY YOU CAN THINK OF, SO LONG AS ITS NOT HUMAN IT CAN ENTER

WINNER GETS TO HAVE NIGHTMARES

I GET TO CHOOSE WHO WINS

Finish the sentence below:

When I look into the mirror, I see...

Remember to have fun! 1-3 sentences maximum:)

If a clock could count down to the moment you meet your soul mate, would you want to know?​

You are going to write a one-shot based on this quote. The one-shot will be about your character's timer hitting zero. The winner will have a story of their choice promoted in every way possible. Email, forums, I'll even post a link to it on Tumblr. Now get writing, because you have four weeks.

This is less of a contest, and more of a whole lot of fun, but this was the only way I could get a ton of writers on one prompt. I'm pretty bummed that it has to be a contest, you're all winners in my book, mais, c'est la vie.

So, here it is. The challenge today is: Quick Writes! You are allowed 3 minutes to write to your heart's content about whatever pops into that creative, magnificent mind of yours. Time yourself, have someone else time you, ask Siri to time you! You're only allowed3 MINUTES. If the timer stops in the middle of a sentence, finish that sentence, and write nothing more!

But, here's your catch: your quick write has to be based off the last sentence of the previous issue! That's right! THE LAST SENTENCE OF THE PREVIOUS ISSUE!Bonne chance!

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THE FIRST ISSUEgets the chance to choose the beginning of their quick write from any of the starters listed below:

1. It sounded like violin music, but it was coming from the basement...

2. There's only one thing in the world I'm afraid of...

3. They sat next to each other on the train, still pretending to be complete strangers...

4. At first, I thought it was the cat, but it was...

5. There was only one way to keep her quiet, and it was going to cost us...

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Make your last sentence bold, italicized,underlined, CAPITALIZED, or even insert a

horizontal line bar

to separate it from the rest of your work. Just make sure it's easily distinguishable from the rest.

Remember contestants, you CANNOTread anyone else's issue EXCEPTfor their LAST SENTENCE. We can all enjoy the promisingly majestic story after the contest is over. :)

So, I think this would be the most efficient and organized way to attempt this. First, those who wish to write should join as a challenger. Then, comment with 'First' if you are first to comment for a spot. Then, comment 'Second' if you are second to comment for a spot. Then, comment 'Third' or 'Fourth' or 'Fifth' ect ect, in accordance to when you managed to comment. Whomever commented 'First' is our first quick write and is allowed to choose a topic. Whomever commented 'Second' bases their quick write off of the last sentence of the previous issue (the 1st issue.) Whomever commented 'Third' bases their quick write off of the last sentence of the previous issue (the 2nd issue) and so on and so forth.

If it is your turn to write, please don't dawdle. There might be others anxious to write after you. No one has to fuss over grammar and spelling. You only have 3 minutes, so don't worry about it. This is more for fun than a competition, but I hope it also challenges you. :)

That was a lot to cover, and I am positive that there are still holes in my explanation. If anything didn't make sense, and you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask!

I know, what a long contest explanation, right?! But this can only truly succeed with the honest system and working together as a community. After all, we aren't just a hodgepodge of wishful writers, each desperate to be the most popular read or have the most fans. We're Penana. We ARE a community of writers and, most of all, friends, and I know we can pull this off with flying colors!

So, you! Yes, YOU!Join as a challenger to this controlled chaos, and write like your fingers caught fire! What have you got to lose?