The Shortest Day Short Short Short Story Challenge

To celebrate the shortest day of the year today, 21 June, we’ve decided to celebrate short short short stories – and challenge you to write something short for us!

  • Your story must be no more than 21 words long.
  • Your story must include the words “short” and “day”.
  • Your story can be on any topic you want. Grab our attention!
  • You can write as many stories as you want – just submit one story at a time below.
  • Submissions only open today, 21 June 2018– closing 11.59.59pm Sydney/Melbourne time.

We’ll choose FIVE top stories and showcase a stack of others next week here on the blog. So take a short creative break today on this short day today!

THIS CHALLENGE HAS CLOSED. THANKS FOR YOUR ENTRIES! OUR FAVOURITES WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN OUR NEWSLETTER AND FEATURED ON OUR BLOG SOON.

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