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Monthly Prompt: See HERE!
About Our Short Story Competition:
Every month, we host a short story competition (350 words max), with each new prompt centered around a monthly theme. This competition is for elementary and middle school students. The competition will remain open for submissions until the 28th of each month (11:59 pm), with results released on the first of every month at 8:00 am PST. Prompts will provide starters for writers.
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Winners will receive the following:
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1st Place - $60 Amazon Gift Card, and writing published in our Hall of Fame!
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2nd Place - $40 Amazon Gift Card, and writing published in our Hall of Fame!
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3rd Place - $20 Amazon Gift Card, and writing published in our
Hall of Fame!
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Runner Up - Writing published in our Hall of Fame!
Prompts
All competitions open on the 1st and close on the 28th of every month. You can submit to our competitions as long as it is the 28th or earlier in your region.
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One afternoon, your character lifts a loose floorboard at their home, school, or other frequently visited place to find a spiraling stairway into a secret factory underneath. Inside, machines churn out mismatched socks that have the ability to talk, and glowing orbs that giggle when touched. When production suddenly goes haywire, your character must find their way out of the factory before the exit seals shut. Write a story about your character's escape from a mysterious factory deep underground and the strange discoveries that they make.
Stuck? Consider these starters:
Who is the factory's mysterious creator, and why did they open the factory? What strange goods are being produced down below? How does your character escape, or are they trapped forever? What does the exit look like, and how does your protagonist find it (if they do)? ​
Due to staffing shortages, the Future Scholar Foundation team will be unable to offer feedback this May.
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Questions? Refer to the FAQs below, or contact us: futurescholarfoundation@gmail.com
