‘Genius in a Bottle’ Prompted Writing Challenge

Curious Lives

GiaB writing prompt #20

Serpents slithering. Seductive, sensuous snakes scoring sandy shapes.

Our world is teeming with life forms with strange, and curious shapes. Even among mammals, which share a very comparable internal physiology, the external visage can be far removed from our own. It is a deeper mystery to ponder upon the biological necessities that gave rise to such varied and imaginative phenotypes. Considering that a great many land mammals manage to survive on the sustenance provided by low hanging foliage, why then did the giraffe require such a long neck, and why uniquely so? Since a great many animals of smaller sizes live in the vast blue oceans, why then did the blue whale need to be so huge, and significantly larger than the next gargantuan aquatic being?

The wonders of the animal kingdom can be a fun to thing think about.

The Challenge

We invite writers to produce a piece of poetry, fiction or non-fiction on the theme of Animalia.

This prompt will close on Wednesday 26th May, 2021 at 9:00AM PST/PDT. At which time, the next prompt will be released.

The Guidelines

We cannot publish pieces or reward writers who self publish or publish at another publication, so those pieces have to remain external to the challenge. Only pieces submitted to Genius in a Bottle will be considered for the challenge. If inviting other writers from outside the publication, please ensure they are aware of this.

Poetry is to be limited to 30 lines but can be in any style. Fiction and non-fiction submissions are to be capped at 750 words.

Please refer to the prompt in the subtitle. Feel free to copy this as a template: GiaB prompt # [insert prompt number and theme here].

When submitting, please ensure that one of the 5 tags is GiaBprompt. Please ensure a second tag is Poetry, fiction, or non-fiction, as appropriate.

We would like to become exposed to writers and pieces that you have enjoyed in all of Medium. Please tag up to ten writers whose pieces you have enjoyed recently, or who you feel may enjoy participating in this challenge.

For further information pertaining to the challenge, please refer to the rules and guidelines.

And away we go. We look forward to enjoying the paradise of the written word with you all.

Victor Sarkin

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