Photography, Nature, November Writing Prompt
“Power of 3”: November Prompt
November Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “3”
“Steering’s covered, but who’s gonna pedal?
Caught this shot a few years ago on my way home. The pigeon threesome posed on the steering wheel for a good 30 seconds — then flew away. This photo was the inspiration for November’s prompt challenge.
November’s Challenge
November’s prompt is to capture a photo that displays 3 creatures (animals, birds, insects, etc) or 3 plants (trees, flowers, fruit, etc), or 3 things, or simply represents the number 3 in some significant way.
Ideally, the photo you capture occurs in nature and/or is “unstaged.”
Can you publish a photo that represents “3” and tell a story about it in six words?
Grab those cameras or dig into your archives and see what you can come up with — you may be surprised that you’ll start seeing triplicate, triplets, and threesomes as you observe your surroundings.
I dare you! Are you ready?
One, two, three — go! I dare you to watch your surroundings, be quick if you come across any “creature threesomes,” and use your imagination.
The Power of 3: Inform, Inspire, Amuse us — and challenge yourself.
The photo must be taken by yourself and include your photo credit. For your subtitle: Please use November Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “3” (like the subtitle used in this article.) Please tag your story using these tags: Monthly Challenge, Photography, Six Word Photo Story.
The November “3” challenge is open for submissions from November 1st and closes at NOON, Pacific Standard Time, November 30, 2021.
Freestyle Six Word Photo Stories
You also have the option to write a six-word photo story featuring a photo and topic of your choosing — as long as the photo and story are connected in some way. The story doesn’t need to be related to the monthly challenge prompt. For your subtitle: Please use your own subtitle followed by the word: Freestyle OR use Six Word Photo Story: Freestyle. Please tag your story using these tags: Freestyle, Photography, Six Word Photo Story.
Submissions are always open for Freestyle stories.
On writing your Six Word Photo Story
Read and follow the submission guidelines. Your story must be six words only. If your six word story has a backstory, the backstory can be between 1–2 minutes. Anything longer than 2 minutes will not be accepted. The concept of this publication is to keep the stories short.
Format: It should be formatted like this story from the featured photo that appears ABOVE the title down to the 3 dots — which signals the end of the story. For formatting instructions, see Formatting Your Six Word Photo Story.
If your story requires any edits or doesn’t meet guidelines, it will delay publication and may not be accepted.
If you’d like to be added as a writer and submit to Six Word Photo Story Challenge publication, please read and follow the submission guidelines.
About the Writer
Mary Chang is an award-winning short story fiction writer, memoir writer, blogger, and editor of the Six Word Photo Story Challenge publication — inspired by her original 6-Word Photo Story Summer Challenge writing prompt (2021) on Medium.
She’s also a parent, fitness, and photography enthusiast — and loves creating monthly challenges.
Fueled by cartwheels, laughter, and encouraging people to shine. Read her blog at www.marychangstorywriter.com