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Two-Part Writing Challenge: Survival Prompt (Updated: 05/25/22)
Thank you to the writers who submitted their survival-theme, two-part writing stories for our latest Flint & Steel writing challenge.
As a reminder, the challenge was to write and submit two separate articles to tell your story with the prompt of “survival.”
The challenge submissions
Charlie Cole wrote, “A Band of Bogarts”
Terry Barr wrote, “My Death Throes”
Kaori Mitsui wrote, “Aren’t We Fantastic ones?”
Amanda Laughtland wrote, “How to Survive Your First Night as a Foster Parent”
Jennifer Dunne wrote “Stranded and Swept Away”
Voting
So now it’s the readers' turn to do the work.
Time to Vote!! (Voting ended at 8am, CST on May 25, 2022)
Voting begins today, May 18. It will close at 8 am, CST on May 25th, 2022. I will announce the winner on May 26, 2022.
And what does the winner receive? The winner receives $50 from Flint & Steel!
Thank you again to those who have made donations via my Ko-fi page which goes towards these writing challenges. My goal is to host four challenges a year.
Watch for the next challenge announced later this summer!
An invitation to vote goes out to all the Flint & Steel writers
Sahil Patel, Shirley Jones Luke, Samantha Jensen, MA, MAEd, Trista Signe Ainsworth, MIGHTY MISCELLANY, L Burton, Heathere CW, Kaori Mitsui, Penelope Mayfield, Pierce McIntyre, Pene Hodge, Yean Foong (M.Ed.), Elin Melaas, Sarah Minnis, Mindy Morgan Avitia, JM Heatherly, Nikki, Andria Kennedy, pockett dessert, Dennett, Diana Lotti, Ronald C. Flores-Gunkle, Mulan, Amanda Laughtland, Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles, Penny Grubb, Sorina Raluca Babau, Prashansa Chandekar, Will Hull, Ravyne Hawke, Jane Grows Garden Rooms (Jane Frost), Mimi Bordeaux, Adrienne Beaumont, Karen Schwartz, Divina Grey, Sangeetha Shankar, Ellen Andaya, Barb Dalton, Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她), Beverly Annette Little, Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她), Beverly Annette Little, Aabye-Gayle F., AliciaMarie Belchak | Master Life, Build Dreams, Danielle Hestand, Rick Allen, Jennifer Pierce, Tamil, Amy Rosie, Jennifer McDougall, Susan Poole, Adrienne Parkhurst, Chelsea Marie — Charlie Cole — Katie Michaelson — Sandra B — Buse ermen — E. Katherine Kottaras — Bingz Huang — Winston — Stephanie Stephenson — Marilyn Flower — Kris Bedenian — Kathy K — Nick Stockton — VerityAlways — Makena Darya — Umme Salma — Călina Mureșan — Anne Bonfert — Jennifer Dunne, K-kun Writes!, M Cher, CARMEN F MICSA, Annette Liron, Sam Finlayson, Ian Hanson, LM, Elizabeth Kasujja, Sandi Parsons, Veronica Haunani Fitzhugh, BichoDoMato, Jules Starley, Jordan Richardson, Angie Mangino, Obinna Uruakpa, Shanice Lawton, Barbara Radisavljevic, Gaurav Jain, Terry Barr, Christine Graves, Randy Runtsch, Susan Alison, Indra Raj Pathak, Ash Moonlight, Jesse M Hawthorne
About the Writer
Ellie is a freelance writer and editor from Minnesota. She is writing her first novel, a psychological suspense novel while finishing her MFA at SNHU.
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