Three Words Writing Challenge

Summary

The undefined website presents a creative writing challenge that uses three random words and a location to inspire participants to craft stories, poems, or other forms of written or visual expression.

Abstract

The Three Words Writing Challenge on the undefined website encourages writers to create content based on a unique combination of a geographical location and three words assigned to every 3-meter square on Earth by the What3Words service. This challenge is designed to simplify the process of finding inspiration and sharing locations, as participants can use the What3Words app to identify and communicate the exact spot their story revolves around. The challenge accepts diverse formats, including poetry, short stories, travelogues, and photo essays, and emphasizes the importance of craftsmanship in the submitted work. Writers are instructed to incorporate the three-word address into their story using bold type or another creative method and to link back to the challenge and the specific location that inspired their piece.

Opinions

The challenge is presented as an easy and innovative way to inspire creativity among writers.
The use of What3Words is seen as a practical alternative to traditional methods of conveying locations, making the process of meeting up or sharing a spot more straightforward and memorable.
The challenge favors well-crafted work, suggesting a preference for quality and attention to detail in submissions.
The inclusion of a footer template and clear instructions indicates a structured approach to participation, ensuring consistency and ease of sharing among contributors.
The challenge encourages a global perspective by allowing writers to choose locations from anywhere on the planet, potentially leading to a diverse range of settings and cultural insights in the stories.

Spark a story based on a place and 3 words

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Most writing challenges pick a theme or a key word for the writer to run with, this challenge supplies you with three nearly random words and a location on planet earth for inspiration.

The process is easy peasy with no need for me to dole out words. Simply pick a location you find interesting, look up the three word address for that spot and get busy! Your story can be a poem, short story, travelogue, even a photo essay. The usual rules of Medium apply of course and well crafted work will be favored.

Table for two at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Screenshot by the author.

What3words has given every 3 meter square in the world a unique 3 word address so instead of telling your friend on the phone “Meet me at the table near the front entrance to the Dorthey Chandler Pavillion on the side nearest Grand Avenue” or “Meet me at 34.057422 -118.247933”. The first will get you a long sigh, the second, an eye roll you can hear through the phone. Instead with What3Words you can say “doors, could, spider”. Easy to say, easy to remember. Keep in mind the word order is important, “could, spider, door” will take you to the village of Boney Hay in England.

There is even an app that will pinpoint your location and let you share it.

So, to recap:

Request to be a writer in the comments.

Find the three words for a location of your choosing.

Incorporate the three words into the story using bold type (or some other clever device).

Place a link to the What 3 Words location and the challenge at the bottom of the story. (see the template below)

Publish!

Writing Prompts

Three Words Writing Challenge

Spark a story based on a place and 3 words

Footer Template

Three Words Writing Challenge

Spark a story based on a place and 3 words