Kirkwood Public Library Announces Teen Micro-Fiction Writing Contest

From the Kirkwood Public Library:

March 15, 2021

By Rachel Johannigmeier

Requirements for Entry:

• Create a story that is 500 words or less
• Ages 12-18 to enter
• Please include your name, age, and phone number to contact in case you win
• All submissions must be emailed to cbedley@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org by April 16, 2021 at midnight

Prizes:

• Top 3 Stories will be shared on our website for other teens to read
• Grand Prize will receive an electronic Amazon gift card

Where to find help for research and writing:

• What is Flash Fiction and Micro Fiction?
• For more ideas for what to write about…check out these suggestions 100 Flash Fiction prompts.
• Want to grow as a writer? Consider attending our Teen Creative Writing Club meeting on March 18, 2021 from 7:00-8:30 pm over zoom

Shanon Barton works in Youth Services at the Kirkwood Public Library. She started volunteering for KPL when she was in 7th grade and loves that she gets to work there as her “real adult job.” When not hanging out in the stacks at work, she can be found at home watching Netflix, eating pizza rolls, and planning themed events with friends. If you catch her with her nose in a book, it will most likely be a YA historical fiction novel with some sprinkling of supernatural or magical elements.

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