SCOPEs Six-Word Novel Contest
UPDATE: The contest is now closed. We will share the results on the blog by the end of October.
SCOPE invites you to write a six-word novel: an entire story in exactly six words.
FLASH FICTION! Can you say it in just six words?
The classic example is by Ernest Hemingway: For sale: baby shoes, never worn.
We borrowed this idea from www.blueavocado.org who recently held a similar contest. A Blue Avocado judge notes: “Flash fiction differs from a vignette in that the flash-fiction work contains the classic story elements: protagonist, conflict, obstacles/ complications, resolution . . . The limited word length forces some of these elements to be hinted at or implied.”
Read their winning entries at
http://www.blueavocado.org/content/6-word-novel-contest-winners
Have fun - be creative - and don’t hold back!!
Post your entry in the comments to this post. Contest is open till September 30th. Our panel of outside judges will select finalists and a winner. The winner will receive a gift certificate to a local bookstore!
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Lovely day. Daily,love. Um, thoughtful.
Boat float? Why ask? Wet feet.
Not tonight. Why not? No heartache.
Your it. Why me? You lost.
Thought you were the only fish.
My kids need to get hit.
Hey, Mom! I’m another gender inside!
Don’t go in the bathroom. Sorry!
Poet adopts classic minimalist writing form
Kids deserve beatings. Where’s my drink?
I wrote this for a contest.
Full moon. Forest rustling. Bloody teeth.
Flames, hoses. Curled pictures. No memories.
Muscle car. Cell phone. Weeping medic.
SAT. Sweaty pencil. Headache. Time’s up.
You were born to sing, good-bye.
We kissed, made love, I’m broke.
Pupppy breath, park walks, endless tears.
Dentist: “Open. Hold. That’s right. Oops!”
He’s beautiful. Doberman? Good dog. OUCH!
What? Sick bag? Here. Fasten seatbelts.
I hate raisins. Those aren’t raisins.
Hurricane landfall - naked fear - baby stroller
Empty shot glass - gunshot - woman’s scream
Windy boardwalk - broken heel - wrong dress
Mommy? Where are you, Mommy? Mommy?
“911!” “What?” “CALL 911!” “Speak up.”
Your shirt. My lipstick. Her perfume?
Joe, I’ve never used Channel #5.
For sale: Rollerblades and two crutches.
For sale: Wedding dress, groom included.
For sale: Used parachute, needs repair.
Stop this ride, I feel sick.
Estate Inventory: Drug Paraphernalia. End Inventory.
Adored her. Sore knees. Broken heart.
Drinking bravado. Empty bottle. Empty courage.
Anti-war! So what? Who isn’t?
Life tough? Act stupid, gets tougher.
Unhappily married? Get divorced. Do repeatedly.
Ten… Nine… Eight… Seven… Oh, shit!
Uh, Officer, was that really loaded?
Why WD40? Her brakes were squeaking.
Hey! This tent ain’t no latrine!
Drive-in movie. Fuzzy sweater. Morning sickness.
Daddy, wasn’t that a stop sign?
Smashed motorcycles. Bloody chains. Slashed leather.
Drained pool. Diving board. Party on!
Oh-My-God! Where’s the ripcord?
Meet God. Life Changing. Eternal Joy.
Studied Hard. Passed Tests. Got Degree.
Got Inspired. Wrote Novel. Found Self.
Frog. Lays Egg. Tadpole Hatches. Frog.
Girl Scouts. Get Skills. Become Leader.
Faster! They’ll be sixteen forever. Amen.
Rendezvous? She knows. What now? Goodbye.
Will the child remember? Never. Daddy!
Last kiss. Shhh! Gun. Bang. Silence.
That’s 3800 feet down. Crrraaack. Shiiiiit!
What if all politicians WERE honest?
Car pool rule: Don’t remove shoes!
Sweetheart, exactly whose bra is this?
Diaper Changing 101: Cover boy parts.
Pops, I didn’t touch her. Honest!
Grandpa’s ZOLEX watch. Solid gold heirloom.
Lost: Voodoo doll. Handle with care.
Found: Voodoo doll. No questions asked.
Psych ward? I call it home.
Birth certificate. She’s not my mother?
Children at Play. Drive Slow. Shit!
Where’s the f***ing bomb squad?! BOOM!!!
Drunken night. Unexpected pregnancy. Child support.
Hobo shoes have holes. Cold feet.
America’s children: watch TV, get fat.
Girl meets boy. Nothing ever happens.
Sucked into book. Got into swordfight.
Made deadly virus. Millions died. Oops.
Free wig: slightly worn: in remission
Inquisitive baby, prococious child, wise adult
Lump,diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, remission
Blind date. Marital bliss. Alone again.
Alone. Puppy breath. Tail-wagging relief.
Murder. Suspected. Jail term. Vindication. Revenge.
Climbers grasp. Moutain victory. Snowy bones.
Lovingly stitched, tiny ripped heart mended.
Squeezed nurse. Time and heart. Dedication!
Forgotten victim waiting here. Never found.
Can’t stop, folks. Now six-word obsessed.
Squirrel loves whale. Dreams impossible dreams.
Digging Hoosier farmer finds terra-cotta soldier.
Help! I notice EMT’s stabbed-heart tattoo.
Cat returns, mouth moving, mouse inside.