Hemingwaywannabes take note

LRAC Hemingway Short Story Challenge.

Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a complete story in six words. Here is what he wrote: “For sale: baby shoes, never used.”

The Lake Region Arts Council would like challenge our talented area writers to try their hand at writing a short story in six words. Our Hemingway Short Story Challenge is open to all adults age 18 or older, residing in Clay, Becker, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Stevens, Pope, Traverse and Wilkin Counties. Winning entries will be published in the ArtsNews Letter and all entries will be posted on the LRAC website. Entry forms are available by emailing lrac4@charterinternet.com. or calling the Lake Region Arts Council offices at 218-739-5780. Deadline for submitting entries is March 30, 2007.

COPY RIGHTS: Your entry grants permission to for LRAC to reproduce your work.

Here are some 6 word short story examples to get you started. Good luck!
1. That’s how winter came that year.
2. She loved again. I never did.
3. Life’s end: Sadly recalling opportunities lost.
4. It wasn’t her fault. Not entirely.
5. The audience applauded, as he wept.

Please adjust spacing to keep your entries & contact information on this one page.

Entry # 1

Entry #2

Entry # 3

If you reformat the above text to one page, that's the entry form. You can email your entries to the email address above.

My entries were:

Please forgive me.
I forgive you.

Pull up!
Pull it up dammit!

Private discussions.
No transcripts.
No oaths.


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