50 Word Fiction- June Winning Entry

by J Burns
1st July 2014

Would just like to share here that I've won the Scottish Book Trust's 50 Word Fiction Competition! The prompt was to write a piece of historical fiction in no more than 50 words- thought some would be interested after the recent historical fiction competition on this site. You can read my entry here: http://scottishbooktrust.com/writing/love-to-write/the-50-word-fiction-competition Any feedback would be much appreciated!

It was quite challenging to write a story with such a short word count. Have you read/written any flash fiction? My favourite one I've read so far is attributed to Ernest Hemingway: For sale: Baby shoes, never worn.

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You've just proved that less is more. Congratulations, love your short story. A worthy winner.

Thanks for sharing your success.

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Carla Devereux
02/07/2014

Well done Jenna, I've checked it out, your story conveys so much in so few words! I SEE the competition is open to all UK residents, so may give it a go.

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Malcolm Richardson
02/07/2014

Just read your entry and love it! 50 words is so little but you made an amazing impact.Well done and tempted to give one a try!

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