#Valentiny, #50preciouswords, #PBParty, and now the #SpringFlingKidlit Contest! Phew! This year is starting out busy with all of the amazing writing contests going on! This is my first year submitting to the #SpringFlingKidlit Contest. (I need to focus my mind on writing rather than checking my email constantly, waiting for submission responses! Anyone else in … Continue reading #SPRINGFLINGKIDLIT ENTRY
Time for Vivian Kirkfield's annual #50preciouswords contest! The rules seem simple... Write a story for children age 12 or younger. It must have a beginning, middle, and end. You can only use 50 words or less! But it is a lot harder than ya think! Here is my entry this year: This short story is … Continue reading #50PreciousWords 2025
I love this time of year! The cool weather, turning leaves, sweaters, and all the Halloween decor! And, also, Susanna Hill's 11th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest! The rules are simple: write a 100 word Halloween story appropriate for children (title not included) using the words glow-in-the-dark, goosebumps, and goodies. 100 word story SOUNDS easy but it is a … Continue reading Time for a Spooky Season Story!
It’s that time again for falling leaves, apple cider, and Susanna Hill’s Halloweenie Contest! Congrats Susanna Hill for hosting this contest for 10 years! The challenge is to write a 100-word Halloween story appropriate for children using the following words: Skeleton, Mask, and Creep. It may sound simple but writing a story (with an arc) … Continue reading Halloweensie 2020
The time has come for a holiday treat! But I’m not talking about holiday cookies. (Thought I highly recommend Almond Cremes! They are my absolute favorite!) I’m talking about Susanna Hill’s 9th Annual Holiday Contest! This year we were instructed to write a children’s holiday story about a Holiday Treat. And it must be 250 … Continue reading A Holiday Treat
Today is the day! Grab the flowers, chocolates, and pens! Pens? Yeah, that’s right! Time to write a story (214 words or less) for Susanna Hill’s Annual Valentiny Contest! This years theme is Guilt. Did you forget to give someone a valentine? Did you eat all of your mom’s chocolate? Love is not the only … Continue reading Happy Valentine’s Day!
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