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Micro Fiction Writing Competition Winners: S2 Round 6

The results are in for our 6th and last round of this series of micro-fiction writing competitions. It’s sad to see the competition series come to an end but I’m excited to say that we now have 60 stories for our second Mum Life Stories Anthology, which is shaping up to be a number 1 best seller (hey, I can dream can’t I?) Let’s see if I can get it finished and published by Mothers Day. It surely makes the best Mothers Day gift and an all-round beautiful keepsake. Wish me luck as life just seems to get busier and busier.

Quick snap shot of whats been happening for me! I recently moved my little family over 1400km’s away to the suburbs of Brisbane city, to be closer to my nearly 20-year-old twin boys and provide my daughter with more opportunities for study and work. We are loving it so far but it has meant a very busy life and not a lot of time for writing or creating. Looking forward to getting back into it all very soon.

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Shortlist: Micro Fiction Writing Competition S2, Round 6

Empty Nest

It’s finally here, the shortlist for our 6th and last round of this series of micro fiction writing competitions. Apologies for how long the process has taken this time around. I moved my family over 1300 kms away and to say the process has been a rollercoaster ride of twists and turns is an understatement. We are still not in our rental home (one more week to go) after it was delayed a few weeks, and I’ve got my computer set up in our holiday rental accomodation so that I can finally get this post up and put an end to the misery of waiting for your all. Your patience has been amazing and I thank you all for sticking with me.

I’m still hoping to have the anthology published and available by Mothers day so fingers crossed there are no more big dramas or events for us over the next few months.

Now for the big news. The shortlist for round 6 of this series of the Mum Life Stories Micro Fiction Writing Competition.

Writers were asked to write a story of 500 words or less around the theme ‘Empty Nest’. They could interpret it any way they saw fit as long as it was in narrative form. I’m happy to say that 99% of submissions stuck to these guidelines and made reading for us judges, a pleasurable experience.

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Micro Fiction Writing Competition S2 Round 6: Cash Prizes

Micro Fiction Writing Competition S2 Round 6: Cash Prizes

This is it! The final round of this series of micro fiction writing competitions. The last round before production begins on the second Mum Life Stories Anthology, and your final chance to be a part of this beautiful book.

I’m sad to say that this will probably be the last series of competitions I will be able to run, at least for a while. My family and business commitments have meant that I cannot spend the time that I need to on getting the competitions advertised and judged etc in reasonable time frames. I don’t know if I will be able to run them again in the future but I’m hopeful that I will.

So let’s make this last round the best one yet. Please help spread the word on social media etc, and tell all your writer friends so that we can finish this anthology with a bang!

Round 6 is themed ‘Empty Nest’, probably the most bitter sweet time in a mothers life, when all the hard work sees it’s reward in an independent child going off to live their own life but at the same time leaving a child-sized hole in our hearts that will never truly be filled again. It’s a new season, filled with new experiences and choices about our own lives that we didn’t have the option for, for so many years, but now we are not sure if we want. Confusing, yet exciting at the same time.

I’m really looking forward to reading all the submissions in a months time.

Submission opens at 12AM this Sunday morning AEST, the 16th of October and closes 4 weeks later on Sunday the 6th of November at midnight AEST.

Check out the competition information below!

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Micro Fiction Writing Competition Winners: S2 Round 5

The results are in for our second last round of this series of micro-fiction writing competitions. I’m excited to say there’s only 1 more round before production begins on the second Mum Life Stories Anthology, which is shaping up to be a number 1 best seller (hey, I can dream can’t I?) so that means only one more chance to get your story included in the book. Get your thinking caps on and let’s fill the end of the anthology with tales our readers will remember long after they put it down (but let’s hope they can’t put it down).

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Shortlist: Micro Fiction Writing Competition S2, Round 5

Adolescence

It’s finally here, the shortlist for our second last round of this series of micro fiction writing competitions. After opening this round for submissions twice, there was eventually a decent amount of entries for some healthy competition. I’m hoping that our next and final round will attract a bit more attention though so we can finish off the anthology with a bang!

Due to the amount of times I’ve had to extend submission dates and re-open rounds etc, I am unfortunately going to have to push back the release date of the anthology. I was hoping to have it out by the end of this year but it is looking more likely that February 2023 will be the soonest I can get it compiled and published. There is due to be some big changes for me and my family at the end of this year, so time for Mum Life Stories is going to be limited. Rest assured it ‘will’ happen though! It won’t be out in time for Christmas but it will be right on time for Mother’s Day!

After this, there is just one more round to go. So get those creative juices flowing and think about what mischievous tales you can tell about young adults or the return to freedom for empty nesters. Okay, you can talk about the down side too, but not too much, we want some uplifting tales too. Let’s end the anthology in a positive light.

Now for the big news. The shortlist for round 5 of this series of the Mum Life Stories Micro Fiction Writing Competition.

Writers were asked to write a story of 500 words or less around the theme ‘Adolescence’. They could interpret it any way they saw fit as long as it was in narrative form. I’m happy to say that 99% of submissions stuck to these guidelines and made reading for us judges, a pleasurable experience.

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Micro Fiction Writing Competition S2 Round 4: Deadline extended!

Micro Fiction Writing Competition S2 Round 4: Deadline extended!

Hey amazing writers and readers alike. If you’re a subscriber, you may have received an email from me recently informing you that judging this round would be extended due to unforeseen circumstances (including a robbery), but upon reflection and review of the entries, I have decided to open up the competition for a further 2 weeks as there are not enough qualifying submissions to ethically choose 10 submissions for the short list. Please help by reposting the original post (found HERE) on social media and telling all your writer friends. The new deadline will be August the 25th at Midnight AEST. It would be amazing if you could please, please, please spread the word and get more writers involved. It would really help to get this round through to completion and offer the writers the healthy competition they deserve.

I understand that the $2 entry fee may put people off and whilst I’d love to keep the entry FREE, I’m not sure my bank account will thank me for it. The entry fee helps pay for the prize money, but what’s left has to come from my own pocket, which I’m more than willing to do as it’s a pleasure to hear such excitement from writers when their stories are chosen for a prize and publication. Your very helpful contribution, of a small entry fee, will help me to keep these competitions running and if we get enough from these ongoing competitions, we can eventually make them FREE.

See the original post for details on how to enter HERE

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