Autumnal Story Competition

The gold, russet and red season is almost upon us (unless you're from the Southern Hemisphere; you guys will need to use your imaginations). As the crop turns soft and sweet, Inspiring-Stories is looking to harvest some great autumn-themed stories. Be a part of it, and there's a unique prize in the offing!

Prizes

The best three stories will be narrated by me in an autumnal, rocky landscape on the outskirts of the UK's beautiful Bristol, and uploaded to YouTube. Want to see a sample of what this will look lilke? Here's a summertime equivalent:

Prompts

The story needs to have an autumn/fall theme; that is the one, truly unshakeable rule for this competition. Anything else goes, but if you need extra prompts, use this:

Pick the word the starts with the first letter of your first name.

A - Strawberry
B - Bee
C - Green
D - Centaur
E - Cake
F - Book
G - Pineapple
H - Rock
I - Movie
J - Diamond
K - Cat
L - Metal
M - Dragon
N - Red
O - Chocolate
P - Bluebird
Q - Orange
R - Marble
S - Banana
T - Mp3
U - Gelato
V - Mermaid
W - Pink
X - Fish
Y - Wood
Z - Paper

Now take the word that starts with the first letter of your last name.

A - Thief
B - Queen
C - Advisor
D - Mechanic
E - Therapist
F - General
G - Cadet
H - Marshal
I - Climber
J - Monk
K - Dancer
L - Writer
M - Fairy
N - King
O - Clerk
P - Farmer
Q - Architect
R - Captain
S - Officer
T - Admiral
U - Lumberjack
V - Pilot
W - Fisherman
X - Priest
Y - Sculptor
Z - Singer

These are the words to prompt your story. Interpret them in any way you like, or choose not to use them at all.

Time Limits

Opens: 1st of September 2017
Closes: 30th of September 2017
Judging: 7th of October 2017

How to Enter

Write up your story and submit it to your gallery, then link to it here. Or if you're feeling less confident or want to keep it private for now, Note it to me.

Word Count

3,000 words is the rough maximum, but you can go a little bit over if you need to.

Rules

• Your story submission must be written for this competition
• The story must have a strong, positive twist. Anything from feel-good works to black humour are fine, so long as a reader would feel good after reading it
• You can contribute as many submissions as you like
• No fanfictions
• No explicit sexual content or violence

Best of luck!