 Submissions are due by 10:00 P.M the following Monday. The winner will be notified on Tuesday morning by email and will create the following week's prompt by Wednesday at 08:00.
The winner judges the following week's competition. Your Prompt: It’s the 31st of October, but you are the only one with a Halloween costume on, and none of the houses around are decorated. Write a stream of consciousness piece that explores this. -Word Count: 100- 150 words (no more, no less) Expectations: -Remember that you are writing for the Koç School's community. Please be respectful of that community. -Respect the word count -Your work should have a title--this is not part of your word count. -Include your full name and word count at the end of your submission. -Have fun with this challenge. Deadline: 22:00 P.M. Monday, October 30. Post your story in the comments below by clicking the "Comments" button in the lower left corner. Results will be posted on Tuesdays. Good luck and have fun! Photo Credit: https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween
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 Welcome to the Koç School's micro-Flash Fiction Competition. This is a weekly competition that allows you to try your words out on the community. For now we will run this as a ninth grade competition, but we may revisit that at some point.
The new prompt will be released every Wednesday at 20:00. Submissions are due by 10:00 P.M the following Monday. The winner will be notified on Tuesday morning by email and will create the following week's prompt by Wednesday at 08:00. The winner judges the following week's competition. Your Prompt: You wake up one morning and some part of you is no longer you. All that identity exploration might come in handy after all. -Word Count: 110 - 130 words (no more, no less) Expectations: -Remember that you are writing for the Koç School's community. Please be respectful of that community. -Respect the word count -Your work should have a title--this is not part of your word count. -Include your full name and word count at the end of your submission. -Have fun with this challenge. Deadline: 22:00 P.M. Monday, October 23rd. Post your story in the comments below by clicking the "Comments" button in the lower left corner. Results will be posted on Tuesdays. Good luck and have fun! Photo Credit: https://www.scotsmanguide.com/residential/solve-the-identity-puzzle/  Prompt: Like Odysseus, you have summoned a soul from the underworld. This person appears before you. Continue the tale. Word Count: 120-150 words Submissions: -Leave your response in the comments section. If you are interested in reading past submissions, you can find the stories there as well. Expectations: -Remember that you are writing for the King's Academy community. Please be respectful of that community. -Respect the word count -Your work should have a title--this is not part of your word count. -Include your full name and word count at the end of your submission. -Have fun with this challenge. Deadline: 22:00 Wednesday, March 29th Photo Source: https://classicalwisdom.com/mythology/homer/master-of-stories-odysseus-in-the-kingdom-of-the-dead/  Prompt:
In the spirit of Ramadan and Lent, write a story about patience and/or sacrifice. Word Count: 120-150 words Submissions: -Leave your response in the comments section. If you are interested in reading past submissions, you can find the stories there as well. Expectations: -Remember that you are writing for the King's Academy community. Please be respectful of that community. -Respect the word count -Your work should have a title--this is not part of your word count. -Include your full name and word count at the end of your submission. -Have fun with this challenge. Deadline: 22:00 Wednesday, March 22nd Photo Source: https://twitter.com/GherbalAl  Prompt:
You awake in a strange place. Judging from the objects around you, it is a different age. Continue the story. Word Count: 120-150 words Submissions: -Leave your response in the comments section. If you are interested in reading past submissions, you can find the stories there as well. Expectations: -Remember that you are writing for the King's Academy community. Please be respectful of that community. -Respect the word count -Your work should have a title--this is not part of your word count. -Include your full name and word count at the end of your submission. -Have fun with this challenge. Deadline: 22:00 Wednesday, February 8th Photo Source: https://www.freepik.com/premium-vector/time-machine_4440849.htm  Prompt:
Inspired by sleep, Jawad wants you to include a pillow in your story this week. You are free to take this in any direction you want. Word Count: 120-150 words Submissions: -Leave your response in the comments section. If you are interested in reading past submissions, you can find the stories there as well. Expectations: -Remember that you are writing for the King's Academy community. Please be respectful of that community. -Respect the word count -Your work should have a title--this is not part of your word count. -Include your full name and word count at the end of your submission. -Have fun with this challenge. Deadline: 22:00 Wednesday, February 1st Photo Source: https://unitedpillow.com  Prompt:
How might ChatGPT change the world for better or worse? To make it interesting, you are authorized to co-author your response with ChatGPT-3. Please put the words that ChatGPT-3 generates in bold print. In addition, I’d like you to respond to your prompt with an explanation of your process while using the tool. For example: what was your initial and follow up queries? Did you use it to take an existing idea in a new direction? Did it generate the initial idea and you revised it? Etc. Note: This is an authorized usage of the tool. It is important that you check with your teachers about whether usage of this tool is authorized or unauthorized on a given assignment. Word Count: 120-150 words Submissions: -Leave your response in the comments section. If you are interested in reading past submissions, you can find the stories there as well. Expectations: -Remember that you are writing for the King's Academy community. Please be respectful of that community. -Respect the word count -Your work should have a title--this is not part of your word count. -Include your full name and word count at the end of your submission. -Have fun with this challenge. Deadline: 22:00 Wednesday, January 25th Photo Source: June 7, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo  Prompt:
School is out for the winter break. At a family lunch, your cousin asks you for your best memory of the year so far... Word Count: 120-150 words Submissions: -Leave your response in the comments section. If you are interested in reading past submissions, you can find the stories there as well. Expectations: -Remember that you are writing for the King's Academy community. Please be respectful of that community. -Respect the word count -Your work should have a title--this is not part of your word count. -Include your full name and word count at the end of your submission. -Have fun with this challenge. Deadline: 22:00 Wednesday, January 11th Photo Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/06/well/mind/memory-loss-prevention.html  Prompt:
You are stuck on an alien planet. What's it like? Why are you there? Word Count: 120-150 words Submissions: -Leave your response in the comments section. If you are interested in reading past submissions, you can find the stories there as well. Expectations: -Remember that you are writing for the King's Academy community. Please be respectful of that community. -Respect the word count -Your work should have a title--this is not part of your word count. -Include your full name and word count at the end of your submission. -Have fun with this challenge. Deadline: 22:00 Wednesday, December 7th Photo Source: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/davinci-ten-mysteries-of-venus  Prompt:
Write about something interesting that happens during the holidays. Word Count: 120-150 words Submissions: -Leave your response in the comments section. If you are interested in reading past submissions, you can find the stories there as well. Expectations: -Remember that you are writing for the King's Academy community. Please be respectful of that community. -Respect the word count -Your work should have a title--this is not part of your word count. -Include your full name and word count at the end of your submission. -Have fun with this challenge. Deadline: 22:00 Wednesday, November 30th Photo Source: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Flauderdalecountyal.gov%2Findex.php%2Fhome%2Fholiday-schedule%2F&psig=AOvVaw0txltSGUPisXwEPVPRKrrX&ust=1669389330943000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjRxqFwoTCNDQuMqOx_sCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD |
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