The January Fiction Potluck Challenge is: Twist Endings
Send your best story in under 5,000 words.
This is a fiction-only challenge.
A tip from our guest judge, David Klotzkin: Remember “I see dead people” and that jaw-dropping moment from The Sixth Sense? Remember the impossible crime on the Orient Express, with a murdered passenger and every single suspect with an airtight alibi? We’re looking for endings like these, endings that surprise, endings that change everything.
About our guest: David Klotzkin lives with his family in the Southern Tier of New York State, in the United States, where he enjoys excellent weather and plentiful hills to bike upon. He loves making things up, but in real life, he is a professor of Electrical Engineering at Binghamton University. He has lowbrow tastes and no specific qualifications to be a writing contest judge, but he does delight in a good twist.
NEW GUIDELINES: No identifying info inside your file.
Include your piece title at top of your doc
TNR or Arial, 10/12, single spaced
Indent paragraphs
Empty margins on all sides
Empty line for scene breaks
Name your file with piece title and call name (Fiction Potluck)
Include your name/pseudonym and short bio in the body of your email.
Accepted file types: .doc/x, .odt
Live, unlocked Google Docs or Microsoft Word links are accepted by email (submissions[at]writersworkout.net). Set your document permissions to “anyone with the link can [comment or edit]” so we can collect it. We will not request access and we are not responsible for locked docs.
Please check the Potluck page or our listing here for rules and rights information.
Deadline: February 15
