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Six Word Story Contest - 7 3 Month Subs to be won!...and the winners are announced here!
A type of Flash Fiction, six word stories are (very) short stories with an exact word count: six words. #SixWordStories is the place where, alongside quality, quantity really does matter. Though these stories are so brief in length, they can be as profound, if not more, than the prose and poetry you see and read every day, partly because six word stories can tell us so much and yet contain so little.
As a Group, we encourage writers to explore their boundaries with prompts, collaborations and more, but we accept anyone and everyone too! Whether you are a digital artist, photographer, or something else entirely, if you can string six words together into a story, this is the place to be!
So getting to the point of this article, we are kickstarting this year with a six word story contest! We have some awesome prizes and hopefully enough freedom for you to enjoy yourselves too!

Please support the contest and

Inspiration Project Take II-- JulyHere we are again.

And late again...
It's time for the July Inspiration Project! Are you ready to get inspired?
Remember: If you submit a deviation for the previous month, you are on the list for the next month. This means anyone who submitted a six word story in July is being used as inspiration for August. You do not have to be on the list to participate, but if you would like to be on the list for July, you must submit a deviation inspired by art from one or more of the artists on the list below.
A recap of the rules: Go to their gallery, find something that inspires you, create a Six Word Story that follows the guidelines of the group, and submit no more than one deviation to the folder down there

per week.
Please submit all stories inspired by the artists listed below here.
The List:

*Delice1941

~DNA-The-Authoress

~Jdrawer01

52 Week Six Word Story Challenge! - In Conclusion#SixWordStories has teamed up with #theWrittenRevolution to present to the literature community a project that will question what it really means to be a writer.
We have reached both the end of the project and the year after 52 intense weeks of 52 challenges that we hope have been effective in spurring on writers' creativity and imagination with the creation of these six word stories.
For the last and final time, this is what the community has come up with for last week's six word story challenge:
Write a six word story about writing a six word story. Describe to us how it has been this year!
~ Suggested by ~Zophirus
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Weekly Spontaneity! ~ [15]It's been a bit quiet here with us just providing Prompts and the Inspiration Project, especially after the 52 Week Six Word Story project we had last year, so we are thinking of launching a new weekly project... with a few additional perks!

This time round, we are going to post something to spark those creative minds, be it a deviation, a quote, a song, or something else completely, and your purpose is to write a six word story. Perhaps the piece will provoke thought, inspire you, or evoke a particular response out of you. Whatever you write, it must be six words only (or rather, original guidelines apply) and you can write whatever you like as long as it is a response to the material we post.
Some Guidelines:

Please post all six word stories here, in this blog.

Weekly Spontaneity! ~ [8]It's been a bit quiet here with us just providing Prompts and the Inspiration Project, especially after the 52 Week Six Word Story project we had last year, so we are thinking of launching a new weekly project... with a few additional perks!

Please post all six word stories here, in this blog.

#SixWordStories Showcase: June 18th - July 2ndA type of Flash Fiction, six word stories are (very) short stories with an exact word count: six words. #SixWordStories is the place where, alongside quality, quantity really does matter. Though these stories are so brief in length, they can be as profound, if not more, than the prose and poetry you see and read every day, partly because six word stories can tell us so much and yet contain so little.
In our feature articles, we will be showcasing selections of the wonderful six word stories submitted to our bi-weekly word and theme prompts. New bi-weekly prompts will also be announced here.
Word Prompt: Math

Flash Fiction Month July 2012Preface
This article is written for #LitResources. Our goal is to be a collection and creation station for all resources pertaining to literature on deviantART. This article will focus on Flash Fiction Month! It will include information about what specifies flash fiction, activities around dA for flash fiction month, and links to resources revolving around FFM activities.
If, after reading the article, you have more information or resources to add, please leave your thoughts in a comment! And don't forget to this article to help spread the word.
What Is Flash Fiction?
Put simply, flash fiction is a very short story. Lengths can vary from as few as six words (i.e. Hemingway's famous Baby Shoes) to a thousand, sometimes more. It depends largely on the outfit for which the author decides to write a piece of flash fiction. For the

Summer ContestUPDATE: Submissions to the contest are now closed. Watch for an announcement on the results.
The Prompt
Use an object to connect the lives of two or more otherwise unrelated characters.

Contest Begins on June 1st, 2012.

Contest Ends on August 1st, 2012 at 11:59pm Pacific Time
The Rules

All entries must be Literature. Prose, Poetry, and Scripts are accepted. No visual poetry; concrete is allowed.

All entries must be written specifically for this contest, uploaded to dA on or after June 1st, 2012.

All entries must include a link to this contest journal in the artist's comment of the deviation.

All entries must adhere to deviantART's Submissions Policy and Etiquette Policy.

Anyone who is not judging may enter the contest, including DLD st

Cahoodaloodaling + You = Possible PublicationFrom `vespera:
"Hello fellow deviants!

Most of you probably have not seen me around the site, I mostly

and lurk around this group, but that doesn't mean I haven't had my eye on all ya'll. I've been impressed by the work coming out of this group.
:iconsunshinegypsy: and I, :iconvespera:, run a publication outside of dA that is prompt based and will hopefully become more of a collaborative work. What does this mean for you?
This month's theme is Six Word Stories! (And twitter poems, if that also interests you).
What do we want to see? Your BEST six word stories. Topic does not matter. Make us laugh. Make us cry. Make us cringe. Just make us do SOMETHING.
Also, if you and another poet want to collaborate and each write a six word story that may play on eachother (opposites of some nature, two sides of the same story, etc.) that'd be cool. (You both must give permission to use the work, see submission guidelines.)
THIS IS IMPORTANT: We strongly feel that titles are not t

GuidelinesWe will be establishing some guidelines for #SixWordStories, including what makes a six word story, what sort of things are allowed and what are not allowed. It would be in your best interest to follow these, if only so your deviation doesn't get declined. We don't decline many anyway, but we will always explain why your deviation is declined if it is.
We will be enforcing these from now on, so first, please read What is a Six Word Story? to get a general idea on what our definition of one is. Hopefully that will help.
Titles
Titles do not interfere with the six words word count if they are contextual. If six word stories stand on their own (makes sense on its own and acts as a proper story), then titles can be used to give context to the piece i.e influences the piece so that there are alternate interpretations.
However, if the title leads into the story, then more words are added, in that sense, and w

Six Word Story Contest Winners!We have our results of our six word story contest on the theme of: 'Around the World in 80 Days' with a comical twist!

First, I would like to say a massive thank you to our judges...
:icondamina: :iconhtblack: :iconladylincoln: :iconmafiavamp: :iconsolarune: :iconthorns: :icontwilightpoetess:
... for judging over 200 entries. It seems that with every contest, we achieve an amazing feat. This time is no different, so I thank them for their efforts and how they managed to judge this contest very quickly by any standard. If you have time, go to their pages and spam them with love!

Onto the winners...
First Place

Day 60: Crashed by ~braverose
Second Place

#SixWordStories Showcase: July 2nd - July 16thA type of Flash Fiction, six word stories are (very) short stories with an exact word count: six words. #SixWordStories is the place where, alongside quality, quantity really does matter. Though these stories are so brief in length, they can be as profound, if not more, than the prose and poetry you see and read every day, partly because six word stories can tell us so much and yet contain so little.
In our feature articles, we will be showcasing selections of the wonderful six word stories submitted to our bi-weekly word and theme prompts. New bi-weekly prompts will also be announced here.
Word Prompt: Llama

Theme Prompt: Hurdles
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Six Word Story Contest - 7 3Mo.Subs to be won!A type of Flash Fiction, six word stories are (very) short stories with an exact word count: six words. #SixWordStories is the place where, alongside quality, quantity really does matter. Though these stories are so brief in length, they can be as profound, if not more, than the prose and poetry you see and read every day, partly because six word stories can tell us so much and yet contain so little.
As a Group, we encourage writers to explore their boundaries with prompts, collaborations and more, but we accept anyone and everyone too! Whether you are a digital artist, photographer, or something else entirely, if you can string six words together into a story, this is the place to be!
So getting to the point of this article, we are kickstarting this year with a six word story contest! We have some awesome prizes and hopefully enough freedom for you to enjoy yourselves too!

Please support the contest and

the article so that more can join in on the fun!

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Next Stop, #theWrittenRevolution!
Due to an overfull schedule, we're returning to a wonderful group on our solo stop this August.

September will return to our usual crazy two stops per month schedule!
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The Host Group
As written for the 11th stop: #theWrittenRevolution, run by another awesome staff team and headed by :devstarboyd

SixWordStories Contest - Five 3-Month PMs to win!UPDATE: The contest ends in a couple of days so get your entries in if you want to participate! Please also make sure your entry is in our folder here!
A type of Flash Fiction, six word stories are (very) short stories with an exact word count: six words. #SixWordStories is the place where, alongside quality, quantity really does matter. Though these stories are so brief in length, they can be as profound, if not more, than the prose and poetry you see and read every day, partly because six word stories can tell us so much and yet contain so little.
As a Group, we encourage writers to explore their boundaries with prompts, collaborations and more, but we accept anyone and everyone too! Whether you are a digital artist, photographer, or something else entirely, if you can string six words together into a story, this is the place to be!
It has been a long time since we have had a contest, but we have some

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What is a Six Word Story?

by ^3wyl, Nov 24, 2010, 3:06:20 PM
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This blog hopes to address the issue of the definition of a Six Word Story. With thanks to our Contributors ~Bakape, ~deviantshrimp, `Exillior, !Iluvocnj2006, ~MaddyJordan, ^neurotype, =SilverInkblot, ~StellaSalvata, =TwilightPoetess, ~Zophirus, we have managed to conduct a sort of mini-guide on what a six word story should and should not do. We would greatly appreciate your own thoughts and opinions, so if you do have any at all, please do not hesitate to say so in a reply to this blog!

A Six Word Story Should:

Tell a Story

The story does not necessarily need to have a beginning, middle and end. There should be a storyline/plot element in the story which allows freedom of imagination. Time is a vital element in a story. Stories do not need to make sense, although there should be an understanding as to what the writer is trying to portray.

Tells a Story
Sniper sights, sniper sneezes, sniper shot. by !spotted-horse
"Come." "Over my dead body." "Doable." by ~SonicNextGen
It started and ended with roses. by ~numbuh9494

Does NOT Tells a Story
A broken heart will always heal. by `MagicalJoey
Broken means it can be fixed. by =SilverInkblot

Include a Verb

As stated by ~Zophirus: The verb indicates action. With no action, there is no story, only statement.

The story CAN be told without a verb if the description makes it evident that some action is about to occur or has occurred. Another way of portraying action implicitly is in dialogue.

Include a Verb
Teach a broken heart to beat. by ~himekavya
Jumped from building. Fell on balcony. by ~mathhenr
Harold died one minute too late. by *Umbrascitor

Does NOT Include a Verb (still tells a story)
Beautiful girl. Handsome boy. Early graves. by =SilverInkblot
one letter, twenty pills, good.....night... by ~ninjakat7

Involve Progression or Change

As stated by ^neurotype: either this change, or its consequences, should be expressed in a way that gives the reader an implied beginning (and, potentially, an end).

Involve Progression or Change
Yesterday I created fire. Today, ashes. by *Umbrascitor

Does NOT Involve Progression or Change
The stars shine down upon me by ~damina
Everything always stays exactly the same. by ~AtrumMiles

Evoke Emotions or Feelings

This mostly applies to conceptual six word stories describing a setting or mood, for example. As these are simpler to create, stories with this concept should be evocative, generally by drawing upon a familiar image. ^neurotype

=SilverInkblot also states that these are tiny snippets; they can pack quite a punch, with the advice that If you're having trouble, concentrate on an emotion and figure out what elicits that emotion in you; then try to filter that down to six words.

Evoke Emotions or Feelings
Heaven is happier with you there. by ~numbuh9494
Broken wings twitch. Struggle, gasp... silence. by *Umbrascitor

Does NOT Evoke Emotions or Feelings
We met, then had tea afterwards. by *zephleit
And then the world ended forever. by `Itti

Provide a Structure

Stories should introduce a platform on which the reader builds a plot with characters and conflicts. The six words alone can rarely provide a plot, characters, and conflict with any degree of eloquency. ~StellaSalvata

This does not mean that the story itself needs a plot with characters, but that it should provide a structure for the audience.

Provide a Structure
"Books as a murder weapon? Possible." by ~TaurusJ
Keys, through fingers, unlock his heart. by ~Ceol-dKnight
I kept her veil. A souvenir. by `Itti

Does NOT Provide a Structure
Witty sayings do not prove anything by ~SonicNextGen
He hated life so he jumped. by `MagicalJoey

Engage the Audience

The audience should want to know what has happened, what is happening or what will be happening next. Allowing the audience to imagine the scene will achieve this.

Engage the Audience
Unable to see daylight, we imagine. by `Itti
Your headstone mocks me every day. by =SilverInkblot

Does NOT Engage the Audience
On Saturday, I had some tea. by ~Dark-McCloudy
My paper boat, painstakingly folded, sank. by *Umbrascitor

A Six Word Story Should Not

Be quotes/heavy referencing/content of movies, books, cliches, etc. It should not be 'clever' phrases/generic statements/sayings about life, the universe, and other things besides.

"But life will always go on" is not a story. It might be the final line of a book you're working on, but it doesn't tell us what your book is about. It could be the ending to any book. =SilverInkblot

Be generic and unoriginal. To be specific may be a good thing here. As stated by =SilverInkblot: Concrete stories of day to day life can be just as impressive as grand sweeping statements.

Involve a few words and a few symbols tossed in too.

Do or be the opposite of what is mentioned above.

Thank you! Hopefully you are a little wiser as to what a Six Word Story entails. If there are any issues or you disagree with the above, please say!

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