The Natural World Writing Contest [NATURE][Winners announced]

Out there... away from highways and the hustle-bustle of our busy communities, is another world which many of us have experienced both as a pleasure or, perhaps, a troublesome episode in our lives (like meeting a mother bear and her cubs on a walking trail).



This contest asks you to either write a story loosely based on your own personal experiences in the wild or, if you've never been outside of the city, what you imagine such an outing could be like.

It might be boring, exciting, life-changing or just a plain fantasy... but it should be based upon being entirely within, and perhaps maybe even prey to, the natural world around us (this one we're on, preferrable, but not as a hard rule ).

All T&C's apply

Title must contain [NATURE]

Enter as many stories as you like, but post them as seperate threads in the Short Story forum.

No upper or lower word count limits

Any writing form acceptable

There will be three winners chosen, based solely on the number of flags their story receives from your fellow members.

The contest runs until midnight, June 30 and the winners announced the following morning of July 1.

Winners only will get writer status, 5 'applauses' each and included in the Showcase of Winners.

reply to post by masqua


Hmmm, this is the second time a new short story contest is opening before the prior closes.
Uhhh I am still finishing working on my june submissions. Lol.

Utoh. Writing about nature? I am a nature lover!

This is right down my alley.

Good luck all.....

This is one area where I may have to rely on experience or just be silly.

Think I'll go with silly.

reply to post by ldyserenity


It's June 1 and the former contest is closed with the winners already announced.

BTW... the 'other' Short Story contest running concurrently is just one more way to get involved in writing skills.

Here's mine
www.abovetopsecret.com...

reply to post by beezzer


Yes... I just read it.

The clarity of the image presented was crystal clear.

First one for the new comp.

Gone Now, Forever More

Looking forward to it

Originally posted by masqua
reply to post by beezzer

 

Yes... I just read it.

The clarity of the image presented was crystal clear.

All in good fun.

Gee, I thought writing about nature would be easy. There's too much, once I thought about it, to discuss in one story. For now, here's one that I hope you enjoy:

The Nature of the Beast Within.

More to follow, but they'll stray a bit more....

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there is mine, I entered too

Ar, here be my submission:

[Nature] Boy

Now this is one I will enjoy for sure. I just wish my laptop hadn't crapped out on me. I guess I will have to suck it up and use the wife's macbook. So stand by because a good majority of my life has been spent outdoors in nature. I hope to have one to submit tonight.

2nd entry:

A simple story of [Nature].

Short, but sweet, from a different POV.

reply to post by masqua


I decided to make something a little Whitmanesque with my entry.

Hope you folks enjoy it.

Blades of Grass [NATURE]

My first entry of the month. Hope you all like it.



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Here's mine. Enjoy peeps.

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A second one. Whenever camping is abound, ghost stories aren't far behind....

Black Mountain

Here is another entry from me.

The Bonfire.[NATURE]

Another one.

The Chase, The Prize

Enjoy.