NFFD 2021: Prompt #11

 

 Prelude

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of National Flash Fiction Day, we're running our first ever novella-in-flash competition.  Whilst writing an entire novella-in-flash might be a little much for a single writing prompt with a turn-around-time of 24 hours, we'd love for you to spend a few minutes dreaming up ideas for a novella-in-flash you'd like to write.

Then, for this prompt, write a sort piece of microfiction -- 100 words or fewer -- that could serve as a prelude or an endnote for your novella-in-flash to be.  (Or, if you fancy writing something longer, a first or last chapter...though keep it to 300 words or fewer if you wish to submit your work to The Write-In!)

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If you’re submitting this to us, make sure to note that this is a response to Prompt 11: Prelude.  

You can submit responses until 23:59 BST on Sunday, 27 June 2021 for a chance to be published here at The Write-In.

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We do very much hope you'll consider entering our novella-in-flash competition; you have until 31 October 2021 to submit. You can also read our interview with judge Sophie van Llewyn on the NFFD website and find out how to sign up for a free, online Novella-in-Flash Panel on the NFFD website as well.

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Photograph of Basilica di Santa Maria Novella by Photo2121 via Wikimedia Commons.