Shortlist
Contest - 2022-Flash-01 - Belong
Over 85 Story Submissions
33 Stories selected for the Shortlist and eBooks Collection
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Our first contest of the New Year was a great success! We received some amazingly varied responses to the prompt. In addition, we also welcomed some very talented middle school and high school writers into our club. It seemed as if the concept of belonging particularly appealed to you younger writers. We appreciate the high degree of talent of our members, and hope you will spread the word to more and more readers. These stories need to be shared!
Thanks to everyone for your entries, comments, and your support of each other.
NOTE: Some very good stories had to be disqualified for the following reasons:
- Too many words – 350 is the absolute max
- No reference to the prompt
- No personalized avatar
We hope all of you will carefully follow the rules next time, so that your great writing can get published and possibly win a prize!
Congratulations to the writers whose stories made the shortlist!
- All selected stories were formatted and edited for publishing in our eBooks Collection.
- Voice.club Staff will select the Grand Winner from the shortlist.
- Public voting will select 1st, 2nd and 3rd winners.
- Check your My Account page to watch your likes and credits accumulate!
There’s a like button at the bottom of each story. Each “like” = 1 vote.
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- Grand Prize (Staff Pick) – $50 Amazon Gift Card
- First prize (Public Voting) – $25 Amazon Gift Card
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2022-Flash-01
"Belong"
We’re starting the New Year with a prompt that has a multitude of meanings. We were so intrigued with the picture of the mountain puzzle, each piece fitting where it belongs.
Nearly every aspect of our lives is organized around belonging to someone or something, such as family, ethnic or cultural groups, or a supportive team of writers and readers.
In addition to feeling our own sense of belonging, we also treasure objects and people that we feel belong to us. The possibilities for exploring this theme are endless!
Here are some stories you might enjoy reading for inspiration:
Good luck in the contest!
Double-check your story against the rules below, and make all corrections BEFORE you submit! Multiple entries of the same story will be disqualified.
Ensure your submission follows these rules:
- Correct length (350 words or less)
- Correct spelling and grammar
- Family-friendly content
Include some form of the word belong or a similar reference
We are committed to strict moderation and curation to ensure that all content adheres to our family-friendly policy. In order to have the best chance for your content to be published, you should avoid the following topics:
- Drugs
- Explicit sex
- Alcohol centric
- Divisive Religious Content
- Divisive Political Content
- Cigarettes
- Profanity
- Extreme violence
- Controversial Current Events
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleWow, there are already some superb entries in this competition. I think the theme is one that is really speaking to the muse inside of everyone. The writers certainly belong to their chosen art form!
I agree with Carrie, this prompt has certainly brought out the best in everyone and I love all the different takes on it.
Thank you Voice-Team for the incredible prompt and all your hard work on this!
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleCongrats to Juma and all the runners up in this great contest I feel very honoured to be amongst such talent.
Congratulations to all the winners! Great work.