50 Word Fiction
Can you write a story in just 50 words? We’ll provide a prompt to get you started, but where the story goes from there is entirely up to you.

50 Word Fiction winners
- December 2020 - January 2021Write a story featuring a candle
- November 2020Write a story featuring a mountain walk
- October 2020Write a story featuring a library
- September 2020Write a story inspired by wildflowers
- August 2020Write a story featuring a bird
- July 2020Write a story inspired by the prompt 'hello from the future'
- June 2020Write a story featuring fog
- May 2020Write a story about adoption
- April 2020Write a story featuring glasses
- March 2020Write a story about washing up
- February 2020Write a story about a short film
- January 2020Write a story featuring a lizard
- December 2019Write a story featuring a winter cabin
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