Prose Challenge of the Week 5

Morning, Prosers,

It’s the fifth round of the Prose Challenge of the Week, and we have been getting great responses to all of our prompts, they’ve all been great to read! Thank you all.

Before we move on to announce the winner of last week's challenge, along with announcing this week's prompt, we’d like to address a concern some of you, our Prosers, have had. As a company, we will always listen to feedback, and where possible, apply changes to make your experience here as awesome as possible. It is because of recent feedback, that we are changing the way we judge our Challenge of the Week.

Prose is a place where we all share a common passion. Words. Whether that be reading or writing them. Words make our world go round. It is only right that the winner of the Prose Challenge of the Week is the entrant who really went ‘all out,’ pushed boundaries, used impeccable language and grammar, and showed the Prose community their skills as a writer.

We want to see your fire, your passion for your craft. We want to see you perfect your form. We want to see your creative edge, that very edge that knocks your competition out of the water. We all take words seriously, and words have never been more important.

From this day onwards, Prose will be judging the entries to each and every one of the challenges we post. Bookmarks and shares will be taken into consideration but will not be the deciding factor. The criteria that we will judge against are: fire, form, and creative edge.

With that being said, here is the next Prose Challenge of the Week:

In no more than 500 words, continue this sentence: The land was barren, the sky was black… The winner will be chosen by Prose based on a number of criteria, this includes: fire, form, and creative edge. Bookmarks and shares will be taken into consideration, but won’t decide the winner solely. Winner will receive $100. (link, as always, will be put in the comments)

On to the winner of last week's challenge, and the lucky recipient of $100. After reviewing all of the entries, and discussing as a team, the winner of the Prose Challenge of the Week #4 is @Amna with “The Girl Whose Ballet Shoes Were Taken.” Congratulations, we will be in contact shortly to organise the transfer of your winnings.

Think you've got what it takes to be our next Prose Challenge of the Week winner? The get writing, now!