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C O M P E T I T I O N S
from 2020 | Tabula Rasa
by Tabula Rasa
Each year, Tabula Rasa challenges writers with various competitions that explore creativity and ingenuity in writing. Even when given the same prompt, each competition submission is individually unique and expressive. This year, we proposed two competitions that explored creative concepts and originality in writing.
WRITE THE LAST 1-4 SENTENCES OF A STORY.
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“Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending,” writer Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once said. The ending of stories can be heartwarming and beautiful, but they can also be sad or terrifying, or even twist the significance of the entire narrative. Be bold and creative!
INCORPORATE NUMBERS INTO A STORY, POEM, OR OTHER CREATIVE PIECE.
Our world runs on numbers: whether we’re glancing at a clock, collecting lottery tickets, or calculating tips at a restaurant, numbers fill the realm of reality and fantasy. The numbers should be a focus of your story: they can be a structure, a subject, or a method of organization for your writing.
