Challenges

Season 23

Challenge 2

In this Challenge you have a theme — Darkness

You may write either a poem (without line-end rhyme) or a piece of prose, but there is a restriction: The writing must not contain any mention of humans. 

So no pronouns: I, you, he, she, my, their etc.

nor any named people, e.g. no Mrs Jones or John etc.

You may refer to things which imply humans eg ‘footsteps in the mud’, or ‘washing on the line’.

You have up to 300 words.

The Darkness can be literal or metaphorical.

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Challenge 1

The first challenge of the season is to write the opening moments of a blockbuster movie, or a new TV thriller series or a stage play. Yes…this is a script writing challenge.

You can choose any genre, but the piece must be gripping. You’ve really got to entice your audience to want to keep watching. 

Your entries must not exceed 300 words, excluding any title.