55-Word Story Contest, May 16-17: "gold"

Storytellers, we kick off our May 55-word story contest today!

The word: "gold".

The prize: a bookstore voucher worth LKR 1000 AND a state-of-the-art ego boost!
The restriction: you MUST use the word in the story.
Word limit: up till 55 words (hyphenated words will be counted as one word).
Photos: you are welcome to include an original, related photograph with your story.
Deadline: midnight of May 17 (Friday).
Voting type: secret ballot.

Voting will be open throughout May 18-19 (Saturday and Sunday). Please read all the entries and vote for your favourite by sending us a DM on Twitter or emailing us at srilankastories@gmail.com. Voting will be strictly confidential. (And no, you can't vote for yourself :p)

Do spread the word! The more entries and votes we get, the more exciting the competition!

Happy writing!

55-Word Story Contest Word, April 4-5: "diplomatic"

Storytellers, we kick off our first little 55-word story contest today! (A compromise based on all the poll results about this weekend.)

The word: "diplomatic".
The prize: an awesome, state-of-the-art ego boost :)
The restriction: you MUST use the word in the story.
Word limit: not more than 55 words.
Deadline: midnight of April 5 (Friday). So you have 2 days to create your masterpiece!
Voting type: secret ballot.

Voting will be open all day on Saturday and Sunday. Please read all the entries and vote for your favourite by sending us a DM on Twitter or emailing us at srilankastories@gmail.com. Voting will be strictly confidential. (And no, you can't vote for yourself :p)

Do spread the word! The more entries and votes we get, the more exciting the competition!

Happy writing!