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By Brendan Mayer

Short stories

Reid-Thompson Public Library holding six-word story competition

May 12, 2021 | 5:04 PM

Reid-Thompson Public Library in Humboldt is asking people to write six-word stories that will displayed in the building.

Stories will be put up at the library without the names of the authors from May 17 to 31.

Kate Lucyshyn, branch librarian at the Reid-Thompson Public Library said the pieces should provide a movement of conflict, action and a resolution that gives the sense of a complete story transpiring in a moment’s reading.

“It is hard to get across a story that creates an image in a person’s mind in six words,” Lucyshyn said. “We thought we would do something a little different.”

The stories must also be original, typed or handwritten, contain only one contraction and be appropriate for all ages.

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“We will be placing them on a wall as long as they meet the guidelines,” Lucyshyn said.

Two volunteer board members will judge the competition.

Lucyshyn said she is writing a six-word story but hasn’t figured out all the details yet.

Participants can submit no more than two stories at the library or by emailing humcirc@wapitilibrary.ca by 4 p.m. on May 15.

Some stories will also likely be posted on the library’s Facebook page.

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