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Destination Unknown
Writing Challenge
Join us for two weeks of unpredictable writing action and prize giveaways. It's FREE to take part!
Get Ready for a Surprise!
Tuesday, June 7th – June 21st, 2022
STEP 1
Register
Register for the challenge and join the AutoCrit Author Community on Facebook. (Facebook group is optional, but recommended.)
STEP 2
Get Writing
We'll provide the opening line which your story MUST use. Let your imagination take off from there.
STEP 3
The Twist!
Watch out, because we're going to throw a twist your way, along with the final line your story MUST use.
STEP 4
Win Prizes
Win awesome prizes in our closing prize draw! Every registrant has a chance to win something.
The Writing Challenge Where Anything Can Happen...
Destination Unknown isn't like other writing challenges.
For this challenge, you must use an opening line that we will provide to you.
What is it? You'll need to register to find out!
Start from there and create your own short story. Beyond the first line, you're free to take it in any direction you wish. Get creative and have fun.
There is no minimum or maximum length, but we suggest keeping it short... because you'll be dealing with a few curveballs along the way.
At the end of the first challenge week, we're going to offer up a twist that you'll need to incorporate into the story. This might be a certain event that needs to happen, a line of dialogue that you must include, an important item that you'll need to work into the proceedings, or something completely different.
Anything can happen. This is, after all, Destination Unknown!
Following the twist, we'll also provide a closing line with which your story must finish.
How will you handle it? Let's find out, shall we...
Simply being registered puts you in the running for our prize draw finale on Tuesday, June 21st, so don’t worry if you can’t quite finish during the challenge period.
It’s all about having fun, getting creative, and thinking fast.
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Got Questions?
Answers to common questions about the challenge.
Q: Is there a fee to join in the challenge? Do I need to be an AutoCrit member to participate?
A: No, and no. The Destination Unknown challenge is just for fun. There is no fee to join, and you don't need to be an active AutoCrit member.
Q: Does this challenge involve submitting stories for judging or feedback?
A: No. The purpose of Destination Unknown is simply to have some fun and challenge yourself creatively. There will be no judging or submission period, but we do encourage sharing your stories with your fellow challengers to see how differently you tackled it compared to others!
Q: Will there be daily check-ins like with the annual AutoCrit Community Challenge?
A: No, there won't be additional check-ins for this challenge.
Q: How will you give the first line, twist, and finishing line to challengers?
A: Each component of the challenge will be emailed to registrants, and we'll also be hosting live stream announcements on the AutoCrit YouTube channel. Here is the schedule:
First Line Announcement: June 7th
Twist Announcement: June 10th
Final Line Announcement: June 14th
Wrap-up Event Live Stream: June 21st
To join us for each of the live stream events, be sure to subscribe to the AutoCrit YouTube channel.
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