Everyone can get involved with Hippocampus Magazine with Prompts! Each month we post a new creative nonfiction prompt, inspired by a real-life event; fact is stranger than fiction and if we experience something unbelievable, we know that others must have a similar story.
This month’s prompt:
“I didn’t really need it, but…”
Due Aug. 27; Published in Sept. 2014 issue
**extended this month’s call because there was a technical snafu with our form!**
How to submit:
Submit your 300-word-or-less response to this prompt by the 20th of the month using the contact form below: (note that you don’t have to use the prompt verbatim in your story)
We’ll share a selection of the best submissions–plus the story that inspired this prompt–in the next issue. Note that your {prompts} submission doesn’t have to include the {prompt} verbatim. Remember: we’re looking for true stories! And, if you are too shy to share, feel free to use this activity as a writing exercise for yourself!
Submit Your Prompt
We suggest writing and editing in a Word document and then coming back to this page to post when your submission is ready.
By submitting your prompt you agree to have your submission, first name and location published in Hippocampus Magazine. We reserve the right to edit submissions, especially for length. There is no guarantee that we will publish your submission. Due to volume, we cannot respond to individual entries.
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Unless I am somehow doing it wrong, the form seems to be cutting me off at 300 characters rather than 300 words 🙂
Same here…can I try to submit by email instead?
Oh, and it’s not allowing me a space to type my location…just shows the word “location.”
Libby and Anon – thank you for letting us know. I fixed the character count; for form-builder had a glitch. I will check on the “location” issue too. Thanks for your patience, but more importantly, for your comment here and email.