100 WORD MEMOIR CONTEST

We encourage as many of you avid creative writers to submit an entry to the contest. 100 words may sound like a lot, but it's actually only 5 - 7 lines. This means that your entry should be about the size of a short paragraph, which is perfect for anyone thinking of participating, but feeling short on time. 

Here's some more information from the NYT website...

"We’re not asking you to write to a particular theme or to use a specific structure or style, but we are looking for short, powerful stories about a particular moment or event in your life. We want to hear your story, told in your unique voice, and we hope you’ll experiment with style and form to tell a tale that matters to you, in a way you enjoy telling it.

To help, we have a step-by-step guide full of advice that is grounded in 25 excellent 100-word mentor texts. Written to students, they can follow it alone or as a class. We also have a forum where they can practice ahead of submission in which we ask, “What Story From Your Life Can You Tell in 100 Words?” We hope students will use the space to experiment and encourage each other."