Creative Nonfiction in The Ink Well Prompt #32
SourceWelcome to The Ink Well's weekly creative nonfiction contest!
In this post, we'll announce the winners from last week's contest and provide the prompt for the coming week.
Before You Write Your Creative Nonfiction Post...
We ask that you read our Creative Nonfiction Tips post to learn about the creative nonfiction genre and review our guidelines.
Important notes:
- Creative nonfiction stories are based on your real-life experiences.
- We are looking for real short stories! Not advice columns, reports on crime or corruption in your city, observations on nature, recipes, religion, politics, or any other nonfiction content. Just real-life short stories.
- Ideal story length is between 750 and 1500 words, but your story must be at least 350 words, at a minimum to be curated.
- Please focus on quality content. Read and edit for errors! Use a grammar checker before you post your story.
- We expect everyone who posts in The Ink Well to read and comment on at least two other stories for each one published.
- Do not post stories featuring physical abuse, graphic violence, erotica or NSFW content.
Last Week's Creative Nonfiction Winners
Thank you to all who participated in last week's prompt Scent
Last week's participants
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Honorable Mentions of the Week
 | Compliscent
Her eyes lit up, and she clicked on the clickbait, which made the underpaid digital marketer give a smug smile behind their screen. One more sucker. |
 | The Mysterious Scent of Redemption
In those tumultuous days, I battled demons within and without. My heart had been shattered by the loss of a love that I thought would endure a lifetime. Even though I knew that it was imminent, the pain still seeped into my very being, threatening to consume me whole. Yet, it was in the midst of this turmoil that I discovered a glimmer of hope in a strange but appealing scent that became my anchor. |
 | The smell of sea in The Guaira
It's funny how memories as children are bigger than when we see or feel it as adults, perhaps the overflowing imagination amplifies them. As children we perceive reality differently, we have a great capacity to be amazed by the wonders that surround us. |
 | Petrichor
Petrichor is the scent after rain. A pleasant smell that permeates my senses and transports me to other worlds. Worlds that majorly consist of my past, present and future. I love it because of the freedom it brings, the darkness and the long-standing stillness that follows. I hate it because of the voices it carries. Incantations and messy lullabies of a broken past. |
This week there were so many brilliant stories that it was hard to select winners. We'd like to give a shoutout to the following stories :
@inessita with Unforgettable aromas, @dianelson with Essence and @lightpen with Roasting yams for teachers
Third Place: Wins 2 Hive
Our third place winner is
Your scents in my memories
With your love you aromatized my cosmos, with skill aforethought and intentionality you filled all of me, my senses, with the most powerful and delicious nuances. You impregnated and imbibed all my organs and tissues, irradiating with sparkles my most sensitive fibers, making your concert of fragrances and imperishable effluvia throughout my existence.
Second Place: Wins 3 Hive
Our second place winner is
An Old Scent
I remembered the time she came to my house to tell me she had just discovered a new song and she wanted me to listen to it immediately. She played the song until it was all I could dream about. I remembered the time we sat outside her house fantasizing about our future and how our kids would be best of friends. I remembered how much she loved the rain, she'd slightly open the windows to her room when it was raining, to let little drops of water fall on her face, and it wasn't long before I enjoyed doing it too.
First Place: Wins 5 Hive
Our first place winner is
The scent of the sea
At the university, my second home, the smell of the sea also filtered through the hallways and classrooms. It was located right in front of the coast, offering me a breathtaking view that stretched as far as the eye could see. Every time I stepped out onto the balcony or walked through the gardens, the salty aroma enveloped me, reminding me that the vastness of the ocean was just steps away. It was a vision that nourished my spirit and ignited my imagination, making me feel connected to something greater than myself.
This Week's Prompt #32:
Nature
Many people feel that nature revives spirit and soul and have stories to share about their outdoor experiences especially whilst they were on vacation.
This week we ask you to write a personal story about nature or the natural environment.
For this topic there are several possible approaches. For example:
- Tell us about an outdoor experience that influenced you profoundly.
- Perhaps a family member encouraged you to visit a place you've always loved, but have been too busy to make time for.
- Maybe you experienced a disastrous back-to-nature excursion. Perhaps it changed your life.
- Nature has its own music. Tell us about how the sounds of nature filled you with awe or dread.
Tell us about it!
Have fun and good luck! We look forward to reading your stories.
Contest Rules
- You have 6 days to write your story from the date of this prompt post. Be sure to check the deadline countdown.
- Write a real-life story with the creative elements of fiction, like characters, dialogue, scene setting and a story conflict.
- Post your story in The Ink Well Community.
- Please use the tags #creativenonfiction and #inkwellprompt on these posts. Other possible tags: #writing #inkwellprompt #nonfiction
- Stories must be written in English. If you've translated the post, it's best to add the original version below the translation. Do not write mixed language paragraphs.
- Read and comment on at least two stories in the community. Add a link to your story as a comment on this post.
And be sure to remember to join The Ink Well community!
Prizes
Prizes are only for stories written for this week's prompt
- First place : 5 Hive.
- Second place : 3 Hive.
- Third place : 2 Hive.
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