Man and his Goat Picture Prompt Writing Contest

Posted by Storymoja Africa ⋅ December 14, 2009

We had promised you that we would announce the winner of the Man and his Goat Picture Prompt Competition tomorrow Tuesday 15th December 2009. However because of the absolutely bad quality of the submissions we are – without shame because we represent the very best and are convinced that there are really talented writers out there – announcing an extension of the Man and his Goat Picture Prompt Writing Contest. The new deadline is January 15th, 2010.

To help you along, here are a few plot prompts that might get your creative juice going:

What if goat was really his dead mother/wife/child reincarnated?

What if goat was his genie, granted him wishes as long as it is well treated?

What if he had a strange condition that made him think goat was a baby?

What if he came from a place where carrying the goat on one’s back was the norm?

What if they lived in the land ruled by goats?

What if carryng a goat on his back was a dare with plenty at stake?

You may chose from the above ideas but you are definately not limited to them. Come on, guys, represent!

The Rules

The Man and his Goat

Write a 500-1000 word story inspired by the picture and send it to blogs@storymojaafrica.co.ke. Storymoja will pay Ksh 1500 prize by M-pesa or Zap to the most interesting story. Did you notice, the prize cash went up!

Please mark in the subject of your submission email: Man and his Goat Picture Prompt Writing Competition, and attach in Word 97 compatible document. All stories that do not adhere to these rules will not be considered.

In the meantime, please go back and read all the stories that have been on the blog in 2009. Send the title of your all time favorite story to storyof2009@storymojaafrica.co.ke. Please include the name of the writer who you believe has grown the most in terms of creative excellence in 2009. Subject your message as Story of 2009. One story, one writer and one reader will have the chance to reign at the throne of Storymoja 2009! You stand to win your favourite Storymoja book and free entry to one of our events!

Kind regards and happy December to all of you!

About Storymoja Africa

Knowledge is the most powerful engine for economic growth worldwide. To accelerate development in our beloved country, we have to nurture a reading culture that goes beyond academics and politics. Growing Kenya ’s reading culture is Storymoja’s mission as it feeds our business), our personal call as writers, and our patriotic duty. Storymoja is a venture recently formed by a collective of five writers who are committed to publishing contemporary East African writing of world-class standard. We source widely to identify good local writers, help them edit their submissions to exacting standards, and develop eye-catching book-covers.

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