Use the picture below to inspire your story.
Where did your character(s) find it? What’s inside?
And what happens after your character(s) discover what’s inside?
Contest Rules…
- Must be a paid SWG Member to enter
- Must be a short story or poem about finding a message in a bottle
- It can be any genre
- No more than 750 words total (not including the title)
- No AI
- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place Winners of the 2025 Fall Contest are not eligible to enter
- Be sure and put your name on the email but not on the story
- Entries must be received no later than 11:59pm on March 31st
- Give your entry a title and email it as an attachment or in the message body to SWGContests@gmail.com
- Prizes: 1st Prize = $75 / 2nd Prize = $50 / 3rd Prize = $25 / Honorable Mention
Entries (In Alphabetical Order)
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