Write a short story in 500 words or less.
Must include the words: Time, Sunset, Rhythm, Coffee, and Nervous
Make sure it has a beginning, middle, and end.
Title is not included in the word count.

Rules…

• You must be a paid SWG Member to enter
• Story can be any genre
• Story must be no more than 500 words (Not including the title)
• Story must include the words: Time, Sunset, Rhythm, Coffee, and Nervous
• No AI
• Prizes (1st $75, 2nd $50, 3rd $25, and Honorable Mention)
• Do not put your name on the entry
• Give your entry a title and email it as an attachment or in the body of the email and send it to SWGContests@gmail.com
• Entries must be received no later than 11:59pm on October 31st
• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place Winners of the 2026 Summer Contest are not eligible to enter

Entries (In Alphabetical Order)

Write a story using exactly 100 words (No More No Less).
Make sure it has a beginning, middle, and end.
Title is not included in the word count.

And The Winners Are…

1st Place – 150 Dissidents Outside Pyongyang by Mandie Hickenbottom Conner
2nd Place – Fashionably Late by Liz Verity
3rd Pace – Unbalanced by Harriet Ford
Honorable Mention – One Minute Early – Krystal Gregory

Entries (In Alphabetical Order)

• 150 Dissidents Outside Pyongyang North Korea 1960 – Mandie Hickenbottom Conner
• A Typical Sunday Morning – K. S. Brixey
• Adventure Awaits – D. L. Pitchford
• After Further Review – Chris Keller
• Based On A True Story – Connie Yen
• Becoming Olivia – Cathy Mastrantuono
• Blank Space – Babette Farrar
• Brooks Tail – Calvin Cutter
• Candy Givens & Candy Taketh Away – Ross Reed
• Death Of An Assassin – Jerod Lovelady
• Drifting Into Creation – John Brooks
• Facades – Wanda Sue Parrott
• Fashionably Late – Liz Verity
• Grace – Dorothy Davidson
• Hot Blaze – Joy Rutherford
• Jim – Marilyn Smith
• Knockout – Michael George
• Last Test Run – Houghton Forrest
• Love Is A Four Letter Word – Sean Rutherford
• Morning After – Alan S Michaels
• Mysterious Ways – Susan Robards
• One Minute Early – Krystal Gregory
• Perspective – Susie Kinslow Adams
• Planting Seeds – Barbara Rasko
• Solitude – Cassandra Jordan
• Thanks For Calling – Tom Pyle
• The Art And The Judge – David Rice
• The Bus Stop – Micki Pierce
• The Cutaway Café – Candy Simonson
• The Duelists – Kelly Reddin
• The Girl That Got Away – David Hampton
• The Intense Race – Krystal Johnson
• The Last Chance – Lisa Mueller
• The Reading – Teresa Wilson
• The Sandstone House – Jan Cole Bailey
• The Waves – Hillary Goldstein
• Through The Window – Susan Stewart Parkes
• Unbalanced – Harriett Ford
• Where The Bodies Are Buried – Jaime Cole
• Ye Old Watchmaker – Kelli Delong