Flash Sledgehammer 36-Hour Writing Contest: Wordstock Edition

Congratulations, Deena Anreise, winner of Ink-Filled Page anthologies and $10 off entry to next year’s main Sledgehammer event, the 36-hour contest! Incorporating the prompt roots, Deena wrote this piece of flash fiction: We clung to familiarity, to the place of our birth, as our father dug us out dandelion-style, using his multi-syllabic wanderlust like a [...]

Mini Sledgehammer: May 2011

Apologies for the delay in posting this month’s winner. The three judges deliberated for a long time the night of the event–at least it was a warm and sunny evening so we could do so outside!–so I guess it only makes sense that the announcement would be the long time in coming. *** Prompts: Character: [...]

Sledgehammer 2010 is TOMORROW!

Yes, we’re actually counting down the hours (24:40 as of this post) till Sledgehammer 2010! There’s still time to register. Just fill the information here and come prepared to pay your registration fee tomorrow. We’ll be at the Multnomah County Central Library (U.S. Bank Room, 801 S.W. 10th Avenue, Portland map) from 11 a.m. to [...]

Mini Sledgehammer: St. Johns

The second Mini Sledgehammer was another resounding success. Thank you to Nena at St. Johns Booksellers for hosting it and to all the writers who participated! Our 36-minute writing contest prompts were: a car salesman a snowboard kicking “This weather’s got everybody…” Karen Hixson took home the prize with this story: It was difficult for [...]

Sledgehammer Seattle 2009

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