Writing Prompts for the July 2022 Year of the Tiger Bamboo Shoots Writing Contest : )

Okay, we’re going to shift gears this month.  Let’s revisit short pieces.  This month, let’s do either exactly 100 words, or exactly 500 words.  One or the other.  Or both if you have the time.  You can submit as many piece as you like.

And keep in mind that any piece you write might be selected by the editors for publication in a future issue of Bamboo Ridge : )

Here are the prompts that you can use or ignore.  Write what you like.  Anything.  Any style.  With or without illustrations.  Go nuts.  Win Bamboo Bucks.

Here are the prompts:

4th of July
Independence
Dependence
Fireworks
Duds
Picnics
Ants
Aunts
Pants
Plants
Grants
Dances
Trances
Chances
Luck
Sucks
Bucks
Tux
Prom
Tom
Dick
Harry
Hairy

Okay, these prompt suggestions are only suggestions.  Write what you like, but remember:

Exactly 100 words, or exactly 500 words.  No more, no less.  Let’s write!

By participating in the Bamboo Shoots community, you agree to the following rules:

1. We reserve the right to remove content that promotes hate or gratuitous violence. Be respectful and courteous to others.
2. All contest challenge entries must be submitted by the designated
3. Enter as many times as you like using a trigger/prompt (this page).
4. Contest Challenge entries can be prose (including short stories, nonfiction essays, or whatever you write), poetry, or plays -- or any type of hybrid writing you dream up.
5. Every entry must have a title -- unless you choose to enter a haiku, in which case you can simply enter the word haiku in the title section.
6. All content/entries should be original work. You retain ownership of your entries; however, we may ask to use them elsewhere on the site or on social media to help promote Bamboo Ridge and/or the Bamboo Shoots online writing community.
7. Winners will be announced with all possible speed after the end of each month. Winners receive 10 Bamboo Bucks credit to spend in the BRP online bookstore. Bamboo Bucks have no monetary value outside of the online store.
8. Entries may also be selected for publication in the regular Bamboo Ridge Journal. If your piece is chosen, the editors will contact you via the email address on file.
9. Please note that you need not enter the contest challenge in order to post on Bamboo Shoots. You may post other writing if you choose. We welcome that here:  Click this link to go to Shoot da Breeze.