1. DOES MY STORY HAVE TO BE FANTASY?

YOUR STORY CAN BE ANY GENRE AS LONG AS IT FITS THE PROMPT YOU HAVE CHOSEN. SINCE OUR PROMPTS ARE FAIRYTALE INSPIRED, IT SHOULD, IN SOME WAY, ALLUDE TO THE FAIRYTALE, REGARDLESS OF GENRE (ALTHOUGH WE ENCOURAGE FANTASY THE MOST).

2. DO I HAVE TO RESPECT THE PROMPT THEME ENTIRELY OR JUST “INSPIRED BY”?

THERE ARE MANY PLOT POINTS WITHIN A SINGLE FAIRYTALE. E.G IN SLEEPING BEAUTY, PRINCESS AURORA GETS PRICKED BY A NEEDLE, LIVES IN A FOREST WITH FAIRIES FOR PROTECTION, AND FALLS INTO DEEP SLEEP. IT’S UP TO YOU HOW MANY OF THESE PLOT POINTS YOU WANT TO USE, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO FOLLOW THE ENTIRE FAIRYTALE OR ONLY USE A FEW, AS LONG AS WE CAN TELL WHICH FAIRYTALE YOUR STORY IS ORIGINALLY FROM (A.K.A, RESPECTING THE PROMPT THEME).

3. DO I HAVE TO follow the disney version of the fairytale?

yOU MAY FOLLOW ANY VERSION / RENDITION OF THE FAIRYTALE IN YOUR CHOSEN PROMPT, E.G. LITTLE BRIAR ROSE MAY FOLLOW THE PERRAULT OR GRIMM VERSION.

4. can i use more than one prompt?

YOU MAY USE AS MANY PROMPTS YOU WANT FOR YOUR STORY AS LONG AS THEY CONNECT / MAKE SENSE WHEN TOGETHER. EXCEPTION IF YOU SUBMIT A DIFFERENT STORY – THEN, YOU CANNOT REUSE THE SAME PROMPTS YOU’VE ALREADY TAKEN.

5. does the story have to include romance?

NO. YOUR STORY MAY FOCUS ONLY ON FRIENDSHIP TOO. AT THE SAME TIME, YOUR STORY CAN HAVE NEITHER,