Very Short Story Challenge Goes Live on Twitter

By Dianna Dilworth 

Just how many characters do you need to write a short story?

Swiss tablet maker Logitech and self-publishing platform Blurb, has launched the “Very Short Story Challenge” on Twitter, and is calling for people to write compelling short stories in eight tweets. Using the hashtag #LogiVSS, Twitter users can compose works of very short fiction. The stories must be submitted by Feb. 24 will be judged. Writers Sean Hill, Seth Peterson, and Miranda Doerfler, and Brenna Lewis, senior director of experiential marketing at Blurb will judge the works based on plot, theme and writing quality.

The first place winner will receive a $100 Blurb gift card, a Logitech M535 Bluetooth Mouse, aUE BOOM 2 and the Logitech K380 Multi-Device Bluetooth Keyboard.