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Is it hot out there, isn't it? Do you think everything is good under the bright sun? There are plenty of mysteries to be solved even in the heat, they wouldn't wait until the dusk. Are you ready to solve them? WELCOME to our ' SUMMER OBLIVION ' contest. All you have to do solve the mystery is to write a story around 1,500-2,000 words.

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You are a person who has no memories of your work life, but you can remember what happens in your non-work life. At the summer camp you work at, a tragic incident strikes. You cannot remember the incident at all. Are you the perpetrator or the victim? How will your lack of memory affect the aftermath? What happens next?

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You can have memories of the entire day unlike everyone else in town who can only remember a few minutes of their day. A summer fair arrives in your town and you're hired to help out. On day two, during closing hours, a tragic incident strikes. No one except you remembers the incident. Does your memory help them to solve the issue? Will you be the witness or the accused?

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1. Your entry should be no more than . Anything above 2,000 words will be disqualified.

2.Choose only ONE of the two prompts above. Only one entry allowed per participant for this contest.

3.Your entry must be written in English and adhere to . Mature stories will not be accepted.

4.Your entry must be an original work written for this contest. You may continue your story if you wish, but we will only review what has been submitted to us.

5. Contest ends on . Entries that exceed the deadline will be disqualified.

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Publish your entry on your profile and submit it to us via this .

If you are publishing it as part of an anthology of stories, please provide the direct link to the chapter (and not to the entire anthology itself). You may also share the link in the comments section below. Entries submitted anywhere else will not be accepted.

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Winners will receive a shoutout on Mystery to 220,000 followers.

Winning entries will feature in our Chills and Thrills anthology.

Winning entries will feature in our Winners Reading List.

Happy writing!