The Meet-Cute Manuscript - Fiction Comp

You love them, you hate them, but they're also an inevitable and important part of the romance genre of writing. Romance tropes decorate our favorite romance stories, from Meet-Cutes to the One-Bed Debacle. Even if you don't like them, you can't deny them. Write a story where your character is caught in one of the classic Romance Genre tropes listed in the subscriber details.

Rules:

• Your entry must be your own work. Any entry suspected of being created using generative AI will be disqualified and reported.
  
• Please reference the announcement made about our updated content guidelines on what is appropriate to feature in writing.
  
• Submissions should only be made in an enduring and non-proprietary file format
  
  • Acceptable formats are: pdf and textbox entry
    
• Grading will be based on the Voice Grading Rubric
  
  • Ties will be broken by grader preference
    
• Entries must be 500 words or more