Competition: Professor Taranne

Professor Taranne

Written by Arthur Adamov, Professor Taranne tells the story of a middle-aged man arrested for indecent exposure. He protests his innocence, insisting he is the renowned Professor Taranne who has been lecturing abroad. However, he can't prove his identity, and someone else mistakes him for a colleague, Professor Ménard. He hopes his lecture notes and a letter from the university will vindicate him, but his notebook is blank and the letter accuses him of plagiarizing Ménard. The play ends with the man slowly undressing.

Competition

Write a short fiction (maximum 2,000 words) responding to the prompt in the subscriber details.

Rules & Scoring

• Subscribe to the competition to see the prompt in the hidden details.
• You must attach a snapshot of your character and their loadout. Additional characters are welcome and encouraged.
• Fiction must be 500 words minimum to qualify for participation and placement. Each fiction may not exceed a 2,000 word maximum.
• Submissions must be PDF or DOCX file formats. Links to Google Docs or other platforms that can be edited after the fact will be disqualified.
• Fictions will be evaluated according to the standard fiction rubric.