Competition: Endgame

Endgame

Written by Samuel Beckett, Endgame is a one-act play about four people waiting in a post-apocalyptic wasteland for the unspecified "end." The main characters are split into co-dependent pairs: the first consisting of the blind, paralyzed, domineering Hamm and his servile companion Clov, who is unable to sit, and the second consisting of Hamm's parents, Nagg and Nell, who have no legs and live in trash cans. The two pairs reminisce, banter, and bicker while Hamm ostensibly tells a grotesque story.

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.