It's time once more for the  Penana Character Talent Show! Bring your best characters and put them to the test! Displays of grandeur and extreme skill are welcome, but beware, the readers are your judge! Appeal to their curiosity and you may just take home first place, but too much personality and you might just lose favor. The stage is yours...

In this contest, authors will write up an entry as to what your character's talent would be, should they ever enter a talent show! Get creative, and aim to please the audience! Here are the rules:

Authors:

-You may go into as much detail as you'd like about your character's act or talent, however, you may not describe the audience's reaction, as that will be the readers' jobs!

-Try to keep entries short enough to be no more than a 5 minute read.

-You may also react to other characters' entries, however, negative commentary and insults are not welcome! The entire point of this contest is to have fun, and salty people aren't fun. Encourage others to join and perform! :)

-Don't be afraid to use this as a way to promote your stories! You can shamelessly add a plug at the end of your entry to let readers know where they can find the rest of your character's adventure on your profile. :)

Readers:

-Your comments and likes will be the figurative reaction of the audience to the author's act. You are encouraged to display your enthusiasm through the comment section of each entry, and be sure to let the author know exactly how their act made the audience react! (Clapping, whistling, and standing ovations...yes!)

-If you enjoyed a particular act that you would like to see win, don't be afraid to recommend it or spread the word!

I just wanted to see if a concept like this would be successful! Have fun, and may the best talent win! :)

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Ever wanted to have powers? Well, I want you to write about a character living in a NORMAL world, but she/he has to have an uncommon power. 

Here are the powers you can choose from. ONLY THESE. You can pick a maximum of three. Please put which power(s) you picked on your Author's Note.

-Water

-Fire

-Air

-Earth/Nature

-Light

-Darkness

-Mind-Reading

-Knowing the Future

-Hyptonizing

-Able to hurt someone just by looking at them

-Control insects

-Flying

-Teleportation

-Telekinesis

-Makes someone crazy by messing with their mind

So that's all. Please share and invite others to this contest. Good luck to everyone!

-J. x

In a world that is changing, talk about the things you miss, whether it be the clothing style, the music, or whatever.

Any length accepted. So what do you miss from Back when-whether back when is years ago or just yesterday

Humans are beings of creation. It is in our blood. To mold, to build, to create...

To write.

We create worlds of unimaginable wonders and amazement, worlds filled with all of our desires, loves, and sorrows. All with this simple tool we call the pen. Indeed, the pen is mightier than the sword.

But why? Why do we do this? Why do youdo this?

Why do you write?

Hello my gladiators! My competitors! My fighters!

Pick yourself up from the ground, dash the sweat from your brow and battle again!

Are you ready to play with me?

Your prompt is as follows:

"Write the suicide note for the world's happiest man (or woman)."

800 words (850w max - and I'll know... the emperor always knows).

Lets throw a lioninto the arena:

~ the winner will be based off the best character development. What is it about this character that makes him the way he is? Who is he?

Any tense, time frame and view point welcome.

*The winners for bout 3 will be announced as soon as possible.*

Hello my aggressive gladiators!

Ready to clash pens once again?

Your prompt is thus:

Write a piece from the villan's view (800words max).

Would batman risen up time after time if Joker didn't like playing cards? Would we catch Superman in his tighty whiteys if there was no evil to defeat?

What is behind your character's evil chuckling? The foul breath? The facepaint? What momentous moment moved them to crime?

...I donno.

You tell me ;)

In this you will be given a list of words and you must choose at least two to base your story on. This can be a loose interpretation but the relation has to be understandable without too much complexity. Or you can go the simple route and repeat the word until it almost looses meaning. Minimum of 300 words and maximum of nothing.

The words:

Fear

Cake

Animal

Crayons

Dragon

Balloon

All qualified entries will be judged by quality meaning grammar, depth of thought, and how well it catches interest.

Please make the words you chose your title or have them listed at the top of your entry