In 2016 a small group of writers was presented with an informal short story challenge  -- given an opening and closing paragraph, craft an original short story connecting the two.  

The challenge ultimately resulted in one of the short stories growing into a series of award-winning novels, Dog Logic and Water Memory.

The success of the first challenge motivated the launch of Owl Canyon Press short story Hackathons 1, 2, 3, and 4 which were such smashing successes that we’re doing it again in 2023 for Short Story Hackathon #5!

To enter, the Owl Canyon Hackathon #5 (AKA Tag-Teamathon)  click the link below for the official entry form, contest guidelines, and rules.