2121 Drabbles

A drabble is a short work of fiction of precisely one hundred words in length. We are inviting writers from across the Riverland (of any age) to submit one or more drabbles that imagine what the Riverland will be like in 100 years time (2121). This project forms part of our 2121 project exploring and responding to the centenaries of Barmera, Glossop and Monash in 2021.

Selected stories will be published in a Part of Things in a zine, and writers of selected pieces will be paid a fee of $50 per story selected for publication. So get writing Riverland. Submissions have been extended and will now close midnight 8th August.

You can enter multiple drabbles within the one entry and you are welcome to submit multiple entry forms if you decide to write more drabbles later! Please ensure each drabble is clearly labelled with the title of the story (the title does not count towards the 100 words).

Name *

First Name Last Name

Email *

Which Riverland town do you live in?

Age (all welcome, we are just tracking stats to better understand who we are attracting) *

Under 18 18 -39 40 - 59 60+

Submit your story here as a word doc or PDF

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About Part of Things:

Part of Things is a new initiative founded in 2019 by award winning Riverland writer, creative producer and community organiser Alysha Herrmann.

PART OF THINGS is a space and connector to bring new ideas to life. It is an experimental gathering place inspired by DIY attitude, entrepreneurial thinking, community service and a ferocious pursuit of "how could this be better?"

Our vision is that when people think of the Riverland, they think quirky and creative experiences in the same way that when people think of Melbourne, they think of fancy coffee. Our mission is to nurture a creative and connected generation of doers in the Riverland region of South Australia. We organise projects, events, gatherings, meetings, workshops, mentoring and everything in between to achieve this mission. We present quirky, unique and memorable experiences created and curated by Riverland artists and thinkers: audio walking tours, immersive theatre, collaborative writing projects, video game jams, intimate concerts, creative based workshop tasters and other gatherings that bring together like-minded people.