NWR Story Chain

To celebrate Maureen Nicol Month and this year’s theme, The Ripple Effect, we’re inviting members to collaborate on a collection of short stories across NWR.

Sign up by Sunday, 28 Jue to take part!

You can take part:

As an individual member

As a group collaboratively

As an entire NWR group

If your whole group would like to participate, we recommend at least 5 members take part.

How it Works

Each participant (individual or group) will either begin a story or be given the latest version of a story to continue. Each contribution should be 250–500 words.

Option 1: Join an NWR Story Chain

Register your interest using the form below.

You will be placed in a story chain with up to 10 other members or groups.

Each participant will be assigned a number from 1–10.

Participant 1 will have one week to write the opening section and return it to NWR.

NWR will then send the story to Participant 2, who will have one week to add the next section.

This process will continue until Participant 10 completes the final section.

Once complete, NWR will compile and share the finished stories with all members.

Option 2: Create a Story Chain Within Your Group

Register your interest using the form below.

Number each participating group member in order (we suggest a maximum of 20 participants).

Member 1 writes the opening section and passes it to Member 2.

Each member adds their contribution and passes the full story to the next person in the chain.

Continue until the final member completes the story.

All completed stories must be submitted to the office by Sunday, 27 September.

NWR will compile and share the finished stories with all members.

We can’t wait to see how your stories grow and how each contribution creates its own ripple effect!