Whether your six words are sweet or cheeky, the short-form scribe who captions this scene in a half-dozen well-chosen words in comments area below will win a $50 gift certificate for Shutterfly. Each entry should be a separate comment and you can submit up to 10 entries by Friday, March 22, 8pm EST; read the official rules [...]

Set your mind to describing this scene above in exactly six words in the comments area below and you could win $50 on Shutterfly. Each entry should be a separate comment and you can submit up to 10 entries by Friday, March 15, 8pm EST; read the official rules for more details.
The winner of last week’s contest, [...]

What’s Ms. Andrews doing up there? Describe this scene in exactly six words in the comments area below by 5pm EST on Friday, March 8 and you could win $50 on Shutterfly. Each entry should be a separate comment and you can submit up to 10 entries; read the official rules for more details.
The winning caption from [...]

Who hasn’t had the occasional “aha!” moment? The short-form scribe who’s moved to describe this kid’s excellent look in exactly six words will win $50 on Shutterfly. Share your six-word caption by 5pm EST on Friday, March 1 in the comments area below to describe the photo you see here. Each entry should be [...]

This President’s Day we challenge you to take a pensive pause from the often-insane political process and put forth your best six words for the picture you see here. You, Sir, may be no Jack Kennedy, but if your six gets our vote you’ll win $50 on Shutterfly. Share your six-word caption by 5pm EST [...]

It may cold and gray for much of February, but in the flower world the middle of the month brings forth a warmer shade of gold. The savvy short-form scribe who writes a six-word caption we fall in love with will win $50 on Shutterfly. Share your six words by 5pm EST on Friday, Feb. [...]

Vermont Academy: 6 Word Memoir Project from Vermont Academy on Vimeo.
Although usually we feature individual classrooms and their Six-Word Memoir feats of creativity, we’re flipping the script this month to share an amazing video project created by students, staff and teachers alike. Meet our newest “Classroom of the Month”, Vermont Academy, a small boarding school [...]

The beauty of the Six-Word Memoir form is that it’s universal. No matter who you are, where you’re from, whether you love or loathe writing, are 7 or 53, anyone and everyone can write the short, short story of his or her life. This month’s featured classroom is a small writing workshop based in Texas. [...]

I’m thrilled to announce the release of the eighth book in the Six-Word Memoir series, Things Don’t Have to be Complicated: Illustrated Six-Word Memoirs by Students Making Sense of the World, published with TED Books, a division of the TED Conference.

Quick links:
• Download the book
• View excerpt/slideshows in the Washington Post and Brain [...]

Face it: six words to win $50 Shutterfly is a ton of fun. To enter this week’s contest leave a six-word caption to describe this photo you see here in the comments area below by 5pm EST this Friday, Dec. 21. Each entry should be separate comment and you can submit up to 10 entries; [...]