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Most writing contests love a good boast. Biggest prize pool. Most prestigious judges. Most lavish everything. We're going the other way...



Welcome to One Perfect Sentence — quite possibly the smallest writing contest in the world. No epics. No chapters. Not even a paragraph. Just a handful of words that, in sentence form, simply can't be improved.

The Marvellous May Challenge

170 years ago, the famous (and now somewhat controversial) psychoanalyst, Sigmund Freud was born. This has inspired Hannah’s choice for this month's challenge: your one perfect sentence theme is moral conscience. You do not have to use those words, but you must stick to the theme.

The rules (also small):

One sentence. Real grammar. No sneaky semicolon-stitched Frankensentences — we'll spot them, and they'll be removed.
Tick the "Posting as Anonymous?" box. Not optional. Un-anonymised entries will be removed.
Enter as often as you like — only your highest-voted sentence counts toward winning.
Save the chatter for Café Life (under the "One Perfect Sentence" prefix) - don’t post your thoughts or discussions in the OPS forum. The contest thread itself stays clean and readable.

The judges? You.

Every entry is anonymous. Every vote belongs to a fellow writer. The popular vote decides it — no favouritism, no editorial gatekeeping, just the best sentence wins.

Prize: A winner's place and a stash of Litbits. Entry: Free. Deadline: Midnight BST, Sunday 24th May. Voting will be open for one week.

Good luck, and get writing.


Starts at…
Sunday 24th May 2026, 12:00 am London time
  • Berlin: 24 May 2026, 01:00 CEST
  • New York: 23 May 2026, 19:00 EDT
  • Los Angeles: 23 May 2026, 16:00 PDT
  • Singapore: 24 May 2026, 07:00 +08
  • Sydney: 24 May 2026, 09:00 AEST
  • Auckland: 24 May 2026, 11:00 NZST

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