Twitter Contest Wins

Gotham Writers Workshop’s #GWstorieseverywhere 2021 and 2023

Our winner for January's theme Countdown:
Prufrock measured his life with coffee spoons. Hers: with thimbles of sugar. She never had enough to give a neighbor, if one had ever asked. @CawinaCawina

Our winner for March's theme Wake up:
It’s 4:11 AM and my neighbor’s blasting ‘Losing My Religion’ for the fifth time. Puts a whole new spin on “REM” cycles. @CawinaCawina

Gotham Writers Workshop’s Invent a Word Contest—2021

We invited you to invent a word. Not just any word. A word you think will greatly enhance the English language.

Interestingly, there are words that mean “invented words”; the fancy word is neologism (invented by Thomas Jefferson) and the informal word is sniglet (invented by Rich Hall).

You were asked to create the word, define it, and use it in a sentence.

Here we present the winner and finalists:

WINNER

Doddlenodding

A physical action of agreement for when you’ve asked a question multiple times, but still not understood the answer. Often characterized by smiling politely or gentle nodding to cover up embarrassment or confusion.

After asking how to make a sourdough starter three times, and still not understanding the baker’s answer through her mask, Dan stood there doddlenodding.