The Seacrest Three-Minute Challenge was based on an NPR contest:

THE RULES...

Create an original work of fiction beginning with these exact lines: “She closed the book, placed it on the table, and finally, decided to walk through the door.”

Use no more than 600 words.

The Seacrest Three-Minute Fiction challenge was open to all high school students, faculty, and staff.

The linked publication below includes a sampling of all those essays deemed “honorable mention” and better, based on a panel of 11 judges who rated each essay on a scale of 1 through 10. In order to score an honorable mention, the story must have received an average score of 7.0 or higher.

THREE MINUTE FICTION BOOKLET which includes the following selections:

Students who attained an honorable mention:

Page 5-Julia Murphy (9^th grade)

Page 7-Danielle Scola (9^th grade)

Page 9-Elizabeth Ann (Libby) Kelce (10^th grade)

Page 11-Claudica Kenol (11^th grade)

Page 12-Charlotte Newell (12^th grade)

Winning entries in the student division:

Page 14-3^rd place: Anna Feins (7.8 average)

Page 18-2^nd place: Nick Fletcher (7.9 average)

Page 20-1^st place: Elizabeth Feins (8.4 average)

Faculty and staff honorable mentions:

Page 22-Nekka Hawthorne

Page 24-Erin Duffy

Page 26-Peg Duffy

Top entries in the faculty and staff division:

Page 28-Amy Feins (There seems to be a pattern emerging)

Page 30-Traci Ambrose

Page 32-MaryZoe Bowden

Page 34-Howard Schott