
Milestones Writing Contest
This contest has closed. Thanks for the 57 entries!
Check out this link to Past Contests >> on Friday, March 4, after 9 am Pacific Time to see the winners and their winning entries. Note: This contest will not be posting any of the entries other than the winning entries. The stories are so short and there are so many of them. Thanks for your understanding.

To celebrate the release of her new Milestones Memory Creek books, Mrs. M’s publisher is sponsoring a fun Valentine’s Day writing contest (with awesome prizes). Follow the steps to enter. Contest runs February 14-March 1, 2022. Winners will be notified by email and also announced March 4 on Andi’s blog.
Have questions? Leave a comment.

Read the Rules
- Ages 10-17
- Write 500 words or less.
- Andi can be any age.
- Five winners.
- Have parent permission.
- Use the form on this page.
- Contest open to U.S. mailing addresses only.
- One entry per person.
Choose One Writing Prompt
It’s 1886. Andi Carter, the main character of the Circle C series, is now Mrs. Andrea Prescott and is beginning a whole new set of adventures with her new husband, Riley. They run their own small ranch in the Sierra foothills of California. Choose one of these prompts and create a short (500 words) story.
- The moment Andi woke up, she knew something wasn’t right.
- Andi looked out the window and couldn’t believe what she saw!
- Andi is hiding a big secret. What is it and what happens?
Entries will be judged by Susan Marlow, Emily Sinclair, and Colleen Reece.
Gold Star (1 winner)
- Memory Creek 2-book set
- Circle C Adventures tote bag
- Horse socks
- Andi and Riley keychains
Silver Star (1 winner)
- Memory Creek 2-book set
- Circle C Milestones journal
- Andi and Riley keychains
Bronze Star (3 winners)
- Memory Creek 2-book set

Prizes shipped to U.S. and APO addresses only.

This contest has ended.
Thank you for your enthusiastic response to the Milestones writing contest! I received 57 entries. I hope you had fun and look forward to other contests on Andi’s blog.
Click here to check your word count. WordCounter.net
Question: I can have any setting and have Andi at any age, correct?
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I have a question for you, Lexi. How did you find this page since I haven’t launched the contest yet, so this is supposed to be a hidden page. And if you read the rules, you can see that Andi can be any age, LOL.
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Uhhhh. I went to home page and typed in: valentine, and it cam up 🙂 I’m quite smart for my age
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Oh! You used my excellent search bar and it worked. 👏👏
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YAY!! can’t wait to get started!
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Do I start the story with the prompt or just make it known which one I use?
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I would start with the prompt if I were you.
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Except if you choose #3
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Hi Mrs. Marlow!
In the rules it says Andi can be any age, but then in the writing prompts it talks about her as an adult….so I just wanted to make sure it was any age from kid to adult. Is that correct?
And also do I say before I start my story which writing prompt I had chosen or do I make it clear through the story which one I had chosen?
One more question🙂, can we have more than one entry?
Sorry for all the questions!
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I expanded her age to encourage younger readers to enter. You can do it either way so long as it is clear. One entry only. 😉
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Yay! The contest ends on March 1st! I can participate! Happy Valentine’s Day to you guys!
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Can do you do any prompt? Like, not just the 3 listed, correct?
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Not if you want a chance to win. You must choose one of the listed prompts and respond with a story of less than 500 words using the prompt of your choice.
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Oh, and, YES, I figured out how to use your AEWSOME search bar! Super helpful! Thx!
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Yay! Can’t wait. Oh and HAPPY Valentine’s Day!
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Does this story need a Valentine’s day theme? Thanks for hosting this Mrs. M!
– Sadie S.
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No, it does not but it could if you want. Just respond to the prompt of your choice. 🙂
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I was wondering, why do I need my parents permission to enter? Not that it’s a problem or anything. I was just curious because other contests haven’t needed it, so I was wondering what made this one different.
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Because this is an official contest sponsored by my publisher and they like to go “by the book “. My contests are more laid back.
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Ohhhh. Ok! I didn’t realize that there were ones that were sponsored and ones that were not. Thank you for letting me know!
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When are the new milestone books going to be for sale?
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Funny that you should ask that! They just came into the warehouse this morning at my publishers, and they are sending them out this week.
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However, that is only for me. They don’t “officially” release (to bookstores, Amazon, ChristianBook.com, etc.) until March. But you can buy them from me on my Circle C website.
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That’s so cool! I hope I get into the top 5, so I won’t have to though!
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Hi! I was wondering, do you have to do the third prompt to win?
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Just pick ONE only. Any of them. 1, 2, or 3.
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OK! Thank you!
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Do I have to write from Andi’s POV, or could I write from someone else’s?
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If you can pull it off and still stick to the prompt, sure.
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Thank you!! This is going to be so much fun! 😁
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Do you know if you are going to write any more Andi books? I was just curious.
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I don’t know. Maybe a third Andi and Riley short-story collection sometime. You just never know!
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Hey, I was just wondering, it says to indicate which prompt you chose. How would I do that?
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Either use it as the starting sentence or just use a number 1, 2, or 3 if you don’t use the prompt to start the story.
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When will the winners be announced for the milestone book contest?
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The next week
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When is the deadline for the Valentine contest? Just wondering. Thx!
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It is on the contest page…..
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Not trying to be a pest, but I don’t see my story on the page. If you could check into that, that would be great. Thx!
Circle C Adventures: The Winter Gold. By Lexi Wiebusch.
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Sorry, that was by Lexi W.
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Okay, sorry! Didn’t look hard enough! My Dad always faults me on that, so that is not a first!
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I’m already almost done with mine! Mom has to proofread it, though. *makes face* that will NOT be fun. “Change, like, your whole paragraph Lexi. None of it works.” My mom would say. I would say, “Mom! My whole paragraph means my whole post! Really?” Sheesh. Anyway, I should have mine sent in soon.
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That’s hilarious!
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Haha thats funny!
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Hey Mrs. M, How many years had Andi been married when she had Jared?
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One
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Cool! On July 4th, correct?
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Yes
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Hey Tori, if your gonna write about Andi having Jared, I encourage that! That is a good idea. I also might write about that, so I really would like to see how ours turn out! Whoop Whoop!
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If it is for the contest, make sure you stick to the prompt you choose! So far, some entries have come in that have nothing to do with the rules (the prompt).
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Lexi, good idea but i am writing about something else!
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I just needed to know if i should include Jared in the story or not
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Oh yeah! I can’t wait to find out! Wish the deadline was sooner, or I heard about this later. I’m a really fast writer. sigh* Hope you have fun writing it! (You totally should include Jared. He’s so cute! If you don’t, it’ll still be the best story ever. Great job!)
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Aw, thanks, Lexi! i am totally sure that your story will be AWESOME too! 🙂 I am a really slow writer lol 😉
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OK, great, because that’s the day my setting is set on. 😉
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Thx so much, Tori! that was very kind of you. 🙂
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I will. My prompt is Andi wakes up and immediately knows something is not right.
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Good!
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That should work then, right?
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Lexi, I saw in a different comment you said you were 11? I am too!
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OH COOL! That’s awesome!
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Yes, I am 11.
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How many months was Andi married when she became pregnant with Jared?
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Just guessing, but I know Andi had Jared on July 4th. Andi had been married a year. So 9 months probably.
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(Also, that’s the average time for women to be pregnant! Not really just guessing then, am I? :D)
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Oh thanks Lexi! you’re saying that Andi was married 9 months when she got pregnant right?
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I’m pretty sure she was married one year, and was pregnant with Jared for 9 months. Does that make sense?
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Ohhhh i think i get what you are saying now… thank you so much!
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Your welcome! I’m glad we understand now! 🙂
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Should we put a title on our story? Thanks!
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No title needed
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Ok, thanks.
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could we do titles if we wanted to?
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No, and it takes up word count. Just the prompt. That’ all the judges want to read. 🙂
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got it
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Okay thx for asking Lilly. I have a title, so I’ll just get rid of that. 😉
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I just submitted my entry! Writing a 500-word story was harder than I thought! I had to trim my story a little bit, but it was still so fun!
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Cool! I’m sure it’s a good one. 😉
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Question: Can you leave the story on a cliff-hanger?
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You can do it if you want, but it won’t stand much of a chance with the judges. They want to see a story end. 🙂
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ooooo, good question!
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Okay! Lexi Lol
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I always recognize funny people. 😉
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When submitting my story, it says, ¨email.¨ Is that my email or my parents email? Or does it matter? Thanks!
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Also, when I was writing this comment, I had everything filled out for the contest above (name, age, parents name, email, [I was using mine temporarily] and the story) but when I clicked post comment, the entire page reloaded and story submission disappeared. I don´t think it did, but it might have gotten submitted along with the post. I am planning to re-submit my story again (just in case it didn´ t go the first time) but I just wanted to let you know in case you see my story twice. 🙂
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I have not gotten anything from you yet but many from others.
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And the form says “submit” not “post comment.” Are you in the right place?
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I meant when I clicked ¨post comment¨ for the comment I had just posted (the one about the emails). The whole page re-loaded when I posted the comment asking the question, so I wasn´t sure what happened to the story I had written up (I had it all filled out the same time as I was writing the comment). Does that make sense? I hope it does. I am terrible at explaining things lol 😅 😂
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I would think that you would write your story on notepad or Google docs or someplace safe then copy and paste into the form.
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I did. I wrote in word doc, but I was getting ready to submit it, so I had pasted it into the form. Then I saw that I needed an email, but then I wasn´t sure which one to use lol. My story is safe though.
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I just submitted it! 😁 (And I wasn´t late!)
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Ha ha! 😉
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The email to let you know if you win
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Ok! Thank you! 🙂
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😉
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I am sorry Lexi, i really appreciate you trying to help answer my question but i didn’t really understand.
Mrs. M, how long had Andi been married she she first found out she was pregnant?
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Married in June. Figured out she was Pg a few months later in December. They did not have the quick tests like we do so it took awhile to figure it out
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Okay, Thanks Mrs. M
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Ooooooookay. No wonder Tori didn’t understand. I wasn’t giving her the correct information! Sorry Tori!
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It’s okay! Thank you for trying to help me though!! 🙂
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Your Welcome. 🙂
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