Hey Steemians!

Welcome back to the fifth week of Season 24 of the Steemit Challenge, running from May 19 to May 25, 2025!

This world is full of mysteries, as we often hear strange stories about aliens, ghosts, etc., but many of them are rumors. At the same time, we hear stories that have facts behind them and true incidents, but we don't want to believe them.

Have you heard about any such story that you thought was difficult to believe? For instance, the story of an unknown passenger who landed at an international airport in mysterious circumstances.

As you already know, the Team Wordsmiths is into the fiction niche, giving you the perfect platform to stretch your creativity and craft a compelling story based on this week’s prompt:

The Prompt

Suppose a passenger disembarks at one of your country's international airports and proceeds towards the checkout like other passengers. On arrival at checkout, the lady officer on duty looks at his passport for verification.

At first glance, everything seems normal, but when she looks at the name of the country on his passport, she feels shocked because she had never heard the name of that country ever before.

The lady officer at the checking counter finds out that all the official stamps on his passport were right, but only the name of the country mentioned did not exist anywhere on the world map.

His passport was properly stamped on all his previous trips to other countries before this trip.

She seeks for help from other officials but everything about that passenger were confusing to the migration officials. That lady officer was amazed that his documents did not appear fake yet she could not verify them.

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Contest Hints

Now put your thinking cap on and write a story and think along these lines.

Who do you think that mysterious passenger was?
How does the traveler explain his country and his purpose of visit?
Why do you think that passenger arrived in your country?
If he gets permission to stay in your country would you like to know about his purpose of arrival or willing to help?

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Important Notes

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• These are just the hints but we want to read your version of the story based on prompt!

• This story is based on a true story so if you find it or a similar one in print or online, use your own version.

• Please note, you don't have to write an essay or question-and-answer-type post, but make it a free-flowing write-up.

Over to you, from now on it’s your turn to pick up where the prompt leaves off. Let your imagination run wild and create a gripping, creative story. We’re excited to see where your mind takes this tale!

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A Few Tips for Crafting a Great Story

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• Make sure your plot is engaging and easy to follow.

• Show your characters making decisions and taking action.

• Build suspense, introduce twists, and keep your readers hooked.

• Most importantly, make your story meaningful and logical.

• Please read carefully and cover all points without deviating from the core of the original prompt .

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Contest Guidelines

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The contest starts on Monday, May 19, 2025, at 00:00 UTC and ends on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at 23:59 UTC. Submissions outside this time frame won’t be accepted. Check UTC Time Now

• The title of your post should be "Wordsmiths Fiction Week 5: Season 24: The Mysterious Passenger "

• Post ONLY on your blog, not in any community.

• Your story should be between 500 and 900 words (not including the provided prompt).

• All submissions must be original and unique (No plagiarism or AI content).

• You can include up to 2 copyright-free images (besides your thumbnail) sourced from platforms like Pixabay, Pexels, Freepik etc.

• You can use AI-generated images, but mention that they are AI-generated. If possible, specify the AI model used, such as DALL-E, Flux, or Leonardo AI, and ensure your images are free from copyright.

• Write your story in any language supported by Google Translate or DeepL Translate, but stick to the theme of our provided story idea.

• Do not use the official contest thumbnail or images.

• Use the following tags:#fiction-s24wk5 #yourcountry #club (if any) #steemexclusive.

• If you set @null as 25% beneficiary, use the #burnsteem25 tag.

• Tag at least 3 friends to join the contest for example, @solperez, @joslud and @kouba01.

• Share your post on any social media platform like X. (Optional)

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Our Moderation Template

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Hello @, thank you so much for taking part in Week-5 of the Steemit Challenge - Season 24! We truly appreciate the time and creativity you put into your entry. Your assessment, including feedback and scores based on our evaluation criteria, is provided below.

Criteria	Marks
Story Setting & Word-Building:	0/3
Theme & Message:	0/2
Formatting & Presentation:	0/2
Originality & Uniqueness:	0/3
Total	/10

Feedback

(The moderator will record their observations in this section, highlighting the strengths of the post as well as areas that need improvement, and provide feedback to the author accordingly.)

Moderated by: @

Rewards

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• The top 6 stories will receive upvotes from SC01 based on our team’s evaluation.

• Outstanding entries may also get random upvotes from SC02.

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Important Reminders

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• Post ONLY on your blog, not in any community.

• Paste the link to your story in the comments section of this post.

• Don’t forget to vote and resteem this announcement post.

• Use #fiction-s24wk5 as your first tag so we can find your post.

• In case of a tie, the winner will be decided based on story quality and team decision.

We look forward to your creativity and wish you best of luck.

Cc: @steemitblog, @senehasa and @waqarahmadshah