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Armistice 100 Days

On 11 November 1918, the First World War ended. After four years of unprecedented violence and devastation, Armistice was declared. But the stories and memories need to be renewed, lest we forget. Writers’ group 26 partnered with Imperial War Museums to mark this centenary in a unique way. We invited 100 writers to choose a subject from the war, and to tell that person’s story in poetry or prose in exactly 100 words. With the additional rule – start and finish with the same three words – we called this new form a centena.

To find out more about the person who inspired this centena and the author, visit our 26 author’s full page on Imperial War Museum’s First World War Centenary Partnership website.

Together, the 100 centenas create an extraordinary collection. One that we believe belongs in a book as a permanent memorial to remember and honour the lives of the First World War. You can help us make this happen by visiting our JustGiving crowdfunding page, where we’re raising money to cover the production costs. Any profit we make will then be donated to the charity War Child.

Armistice 100 Days

ARMISTICE 100 DAYS - Day 57

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