[quote=@RomanAria]
[@Dark Wind] Yes, art is an option for entries. All contestants may submit both a written work and an artwork.

Also for the "finding an image and telling a story about it" that could be a way to do it; what I had more in mind when I suggested the theme was character vingettes of sorts. Like, show us your character's daily life; focus on one specific relationship and show just that relationship through the character's thoughts. It doesn't have to be a complete story; we just want to see, well, a snapshot of your chosen character, or chosen setting. Just one facet of who/what they are.
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This clarifies it for me and now I have an idea for my submission. I had to look up the word vignette first though :lol 
I assume expository writing is in this case acceptable.