Best Fall Writing Prompts

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143 contest entries /

80 stories

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Closes at 23:59 - Dec 19 EST

The crops provided nothing that fall. You were tasked with visiting neighboring villages to see if they were experiencing similar problems.

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Win $250 in our short story competition 🏆

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143

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80

Stories

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Closes at 23:59 - Dec 19, 2025 EST

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32693 points

#2 Deidra Whitt Lovegren

29062 points

#3 Abigail Airuedomwinya

22583 points

#4 Graham Kinross

18737 points

#5 Chris Campbell

13480 points

#6 Scout Tahoe

13256 points

#7 Story Time

12739 points

#8 Mary Bendickson

12035 points

#9 Thom With An H

11173 points

#10 Rayhan Hidayat

10260 points

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