Showing 2559 prompts
This week's contest:
Win $250
Once Upon a Time...
72 contest entries /
35 stories
--
days
--
hours
--
mins
--
secs
Closes at 23:59 - Dec 26 EST
Write a story about someone seeking forgiveness for something.
Dramatic
–
74 stories
Center your story around two (or more) characters who strike up an unlikely friendship.
Short Story
–
72 stories
Write a story about someone hoping to reinvent themself.
Short Story
–
62 stories
Center your story around someone finding acceptance.
Dramatic
–
59 stories
Write a story about someone trying something new.
Short Story
–
45 stories
Write a story that includes the line “What time is it?”
Dialogue
–
69 stories
Set your story over the course of a few minutes.
Short Story
–
61 stories
Write a story where someone must make a split-second decision.
Dramatic
–
38 stories
Set your story just before midnight or dawn.
Short Story
–
71 stories
Write a story with a number or time in the title.
Short Story
–
94 stories
Write about a character trying to hide a secret from everyone.
Dramatic
–
55 stories
Situate your character in a hostile or dangerous environment.
Dramatic
–
80 stories
Write about a character who doesn’t understand society’s unspoken rules.
Short Story
–
39 stories
Center your story around a character who has to destroy something they love.
Dramatic
–
67 stories
Write about a character doing the wrong thing for the right reason.
Dramatic
–
79 stories
Write about a portal or doorway that’s hiding in plain sight.
Short Story
–
86 stories
Set your story at a funeral for someone who might not have died.
Short Story
–
67 stories
Write about an everyday object that has magical powers or comes to life.
Short Story
–
69 stories
Center your story around someone who cannot separate their dreams from reality.
Short Story
–
81 stories
Write a story about a coincidence that seems too good to be true.
Short Story
–
27 stories
