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Join our ongoing contests and win up to $1,500. Flex those creative muscles with these writing prompts.

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Write about someone who receives a gift or message that changes their life forever.

– 88 stories

Write a story with the line “I wasn’t expecting that.”

– 63 stories

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — except your character can’t shake the feeling that something’s off.

– 36 stories

Write a story about someone’s first Christmas after a major life change.

– 51 stories

Write a story about two characters who surprisingly end up spending a holiday or event together.

– 50 stories

Write a story that ends with a huge twist.

– 79 stories

Write a story that starts and ends in the same place.

– 73 stories

Write a story set in a world of darkness where light is suddenly discovered.

– 40 stories

Write a story where someone who has done something wrong seeks a fresh start.

– 25 stories

Write a story where a character relives the same event over and over again.

– 31 stories

Write a story that begins with an apology.

– 77 stories

Write a story that includes the line “Be careful what you wish for.”

– 37 stories

Set your story during the coldest day of the year.

– 50 stories

Write a story from the POV of a non-human character.

– 95 stories

Start or end your story with someone receiving a strange — and possibly sinister — gift.

– 52 stories

Write about a mysterious guest who arrives at a party — but no one knows who they are.

– 56 stories

Write a story that includes someone (or something) saying, “No, don’t!”

– 41 stories

Center your story around a character who overhears others talking about them.

– 37 stories

Write a story in which two or more people have a conversation — without using any quotation marks.

– 36 stories

Start or end your story with a character asking a question.

– 72 stories

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