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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 a story about a character running late for a job interview.

– 72 stories

Write a story titled 'Persuasion'.

– 39 stories

Write a story titled 'The Wind in the Willows'.

– 47 stories

Write a story titled 'Desperate Remedies'.

– 62 stories

Write a story titled 'Paradise Lost'.

– 66 stories

Write a story titled 'A Tale of Two Cities'.

– 32 stories

Write a narrative about a group of scientists exploring the deepest parts of the ocean.

– 12 stories

Imagine a world where exploration is forbidden, and write a story about a character who defies this rule to satisfy their innate curiosity.

– 59 stories

Center your story around a character’s personal exploration, whether it's trying a new hobby, visiting an unfamiliar place, or learning something completely new.

– 85 stories

Set your story on a spaceship exploring the far reaches of space when something goes wrong.

– 32 stories

Write a story in the form of diary entries, written by an explorer as they make their way through what they thought was an untouched location.

– 65 stories

Write about a character who treats everything like a game and struggles to be serious when they most need to, or vice versa.

– 17 stories

Write a story about someone who takes a joke way too far.

– 24 stories

Write a story about someone participating in a seemingly innocent game that suddenly takes a turn.

– 61 stories

Set your story in a playground: two characters are having a serious conversation while on the seesaw/in the jungle gym/on the swings.

– 80 stories

Write a story that includes the phrase “It’s all fun and games…”

– 54 stories

Set your story in a world where astrology and the movements of celestial bodies deeply impact the lives of inhabitants.

– 34 stories

People have gathered to witness a once-in-a-lifetime natural phenomenon, but what happens next is not what they expected.

– 39 stories

Imagine an origin myth that somebody might use to explain an eclipse, or some other celestial event.

– 47 stories

Write a story in which a character navigates using the stars.

– 23 stories

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