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51 contest entries /
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Write a story about someone who sets off in one direction and ends up somewhere else.
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Write a story from the POV of a child or teenager.
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85 stories
Center your story around a comedian, clown, street performer, or magician.
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Write a story with the aim of making your reader laugh.
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Center your story around two (or more) characters who strike up an unlikely friendship.
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Write a story about someone hoping to reinvent themself.
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Write a story about someone trying something new.
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Set your story over the course of a few minutes.
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Set your story just before midnight or dawn.
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Write a story with a number or time in the title.
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Write about a character who doesn’t understand society’s unspoken rules.
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Write about a portal or doorway that’s hiding in plain sight.
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Set your story at a funeral for someone who might not have died.
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Write about an everyday object that has magical powers or comes to life.
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Center your story around someone who cannot separate their dreams from reality.
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Write a story about a coincidence that seems too good to be true.
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Write a story in the form of a letter, or several letters sent back and forth.
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Create a title with Reedsy’s Title Generator, then write a story inspired by it.
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Write a story in which the first and last sentence are the same.
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Write a story with the line “I’m late!” or “We’re late!”
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