Menu
Showing 243 prompts reset
This week's contest:
Win $250
Between the Stacks with The London Library
36 contest entries /
19 stories
--
days
--
hours
--
mins
--
secs
Closes at 23:59 - Jan 23 EST
Set your story in a café, garden, or restaurant.
Short Story
–
64 stories
Start or end your story with a character making a cup of tea for themself or someone else.
Short Story
–
179 stories
Write a story about a cherished heirloom that has journeyed through multiple generations.
Short Story
–
47 stories
Write a story about someone who must fit their entire life in a single suitcase.
Short Story
–
109 stories
Write a story in which someone time-travels 25 years or more into the past.
Short Story
–
72 stories
Write a story from the POV of a now-defunct piece of technology.
Short Story
–
79 stories
Center your story around an unexpected guest who changes a traditional get-together.
Short Story
–
38 stories
Center your story around a character spending their first holiday alone.
Short Story
–
65 stories
Write a story about someone’s first Christmas after a major life change.
Short Story
–
51 stories
Write a story about two characters who surprisingly end up spending a holiday or event together.
Short Story
–
50 stories
Write a story that starts and ends in the same place.
Short Story
–
73 stories
Write a story set in a world of darkness where light is suddenly discovered.
Short Story
–
40 stories
Write a story where a character relives the same event over and over again.
Short Story
–
31 stories
Set your story during the coldest day of the year.
Short Story
–
50 stories
Write a story from the POV of a non-human character.
Short Story
–
95 stories
Write a story with the word “wicked” in the title.
Short Story
–
62 stories
Write from the POV of a fairy tale character sharing their side of the story.
Short Story
–
106 stories
Write a story that includes the line “Better late than never.”
Short Story
–
39 stories
