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Best Summer Writing Prompts

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

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This week's contest:
Win $250

No One Will Believe You

93 contest entries /
44 stories

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Closes at 23:59 - Sep 25 EST

End your story with somebody stepping out into the sunshine.

– 207 stories

Write about the longest day of the year, or a day that never seems to end.

– 99 stories

Write about a character who thinks they have a sun allergy.

– 116 stories

Write about a community that worships Mother Nature.

– 82 stories

Write a story set in the summer, when suddenly it starts to snow.

– 158 stories

Write a story about another day in a heatwave.

– 176 stories

Write a story that begins with someone's popsicle melting.

– 255 stories

Write about a few people spending a long-overdue weekend away at a cottage.

– 121 stories

Write a story about a summer afternoon spent in a treehouse.

– 303 stories

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