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Best Teens 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

Tension, Twists, and Turns with WOW!

122 contest entries /
64 stories

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Write about someone in a thankless job.

– 33 stories

Start your story with “Today’s the day I change.”

– 54 stories

Write about a character breaking a rule, but for good reason.

– 38 stories

Write about a child who carries on their parent’s work or legacy in some form.

– 40 stories

An intelligent young girl solves a big problem, but becomes frustrated that no one wants to believe her. Write about what she does next.

– 15 stories

Write a story about a character who takes nothing for granted.

– 21 stories

Write about an introvert and an extrovert who are best friends.

– 104 stories

Write about someone who’s desperately trying to change their luck.

– 100 stories

Write a story about two people who need each other, but are too stubborn to admit it.

– 164 stories

Write about an author famous for their fairy tale retellings.

– 72 stories

Write about someone fighting to keep their city neighborhood the same.

– 34 stories

Write about someone fighting to change their city neighborhood for the better.

– 44 stories

Write about someone who never planned to make history but is now about to deliver a speech in front of millions.

– 104 stories

Write about someone who keeps an unusual animal as a pet.

– 178 stories

Write about two characters who each want to change the same thing, but resolve to go about it in very different ways.

– 83 stories

Write about someone who gets an inheritance from a relative they’ve never heard of, but they’ll need to do something completely outside their comfort zone in order to collect it.

– 143 stories

Write about someone who didn’t get along with their family as a child, but has since found an appreciation for them.

– 112 stories

Start your story with the line, “By the time I stepped outside, the leaves were on fire.” (Whether this is a literal fire is up to you.)

– 323 stories

Set your story in a small town where everyone is suspicious of newcomers.

– 135 stories

Write a story about two people meeting during unusual circumstances and becoming fast friends.

– 225 stories

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