BEST FICTION WRITING PROMPTS
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This week's contest:
Win $250
Talk That Talk
107 contest entries /
57 stories
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Set your story in a cat shelter.
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24 stories
Write about a cat living in an ancient temple, like the Acropolis.
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17 stories
Write a story within a story within a story within a ...
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55 stories
Write about a character named after one of our contest’s judges.
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12 stories
Write a story that involves a flashback.
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71 stories
Set your story in a town full of cowards.
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31 stories
Write a story where a character is exploring their religious or spiritual identity.
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59 stories
Set your story in a drawing room.
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29 stories
Start your story with someone trying to read a map.
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35 stories
Start your story with someone saying “Thanks a lot” (sarcastically or sincerely).
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37 stories
Start your story with a metaphor about human nature.
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109 stories
Write a story in which the same line recurs three times.
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163 stories
Start your story with an ending and work backward toward the beginning.
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201 stories
Write the 'origin story' of a person who goes on to achieve great things.
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128 stories
Write a story about change.
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164 stories
