Best Kids Writing Prompts

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This week's contest:

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115 contest entries /

75 stories

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If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?

Kids

Imagine you owned a pet monkey for a day. What would you do with it?

Kids

Write about your favorite birthday present. Why is it your favorite?

Kids

You wake up and discover you have the ability to walk through walls.

Kids

A day in the life of a ghost.

Kids

A child has befriended the monster that lives under her bed.

Kids

Win $250 in our short story competition 🏆

We'll send you 5 prompts each week. Respond with your short story and you could win $250!

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Enter our weekly contest to win $250

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$250

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115

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75

Stories

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Closes at 23:59 - Aug 22, 2025 EST

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32644 points

#2 Deidra Whitt Lovegren

28975 points

#3 Abigail Airuedomwinya

22556 points

#4 Graham Kinross

17788 points

#5 Scout Tahoe

13252 points

#6 Chris Campbell

13073 points

#7 Story Time

12142 points

#8 Thom With An H

11061 points

#9 Mary Bendickson

10982 points

#10 Rayhan Hidayat

10257 points

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