BEST MIDDLE SCHOOL WRITING PROMPTS
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Endings & Beginnings with David Restaino
54 contest entries /
37 stories
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Start your story with someone being given a book recommendation.
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33 stories
Write a story about someone struggling to swallow some harsh (but fair) constructive criticism.
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26 stories
Format your story in the style of diary entries.
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53 stories
Start your story with someone having their height marked on a door frame.
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36 stories
Write a story that involves a character donating a box of clothes which have been outgrown.
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Write about a character who gets called an Einstein ironically.
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Set your story on a baseball field.
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Start your story with someone stepping outside their comfort zone.
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Set your story in a confectionery shop.
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Write about someone going on a search for a specific type (or brand) of chocolate.
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24 stories
Write a story about a character practising a speech in front of the mirror. What are they preparing for?
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Write about two characters’ different perspectives of the same past event.
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36 stories
Write a story inspired by a piece of music (without using any lyrics).
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39 stories
Write your story from the perspective of an outsider watching something or someone change.
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Write about a clique that dominates your story’s social scene.
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Write a story where something magical happens when it starts to rain.
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Write about a group of friends who hope to use their combined skills to better the world.
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A mundane ability suddenly becomes a superpower. Write about someone or something affected by this.
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26 stories
Start your story with a character saying, “Are you coming tonight?”
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Start or end your story with two characters sitting down for a meal.
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264 stories
