WEEKLY WRITING PROMPTS
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This week's contest:
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219 contest entries /
105 stories
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Write a story about a character who finds a childhood toy that brings back memories.
Character
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72 stories
Write a story where the characters start to realize that they are, in fact, just characters.
Character
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51 stories
Write a story about someone living vicariously through someone else.
Character
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33 stories
Set your story in the kitchen of a bustling restaurant.
Fiction
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40 stories
Write a story about a magician who never reveals their secrets — until now.
Character
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32 stories
Set your story on a film or TV set, starting with someone calling “Cut!”
Dialogue
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46 stories
Set your story in an eerie, surreal setting.
Dark
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93 stories
Write about a character in a situation where they have to be brave for someone else’s sake.
Character
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68 stories
Start your story with a character seeing something terrifying.
Horror
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55 stories
Write a story that contains a flashback of a nightmare.
Horror
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65 stories
Write about someone facing their greatest fear.
Character
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112 stories
Write about a character who breaks free from a tradition to create a new one.
Character
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26 stories
Make a character perform a ceremony to set something or someone free.
Dramatic
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57 stories
Make your protagonist go through a rite of passage.
Character
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59 stories
Start your story during a full moon night.
Mystery
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83 stories
