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Weekly Writing Prompts

Join (probably?) the world's largest writing contest. Flex those creative muscles with weekly writing prompts.

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Write a story about a long journey by sea.

Kids

The penguins have escape from the zoo, and it's your job to round them up. What's the plan?

Kids

What's your favorite food? Write about it using all 5 sense.

Kids

A mysterious benefactor will pay $100,000 to anyone willing to stay in a haunted house overnight.

Horror

The walls of the house are dripping with something. What is it?

Horror

Start your story with a character saying "I wouldn't go in there if I were you."

Horror

Set your story in a deep, dark wood.

Horror

The phone won't stop ringing, but it's not plugged into the wall.

Horror

If I were a superhero, I would...

High School

Describe the color blue to someone who's never seen it before.

High School

Describe your neighborhood to someone who's never been there before.

Narrative

Write a story that takes place completely in the dark.

High School

Write an essay about technology, and the role that it plays in your life.

High School

"Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who's the ________ of them all?"

High School

Look around you and pick an inanimate object. Write a story from its perspective.

High School

Write a story from the perspective of someone older than you.

High School

Write a short story about peer pressure, and how it affects all of the characters in the story.

High School

Just overheard in the science lab: "Are you made of copper and tellurium? Because you're CuTe."

High School

You're in charge of coming up with the best and biggest prank that your school has ever witnessed in its history.

High School

Set your story in the principal's office.

High School

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