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Lost in Translation with Ruth O’Leary
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Write a story where a particular piece of clothing appears three times.
Nonfiction
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56 stories
Write a story that centres around an Instagram post.
High School
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20 stories
Write about a character who’s pathologically camera shy.
Character
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21 stories
A character finds an old roll of film, and takes it to be developed. What do they find?
Middle School
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45 stories
Write a story about a wedding photographer.
Valentine's Day
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31 stories
Start your story with somebody taking a photo.
Adventure
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73 stories
Write a story involving a friendship between two different species.
Vampire
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43 stories
Write about a trip to see a natural sight that’s usually only ever seen in photos.
Adventure
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9 stories
Start or end your story with a person buying a house plant.
Fluff
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63 stories
Write about a character who loves cloud gazing.
Fluff
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53 stories
Set your story in the woods or on a campground.
Summer
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82 stories
Write about somebody who likes to work in silence.
Dialogue
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25 stories
Write a story that includes one character reading aloud to another.
Dialogue
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28 stories
Write about a character on the hunt to solve a mystery who uses their local library (or librarian) as a source of information.
Thriller and Suspense
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25 stories
Start your story with someone being given a book recommendation.
Middle School
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33 stories
Write about a character named after one of our contest’s judges.
Fiction
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11 stories
Set your story in the lowest rated restaurant in town.
Fluff
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52 stories
Write a story about someone struggling to swallow some harsh (but fair) constructive criticism.
Middle School
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25 stories