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116 contest entries /
79 stories
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Write a story about someone who feels increasingly irrelevant.
Sad
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57 stories
Start your story with someone saying, “We’re running out of time.”
Middle School
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77 stories
Write about a character who settles disputes for a living (a judge, mediator, school counselor, etc).
Middle School
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35 stories
Write a story that includes the line “I can’t believe we’re arguing over this.”
High School
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60 stories
Write about a character trying to heal an old rift.
Sad
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41 stories
Write a story about a character learning to stand up for themselves.
Character
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48 stories
Write a story about someone whose job is to make miracles happen, literally or figuratively.
Middle School
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41 stories
Set your story in an oracle or a fortune teller’s parlor.
Fantasy
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66 stories
Write about a character whose life changes for the better.
Middle School
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47 stories
Start your story with a character saying “I can see it now.”
Middle School
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37 stories
Write a story in which a miracle happens — or everyone thinks it did.
Middle School
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44 stories
Write about a character who’s expected to follow in someone’s footsteps.
Kids
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38 stories
Repeat the same line of dialogue, from the same character, three separate times.
Middle School
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57 stories
Write about a character who keeps ending up in the same place.
Sad
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39 stories
Write about somebody breaking a cycle.
Narrative
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39 stories
Write about a character who has access to a powerful new technology before anyone else.
Science Fiction
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25 stories
