WEEKLY WRITING PROMPTS
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This week's contest:
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Journeys from Home with Sohini Ghose
180 contest entries /
110 stories
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Start or end your story with the line ‘This is my worst nightmare.’
Dialogue
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74 stories
Write a story about a character who believes their dreams predict the future.
Thriller and Suspense
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39 stories
Write about a character driving in the rain.
Fall
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57 stories
Write a story where something magical happens when it starts to rain.
Middle School
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53 stories
Write a story where it’s raining men, literally or metaphorically.
Valentine's Day
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24 stories
End your story with a character standing in the rain.
Angst
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99 stories
Write about a group of friends who hope to use their combined skills to better the world.
Middle School
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16 stories
Set your story in eighteenth century London, including a casual reference to something that changes the course of history.
Historical Fiction
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21 stories
Write about a character on the road — and on the run.
Adventure
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40 stories
Start your story with a vehicle pulling over for a hitchhiker.
Horror
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47 stories
Write about a couple who fall out on the road.
Valentine's Day
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16 stories
Set your story in a roadside diner.
Dystopian
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59 stories
Set your story during the night shift.
Dark
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53 stories
Write about a character who leads a secret double life outside of their day job.
Thriller and Suspense
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16 stories
