WEEKLY WRITING PROMPTS
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Journeys from Home with Sohini Ghose
163 contest entries /
110 stories
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Closes at 23:59 - Jan 24 EST
Write a story that involves a secret or magic ingredient.
Halloween
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115 stories
Write about a character preparing a meal for somebody else.
Fluff
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155 stories
Write a story where a meal or dinner goes horribly wrong.
Thanksgiving
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201 stories
Start or end your story with two characters sitting down for a meal.
Middle School
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264 stories
Write a story about characters going on a summer road trip.
Summer
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104 stories
Write a story about somebody reminiscing on an event that happened many summers ago.
Summer
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217 stories
End your story with somebody stepping out into the sunshine.
Summer
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210 stories
Write about the longest day of the year, or a day that never seems to end.
Summer
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99 stories
Begin your story with somebody watching the sunrise, or sunset.
Fluff
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274 stories
Write a story involving a character who cannot return home.
Angst
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320 stories
Set your story on (or in) a winding river.
Middle School
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122 stories
Write about someone who’s desperately trying to change their luck.
Teens
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101 stories
Set your story within a window of opportunity, when a character finally has the chance to do something.
Middle School
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144 stories
Start your story with an unexpected knock on a window.
Dark
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138 stories
Write a story that involves a magic window — or a window like no other.
Fantasy
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154 stories
