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A Perfect Storm
63 contest entries /
37 stories
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Start your story with a stern librarian scolding two characters for making noise in the library.
Middle School
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115 stories
Write about someone going to extreme lengths to return an overdue library book.
High School
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131 stories
Write about a community that worships Mother Nature.
Summer
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82 stories
Set your story in a world living with the consequences of a climate apocalypse.
Science Fiction
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133 stories
Write a story in which an endangered species (of plant or animal) plays a central role.
Middle School
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94 stories
Start your story with an ending and work backward toward the beginning.
Fiction
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201 stories
Write about someone who is always looking toward the future.
Adventure
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77 stories
Write a story where one person is trying to say goodbye but keeps getting interrupted.
Middle School
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154 stories
Start your story with a character taking a leap of faith.
Middle School
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151 stories
Write a story that spans a month during which everything changes.
Sad
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131 stories
Write about an author famous for their fairy tale retellings.
Teens
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73 stories
Write a fairy tale about an outsider trying to fit in.
Kids
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172 stories
Write a story about an ordinary person speaking truth to power.
Adults
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68 stories
Write a cautionary fable about someone who always lies.
Adults
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116 stories
