WEEKLY WRITING PROMPTS
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85 contest entries /
57 stories
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Write a story about a person waiting for an answer to a question.
Thriller and Suspense
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171 stories
Write a story that takes place in a waiting room.
Thriller and Suspense
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256 stories
Write a story that features a protagonist with an archnemesis.
Character
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112 stories
Write about a person who collects superhero comics.
Middle School
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89 stories
Write the 'origin story' of a person who goes on to achieve great things.
Fiction
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128 stories
Write about someone who always comes to the aid of others.
Teens
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108 stories
Write about someone who has a superpower.
Middle School
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334 stories
You check the time. Perfect. As intended, you've arrived fashionably late.
Funny
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116 stories
Suitcase in hand, you head to the station.
Adventure
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188 stories
"Just say it," you silently reminded yourself. You knew you'd regret it if you didn't.
Nonfiction
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218 stories
As you check your mail, you notice a letter that makes you stop in your tracks.
Thriller and Suspense
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213 stories
Write a story about someone who has just finished writing their first story/book.
Adults
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133 stories
Write a story about someone returning to their craft after a long hiatus.
Narrative
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185 stories
Write a story about an author who has just published a book.
Adults
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88 stories
Write a story that takes place in a writer's circle.
Character
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72 stories
Write a story about someone experiencing a lightbulb moment of writing inspiration.
Short Story
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140 stories
Write a story about change.
Fiction
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164 stories
Write a story about inaction.
Nonfiction
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106 stories
Write a story about community.
Nonfiction
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65 stories
