Best Science Fiction Writing Prompts of 2021

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Set your story in a world living with the consequences of a climate apocalypse.

Science Fiction – 144 stories

Write about an android just trying to blend in with their human companions.

Science Fiction – 249 stories

Your character has just realized the app they’ve been developing has become self-aware. How do they react?

Science Fiction – 78 stories

Write a science fiction story where all human behavior can be predicted — until your character does something the algorithm did not expect.

Science Fiction – 151 stories

Write a space adventure story that features a visit to an alien marketplace.

Science Fiction – 136 stories

Write about a character preparing to go into stasis for decades (or centuries).

Science Fiction – 115 stories

Write a post-apocalyptic story that features zombies.

Science Fiction – 188 stories

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Write a story about someone who travels to the future, and isn’t happy about how they’ve been remembered.

Science Fiction – 141 stories

Every year, one person is sent to the moon. This year, though you hid in terror, it is your turn to enter the rocket.

Science Fiction – 135 stories

Two people who thought they were the last people left on Earth end up meeting by chance.

Science Fiction – 151 stories

Write about a person experiencing the 'overview effect' (a feeling astronauts report having when they first view Earth from outer space).

Science Fiction – 51 stories

Write a story set in the dark recesses of space where the two main characters are often at odds with each other in humorous and comedic ways.

Science Fiction – 72 stories

Write a story about an adventure in space.

Science Fiction – 30 stories

It's official. Life has been discovered on another planet, and it's trying to communicate with Earth.

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