January 26 – February 8, 2023 Writing Prompt “Dead”
A new writing prompt, the theme is “Dead” and the required elements are: fire, cracking a code, two characters who are related.
A new writing prompt, the theme is “Dead” and the required elements are: fire, cracking a code, two characters who are related.
Theme: War Paint It can be a reference to makeup, a Halloween costume, or facepaint that represents a warring clan….
Theme: Christmas Tree Driving through the country one night, you spot a lone Christmas tree trimmed and lit, but you…
Theme: Sibling Rivalry Requirements: none Word Count: 1,200
Theme: Prison The story must be in the theme of ‘prison’ (real or figurative). Requirements: two main characters: a man…
Theme: Unforgettable The story can be anything relating to the tag line. “Why they say Men are from Mars” Requirements:…
Theme: Ocean The setting must be on or near the ocean. On a ship, in a high rise looking out…
Theme: Dominoes A story in which cause and effect are quite central to the plot. Perhaps something bad ends up…
Theme: Ouroboros It doesn’t have to be a dragon or a snake specifically, it can be a worm or a…
Theme: Image Writing Prompt “A Pink Martini” Many writers draw their inspiration from art or images. There are so many…
Theme: Refugee The main protagonist has to be fleeing something or someone or some place – searching for safety. Whether…
Theme: Two Different Personalities Required Elements: There must be two characters One character must be an extrovert One character must…
Theme: Stalker Required Elements: must be from the perspective of the one being stalked, unwanted attention/advances etc. or must be…
Theme: Guilty Secrets Required Elements: none A Note from Ken F: I like the idea that the most unexpected and…
Theme: First or last line – “I don’t know… why would they do that?” Required Elements: an orange Word Count:…
Theme: Image Writing Prompt “The Woman in the Photograph” Many writers draw their inspiration from art or images. There are…
Theme: Fox Forest Required Elements: leaves from a tree singing Word Count: 1,200 Description: Legend says Fox Forest is named…
Theme: The Dance Required Elements: a drink a dance partner a non-dance place, i.e. a place you wouldn’t normally dance….
Theme: Noir noun a genre of crime film or fiction characterized by cynicism, fatalism, and moral ambiguity. Classic noir features…
Theme: The Car on the Roof Your story must start with: “I still want to know how you managed to…
Theme: Bottled Emotions You live in a world where you can buy bottled emotions. Required Elements: bottles Word Count: 1,200
Theme: Foul Play The rest is up to you. Required Elements: None Word Count: 1,200
Theme: Opera Your story must include the line: “What do you have against Opera houses?” Required Elements: An Opera Valentine’s…
Theme: Pushing Boundaries Pushing the boundaries of the protagonists comfort zone. Required Elements: none Word Count: 1,200 A note from…
Theme: Enduring Love It’s what really matters. The people we have in our lives when we need to talk to…
Theme: The Vow of the Peacock Word Count: 1,200 As with many holiday traditions, most New Year’s resolutions have religious…
Theme: A Christmas Conundrum Word Count: 1,200 It’s Christmas Eve. Somehow two enemies end up lovers by Christmas morning. The…
Theme: 20th Class Reunion Story must start with “The interrogation room door opened …” Word Count: 1,200 Requirements: Must be…
Theme: It’s a Zoom Thanksgiving Requirements: It’s Thanksgiving 2020 (Or Christmas for those who don’t celebrate Thanksgiving), the usual get…
Theme: Last Line Contest Requirements: Your story must end with the line, “As night became day, he started to understand…
A 1 week Halloween prompt revolving around the end result of a superstition that’s come true.
To avoid voting confusion with the Culture Clash contest, this bonus prompt has been extended an extra day. Theme: The…
Theme: Culture Clash The story should contain a misunderstanding due to either a language barrier or cultural differences. Requirements: a…
New post publishing soon. The writer suggesting this week’s prompt, requested we change the theme from “The Misunderstanding” to “Culture…
Theme: Murder! Mwah, ha, ha. Story must contain the following phrase, “That’s when I knew I had to kill…” but…
This 30 day bonus contest will allow 2,500 words.
Winter Love – Winter is the only time two lovers can be together.
Theme: Memories Conjured The protagonist is painting an image of what he/she thought was fictional, but it suddenly triggers forgotten…
Theme: An Unusual Summer Story must start with “What was quite unusual this summer …” Word Count: 1,200
Last Line: Your story must end with the line, “I’ll have that cup of coffee now, Tina.” But it can…
Theme: Revenge The line “you ruined me, I plan on returning the favor” must appear somewhere in the story itself….
Theme: Beneath the Sea The sentence: “Oh darling, you should never trust a {insert humanoid water creature mermaid/water sprite/rusalki/water nymph/Poseidon…
Theme: Chaos Requirement: No Requirements Word Count: 1,200
Theme: Something Wicked This Way Comes Many writers draw their inspiration from art or images. There are so many different…
Theme: A plan gone horribly wrong. Requirement: Story should include a Top Hat and an Astrological Sign. Word Count: 1,200
Theme: The Gift of Ancestors Requirements: Your story must begin with the line, “It was in my great-grandfather’s time…” The story centers…
Theme: Somewhere Else. A character has to be in (or go to) a place quite different from their normal environment….
Theme: Black Feathers
Many writers draw their inspiration from art or images. There are so many different stories that could be told from this one detailed picture.
Use this image as inspiration for your story, it can be the image as a whole, a single part of it or several elements inside the image itself.
Theme: Line Inclusion. The line “what’s wrong with you people?” must appear somewhere in the story itself. Word Count: 1,200
Prompt: You enter an old curiosity shop/thrift store/blackmarket. You can only choose one object. What is its story? Word Count:…
Prompt: We are living in trying times, and sometimes facing our fears can help us deal with them more effectively. So,…
Prompt: Use it any way you like, as a phrase, a theme, a title, a philosophy, a plan or an…
Theme: Lost in Translation Story must contain a phrase (word, sentence etc.) in a foreign language and its translation. But…
Dialogue Prompt: two people are chatting in a café/restaurant/bar/park etc, they are discussing a recent broken heart. How did they…
Theme: A Hard Time You must use the line: “it was a hard time for most of us…” It must…
Theme: Calm Requirements: The word “Calm” must appear in your story at least once. Word Count: 1,200
Theme: New Beginnings It doesn’t have to have anything to do with the new year/decade necessarily. Word Count: 1,200
Christmas Writing Prompt: Reindeer Baby. 1200 word count, Story Requirements: A live reindeer.
Theme: Choose Your Adventure The story must include a skull, a map, and a casualty. Word Count: 1,200
1200 word count: A story set in space, either on Mars or the international space station; must feature gold in some way, with a possibility of no return.
1200 word limit First Line Writing Prompt “I know this is going to sound crazy but…”
Halloween Prompt: “The Not Haunted Home for Sale.” 1200 word count, Story Requirements: A pumpkin or pumpkin(s).
Prompt: “I see and hear you.” A beautiful blind woman, shy and scared to leave the house, falls for the…
Prompt: “Power Couple” One man, one woman. On top of the world. Something happens that threatens to burn it all…
Theme: Write a story about a detective and the various troubles he comes across when investigating a serious case. Story…
Theme: You have 1 week to live, and you can do anything you want before the end…Anything! Story Requirements: None…
1st line contest: “Sometimes some things are better left unsaid.” *The first line can be finite as above, or there…
Theme: The Shadows Story Requirements: You must include the following in your story: 1. A Wall 2. An article of…
Theme: It’s all in the genes (in any sense or context – not a required phrase). Story Requirements: None Word…
Theme: Travelling Through the Night You can use any mode of transportation you like, it’s the journey that matters. Story…
1200 word Flash Fiction First Line Contest, the story must start with the line: “She was five when she accidentally swallowed her name.”.
Theme: Taming the Wild Animal Story has to show an encounter with some kind of “wild” animal in or near…
Theme: The Book That Set the World on Fire Many writers draw their inspiration from art or images. There are so…
Theme: “The Eavesdropper” You or another character overhears a conversation where it is believed something horrible is going to happen….
Theme: Dialogue Prompt “River Discussion”
Two figures argue about six {insert whatever monetary item you like) they found down by the river.
Monetary items may be anything i.e. six gold coins, six rupees, six one hundred dollar bills, six silver chests full of riches. Whatever you want.
Which character will you be? First person writing prompt:
A little girl is sitting on a train next to a man in black. “What do you do mister?” She asks him.
Taking off his sunglasses with a faint smile, he says, “I make bad people go away.”
Theme: The Story Takes Place on a Train You must use ONE of these 3 scenarios in your story. There’s…
Theme: Impulse Buy An impulse buy leads to a life changing event. Word Count: 1,200
Theme: 1st line contest The story must start with: “It was a dark, stormy night.” These words will NOT count towards…
Theme: Jail. Must include these three sentences somewhere in the story: “Well this is a nice change of scenery.” “It’s…
Theme: The Goodbye Letter Your story should be a goodbye letter written from one character to another. It can be…
Theme: What’s really going on?
Strange events have taken place, at home, work, a restaurant, anywhere you choose, that doesn’t make sense. What’s really going on?
Theme: The Girl in the White Dress Many writers draw their inspiration from art or images. This one captivated me,…
Theme: New Year’s Eve Stories must take place on New Year’s Eve, the rest is up to you. Story Requirements: Glitter…
Theme: A Christmas Miracle. Stories must end with the line: “With that, he/she walked into the snowstorm, never looking back.”. (Does…
Theme: Sports. Expound, satirically perhaps, on your favorite sport. Word Count: 1,200
Theme: Something Strange The story must start with: (I)(He)(She)(They)(We)(It)(A Name)(The) … knew there was something strange…” Requirement: NO spaceships in…
Theme: The lighthouse On a dark and stormy night a visitor arrives at the lighthouse. Required Elements: Crashing Waves (actual…
Theme: Twins The wrong twin goes on to win the highest reward and accolades at the expense, sweat, and toil of…
Theme: The End of the World. As in apocalypse; NOT a teenager’s lament such as, “If I can’t go to…
Theme: First Line Prompt. Your story must begin with the following 27 words: She lifted the hood of the trunk, bracing…
Theme: Return (any meaning) Any genre or style, but has to have a happy/upbeat ending. Must use these four words directly: ‘suit,…
Theme: Wedding. Must contain- Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. Word Count: 1,200
Theme: Travel You take a trip to any location you choose. Describe the scenery, the people, and the social system in…
Theme: Loss. It can be loss of something precious to you in your life, person, object, position in society or…
Theme: A Branch. Any kind at all: tree, creek, service, etc. Required Elements: Must contain the following stand-alone sentence somewhere…
Theme: The Refugee. Any context. Required Elements: a choice. Word Count: 1,200
Theme: Pet peeve(s); noun; informal Something that a person finds especially annoying. Personal vexation Word Count: 1,200
The theme for this contest is Quarantine. Use it however you like, but someone, or something, must have been, is, or will be in quarantine. The word count: 1,200.
1200 word bonus flash fiction contest “But you promised…”, a character has to break a promise they made years ago to a loved one.