March 3 – March 17, 2021 Writing Prompt “Foul Play”
Theme: Foul Play The rest is up to you. Required Elements: None Word Count: 1,200
Read moreTheme: Foul Play The rest is up to you. Required Elements: None Word Count: 1,200
Read moreTheme: Opera Your story must include the line: “What do you have against Opera houses?” Required Elements: An Opera Valentine’s
Read moreTheme: Enduring Love It’s what really matters. The people we have in our lives when we need to talk to
Read moreTheme: The Vow of the Peacock Word Count: 1,200 As with many holiday traditions, most New Year’s resolutions have religious
Read moreTheme: A Christmas Conundrum Word Count: 1,200 It’s Christmas Eve. Somehow two enemies end up lovers by Christmas morning. The
Read moreTheme: Last Line Contest Requirements: Your story must end with the line, “As night became day, he started to understand
Read moreTheme: Culture Clash The story should contain a misunderstanding due to either a language barrier or cultural differences. Requirements: a
Read moreNew post publishing soon. The writer suggesting this week’s prompt, requested we change the theme from “The Misunderstanding” to “Culture
Read moreTheme: Memories Conjured The protagonist is painting an image of what he/she thought was fictional, but it suddenly triggers forgotten
Read moreTheme: An Unusual Summer Story must start with “What was quite unusual this summer …” Word Count: 1,200
Read moreTheme: Revenge The line “you ruined me, I plan on returning the favor” must appear somewhere in the story itself.
Read moreTheme: Something Wicked This Way Comes Many writers draw their inspiration from art or images. There are so many different
Read moreTheme: The Gift of Ancestors Requirements: Your story must begin with the line, “It was in my great-grandfather’s time…” The story centers
Read moreTheme: 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.
Read moreTheme: Line Inclusion. The line “what’s wrong with you people?” must appear somewhere in the story itself. Word Count: 1,200
Read moreDialogue Prompt: two people are chatting in a café/restaurant/bar/park etc, they are discussing a recent broken heart. How did they
Read moreChristmas Writing Prompt: Reindeer Baby. 1200 word count, Story Requirements: A live reindeer.
Read morePrompt: “I see and hear you.” A beautiful blind woman, shy and scared to leave the house, falls for the
Read more1st line contest: “Sometimes some things are better left unsaid.” *The first line can be finite as above, or there
Read moreTheme: The Shadows Story Requirements: You must include the following in your story: 1. A Wall 2. An article of
Read moreTheme: It’s all in the genes (in any sense or context – not a required phrase). Story Requirements: None Word
Read moreTheme: The Book That Set the World on Fire Many writers draw their inspiration from art or images. There are so
Read moreTheme: Impulse Buy An impulse buy leads to a life changing event. Word Count: 1,200
Read moreTheme: 1st line contest The story must start with: “It was a dark, stormy night.” These words will NOT count towards
Read moreTheme: 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?
Read moreTheme: The Girl in the White Dress Many writers draw their inspiration from art or images. This one captivated me,
Read moreTheme: A Christmas Miracle. Stories must end with the line: “With that, he/she walked into the snowstorm, never looking back.”. (Does
Read moreTheme: Sports. Expound, satirically perhaps, on your favorite sport. Word Count: 1,200
Read moreTheme: 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
Read moreTheme: The lighthouse On a dark and stormy night a visitor arrives at the lighthouse. Required Elements: Crashing Waves (actual
Read moreTheme: First Line Prompt. Your story must begin with the following 27 words: She lifted the hood of the trunk, bracing
Read moreTheme: Return (any meaning) Any genre or style, but has to have a happy/upbeat ending. Must use these four words directly: ‘suit,
Read moreTheme: Travel You take a trip to any location you choose. Describe the scenery, the people, and the social system in
Read more1200 word bonus flash fiction contest “But you promised…”, a character has to break a promise they made years ago to a loved one.
Read moreThis post is for stories related to the contest theme: “Styx”. Take the viewpoint of the bidder, take the viewpoint of the main character, take the viewpoint of the victim (if she’s an assassin or death reaper), just have fun with it.
Read more1200 word bonus flash fiction contest “Eclipse”, the story must include a secret.
Read more1200 word Flash Fiction Contest “Deadly Sin”, the theme must incorporate any one of the seven deadly sins; Gluttony, Sloth, Greed, Envy, Lust, Wrath or Pride. Story must be in fable form with a moral ending
Read more1200 word Flash Fiction Contest “Socks”. The story must end with the words, “never again” and must include image, motif, and/or symbol of SOCKS.
Read moreTheme: This post is for stories related to the contest theme: “What’s in the Attic”. Story Requirements: An elderly man
Read moreTheme: This post is for stories related to the contest theme: “Fence”. 1. a physical barrier either existing or in
Read moreTheme: This post is for stories related to the contest theme: “Murder at Midnight”.
Story Requirements: completely open to writers interpretation.
Word Count: 1,200
This will be our final contest of 2017. We would like to thank all of you who have participated, and
Read moreFlash Fiction Contest “Post Apocalyptic”, a writing prompt with required elements and a specific word count. These writing prompts help us hone our craft and keep us fresh.
Read moreTheme: This post is for stories related to the contest theme: “Stuck in an Elevator”. Story Requirements: You are stuck
Read moreTheme: This post is for stories related to the contest theme: “tragedy”. Story Requirements: completely open to writers interpretation. Word
Read moreTheme: This post is for stories related to the contest theme: “The Letter”. Story Requirements: A teacher finds a letter in
Read moreTheme: This post is for stories related to the contest theme: “The Service”. Story Requirements: could be military service, could
Read moreTheme: This post is for stories related to the contest theme: “snakes”. Story Requirements: Can be singular or plural, but
Read moreCan you write a short story about the “Elephant in the Room”? An English-language metaphorical idiom for an obvious problem or risk no one wants to discuss, or a condition of groupthink no one wants to challenge.
Read moreThis post is for stories related to the Contest theme: “Clouds”. The clouds can be storm clouds, chem trails,
Read moreNew short story contest theme: “Time”.
Anything to do with time. A watch maker; a clock tower; time travel; a historical era, the essence of a musical arrangement; a pocket watch; a deadline, (as in a limited time), a rare opportunity (one-time only). Etc., etc.
Read moreThis post is for STORIES related to the Contest theme: “A Fresh Start.” The link to the LinkedIn Comment Thread
Read moreThis post is for STORIES related to the Contest theme: “A Christmas Tale.” The link to the LinkedIn Comment Thread
Read moreThis post is for STORIES related to the Contest theme: “The Day After.” Your story must take place after some
Read moreThis post is for STORIES related to the Contest theme: “Irreconcilable Differences”. The link to the LinkedIn Comment Thread can
Read moreThe LinkedIn Comment Thread can be found here.
Read moreThe LinkedIn Comment Thread can be found here.
Read moreThe LinkedIn Comment Thread can be found here.
Read moreThe LinkedIn Comment Thread can be found here.
Read moreThe LinkedIn Comment Thread can be found here.
Read moreThe LinkedIn Comment Thread can be found here.
Read moreThe LinkedIn Comment Thread can be found here.
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