February 10 – March 3, 2021 Writing Prompt “Opera”
Theme: Opera Your story must include the line: “What do you have against Opera houses?” Required Elements: An Opera Valentine’s
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 moreA 1 week Halloween prompt revolving around the end result of a superstition that’s come true.
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 moreThis 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
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: Beneath the Sea The sentence: “Oh darling, you should never trust a {insert humanoid water creature mermaid/water sprite/rusalki/water nymph/Poseidon
Read moreTheme: Chaos Requirement: No Requirements Word Count: 1,200
Read moreTheme: Something Wicked This Way Comes Many writers draw their inspiration from art or images. There are so many different
Read moreTheme: A plan gone horribly wrong. Requirement: Story should include a Top Hat and an Astrological Sign. Word Count: 1,200
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: Somewhere Else. A character has to be in (or go to) a place quite different from their normal environment.
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 more1200 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.
Read more1200 word limit First Line Writing Prompt “I know this is going to sound crazy but…”
Read moreHalloween Prompt: “The Not Haunted Home for Sale.” 1200 word count, Story Requirements: A pumpkin or pumpkin(s).
Read morePrompt: “Power Couple” One man, one woman. On top of the world. Something happens that threatens to burn it all
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 more1200 word Flash Fiction First Line Contest, the story must start with the line: “She was five when she accidentally swallowed her name.”.
Read moreTheme: The Book That Set the World on Fire Many writers draw their inspiration from art or images. There are so
Read moreTheme: 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.
Read moreWhich 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: 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: The End of the World. As in apocalypse; NOT a teenager’s lament such as, “If I can’t go to
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 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 more1500 word bonus flash fiction contest “White Horse”, the story must include a woman of high/noble/royal birth and a white horse (can be literal or theoretical).
Read more1200 word Flash Fiction Contest “The Harbor”, the story must start with the paragraph: “It was dark. Not pitch black, but some gray darkness that barely allowed shapes to form. All I could smell was the tang of seaweed, all I could hear was the breaking of waves.”.
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: “The Letter”. Story Requirements: A teacher finds a letter in
Read moreA “just for fun” writing prompt to get your creativity going.
The prompt is “Train Station” and can be up to 2,000 words.