A Microscopic Scene
A kid writes his new year resolutions at their desk. Write this scene, but zoom in on details, then out. Keeping changing how close the narration is to the action until satisfied.
Ended January 24, 2023 • 1 Entry • Created by AwesomEM
Textbook Prompt 5
A world-famous celebrity helps their poverty-stricken sibling move out. Throughout the scene, make it clear both characters have a goal (something they want), then create an obstacle that stands in both of their ways.
Ended January 23, 2023 • 1 Entry • Created by AwesomEM
A Metaphorical Year
How has 2022 been? Was it good? Bad? Explain it using a conceit/metaphor
Ended January 9, 2023 • 5 Entries • Created by AwesomEM
Textbook Prompt 4
Describe a setting in a tone that is completely different to the tone of a piece of dialogue. So the description of the setting should set a certain atmosphere, while a piece of dialogue should differ from it. Hopefully that makes sense.
Ended January 9, 2023 • 1 Entry • Created by AwesomEM
If Santa was a writer...
What would he write about? Write a poem in his POV, then contrast it with another POV.
Ended December 26, 2022 • 5 Entries • Created by AwesomEM in Poetry & Free Verse
Textbook Prompt 3
A person sleeps with their glasses on, and goes about their day without them. In as much detail as possible, tell me about this person from this certain behavior.
Ended December 26, 2022 • 1 Entry • Created by AwesomEM
Textbook Prompt 2
A gun is in your hands. A man walks through the door. The next minute he's on the floor bleeding. Tell me what happened, and what will happen next.
Ended October 17, 2022 • 8 Entries • Created by AwesomEM
Specific Poetry Prompt
Write a first-person poem in the past tense about someone whose made an impact on you, and tell us what you learned from them. Address it to 'you' but don't tell us who 'you' is until the very end, (it could be the reader, it could be the impactful person, it could be another character mentioned, etc.,)
Ended October 17, 2022 • 2 Entries • Created by AwesomEM in Poetry & Free Verse
Textbook Prompt
Describe any piece of clothing in a certain way that it makes the reader think of joy, but don't use the word joy, happy, or any other synonyms of joy.
Ended September 30, 2022 • 4 Entries • Created by AwesomEM
Don't Picture This, Don't Picture That...
Use any form of imagery besides sight (so sound, taste, smell, etc.,) to describe an emotion.
Ended September 30, 2022 • 4 Entries • Created by AwesomEM
Plz no judge my titling skill
I've got a couple of titles for stories/poetry yet I haven't been able to create any content for said titles. So I leave this to you. Go wild. Prose or poetry under these titles: "Cheers"
"Worst Heist In History"
"Middle Kid"
"Fever Dream"
"A Hundred"
"MVP"
Ended August 27, 2022 • 4 Entries • Created by AwesomEM
Passing notes
A teacher has stockpiled on a multitude of notes that were passed on from one student to the next. He has never read them. On his final day before retirement, he hangs up each note in his classroom and reads them out loud, for his last class to hear. What do the notes say? ~P.s I don't take full credit for making this challenge~
Ended July 30, 2022 • 2 Entries • Created by AwesomEM
Writer uses confusion. It's super effective!
Write something that confuses the reader. Write something so confusing, that you don't even know what's happening.
Ended July 30, 2022 • 5 Entries • Created by AwesomEM
Scribble, Scramble; Dribble, Drabble, Drabble.
Write me a drabble on any topic. Drabbles are very short stories with precisely 100 words or less. Their purpose is to test a writer's ability to be brief with their writing while still expressing interesting ideas/themes.
Ended July 30, 2022 • 21 Entries • Created by AwesomEM
100 words
You have 100 words left. What do you say?
Ended July 14, 2022 • 18 Entries • Created by AwesomEM
To the courts...
Someone was given one wish that could change the world forever, yet their wish was to have every day last 24 hours. You are now in court defending them. What's your defense? Why does this change the world forever?
Ended July 12, 2022 • 1 Entry • Created by AwesomEM
Street Papers
Every day you take a walk, and every day a different stranger gives you a note. Each note seems to be someone's way of communicating with some guy. What does each note say?
Ended July 10, 2022 • 0 Entries • Created by AwesomEM
The Power of Names
Tell me a story where a stranger calls you out by your real name. What type of power do they hold over you? What would it feel like? (Please don't actually use your real name or reveal any personal information)
Ended June 27, 2022 • 1 Entry • Created by AwesomEM
Puppy Adventures
A door is left open and a puppy runs through it. What happens next?
Ended June 27, 2022 • 0 Entries • Created by AwesomEM
You know what they say...
Tell me what they say. Prose or poetry; just write about a common phrase or saying
Ended June 27, 2022 • 9 Entries • Created by AwesomEM