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Special writing prompt competition: Create a compelling writing prompt to start a fictional story or poem.

Competition Info

Jan 21, 2024 to Jan 28, 2024
128 Entries
Top 10 writings

Blood stained her face, loved ones looking at her warily as she stared back at them menacingly.

“This is who I am, and there is no need to be afraid,” she said, stepping forward. “If you cannot accept that, then you are blind to your own faults.”


Continue the story…...

Death’s favorite human comes to visit. She is safe from staying dead for at least the next twenty years, no matter how many times she visits. The young girl has a medical condition where her heart stops for a few minutes every once in awhile. Death is the girl’s favorite friend....

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Write a story in the perspective of a character that has been experimented on their entire life. They’ve found themselves stuck in a room surounded by mirrors, unable to look away from their morphed figure. Describe how they view themselves after the extensive modification done on their body, explain what has been changed about their features. ...

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Write a poem about someone stuck in a cycle of self destruction and just as they are about to exit the cycle or have a breakthrough the poem starts back at the beginning. ...

Your protagonist walks into a room with crimson walls and red lights. Rose petals are strewn on the perfectly fitted bed. Nicole lays on the fluffed pillows, facedown. Blood trickles down her bare flesh, her eyes are open like a pair of windows, glassy irises reflecting the room.



Continue this from here....

Write an Oulipo poem about the topic of your choice.


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Oulipo poetry is written by setting strict rules for yourself. These rules are up to you, but the goal is to give yourself a challenge. Be sure to list the rules you followed, as oulipo form is meant to inspire and create new, cutting edge forms! Remember: someone once sat down and decided to write a haiku before anyone else had coi...

Your protagonist shows up for their first day of work as a zookeeper, only to find the exhibits are full of magical creatures. Write the story of their first day on the job....

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Write an action-packed scene around a fuse being lit and its impending explosion. This can be a mental or physical representation of a fuse and resulting explosion. ...

Write a story of your choosing, but throughout the story, interweave a secret message or code! This could get tricky, but get creative with it!...

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The old gods from any mythology of your choosing come down to the world. They bring the ancient monsters of myth with them, in order to survive people have begun pledging themselves to gods for protection. How does your protagonist differ from the mass? What do they do to survive?...

Prize

$100
Total Prize
1st Place
2nd Place
CSW
$30
3rd Place