Over 2,198 Writing Prompts
Develop a story about an intergalactic journalist who travels to war-torn planets to document the impacts of cosmic wars. On their latest assignment, they accidentally discover an underground movement that could change the course of the universe’s history.
Fiction
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Space & New Horizons
Imagine you are a tiny ant exploring a giant garden. Describe all the enormous things you see and what adventures you have crawling around the flowers and the pond.
Kids & YA Fiction
Kids
Ages 3-5
When priceless works of art start disappearing from a new women-only museum, an acclaimed detective renowned for her art theft recoveries is brought in. Hidden beneath the museum’s celebration of female artists, she uncovers an intricate web of former art thieves turned security experts, challenging her to discern ally from adversary.
Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Women Detectives
Imagine a world where magical trees grow in the heart of a vast desert. Each fruit they bear grants a specific type of magical ability for a single day. Write about a character who must journey across this dangerous desert to find a fruit that will save their dying village.
Fiction
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Magic & Fantasy Fiction
In a quiet suburban neighborhood, all the pets start behaving oddly, leading their owners to uncover clues to a decades-old unsolved crime. Write from the perspective of a community trying to piece together the mystery using only the strange behaviors and newfound clues from their pets.
Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Describe a political protest that you have attended or witnessed in person. Focus on the sensory details—the sounds, sights, and emotions—and analyze what the event says about the current political climate.
Non-Fiction
Current Affairs & Politics
In a world where people are born with the ability to manipulate elements—but only one per person—five teenagers discover they are anomalies with the power to control all five elements. Tasked with maintaining balance, they must unite and master their abilities to thwart a rising evil power before it engulfs their divided world.
Kids & YA Fiction
Teen and YA Fiction
Fantasy and Adventure
Craft a tale in a sedate seaside town in Brazil, where the rhythm of life is suddenly disrupted by the murder of a well-loved priest. The investigation uncovers a century-old feud between two families, revealing deep-seated racial and cultural tensions.
Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Multicultural Fiction
Your protagonist is a crime scene cleaner who discovers evidence that the police missed at a murder site. Choosing to investigate on their own, they unwittingly become entangled in the local underworld. Detail their secret double life, juggling normalcy by day, and delve deeper into the crime by night.
Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Crime Fiction
Imagine a world where toddlers can talk to animals. Write about a day in the life of a two-year-old who helps a lost baby duck find its way back to the pond.
Kids & YA Fiction
Kids
Baby-2
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