Over 20 "Fantasy and Adventure" Writing Prompts

Craft a tale set in a modern high school where every student secretly belongs to a different fantasy race (elves, wizards, merfolk, etc.). Focus on a group of students who band together to stop an ancient evil from rising under the school's football field during the homecoming game.

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Fantasy and Adventure

Imagine a world where every teen, upon turning 15, must embark on a quest as a rite of passage. Describe the journey of a young protagonist whose quest is to retrieve a rare flower from the highest peak of the treacherous Frostbite Mountains, guarded by a fierce dragon.

Kids & YA Fiction
Teen and YA Fiction
Fantasy and Adventure

Dive into a world where mythical beasts are not just legends but reality. A group of teenagers find a map leading to the Phoenix Nest, a place of renewal and great power. Write about their perilous journey and the alliances they must forge with creatures of legend.

Kids & YA Fiction
Teen and YA Fiction
Fantasy and Adventure

Imagine a world where your social status and wealth depend on how many books you've read. The protagonist, a fifteen-year-old girl, stumbles upon a forbidden book that is said to grant immense power and knowledge to whoever understands its secrets. Against the wishes of her family and the laws of her land, she embarks on a quest to unravel its mysteries, gaining dangerous foes and dubious allies along her journey.

Kids & YA Fiction
Teen and YA Fiction
Fantasy and Adventure

In a realm where dreams can be woven into reality, a young dreamweaver discovers a nightmare trying to infiltrate and corrupt the dream realm. Follow their adventure as they team up with other weavers to battle the nightmare and uncover a dark conspiracy within their own ranks.

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Teen and YA Fiction
Fantasy and Adventure

After a meteor shower, a group of high school friends find a crashed alien ship in their small town. With government agents and unknown creatures on the hunt, these friends must work together, using a mysterious technology from the ship that grants them superhuman abilities.

Kids & YA Fiction
Teen and YA Fiction
Fantasy and Adventure

In the kingdom of Eldoria, a group of teens are chosen every century to undergo the Trial of Elements. Each teen represents an element—earth, water, fire, air, and spirit. This year, a reluctant young girl from a small village is chosen as the Spirit Element, believed to be the weakest link, and must prove her worth to everyone, including herself, as the trials push each of them to their limits.

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Teen and YA Fiction
Fantasy and Adventure

Two best friends discover an ancient, enchanted diary that belongs to a long-lost princess who reveals secrets and spells on each page. As the friends use these spells, they accidentally switch lives with each other. To switch back, they must undertake a perilous journey to the last known location of the princess, learning more about each other’s lives and their own strengths along the way.

Kids & YA Fiction
Teen and YA Fiction
Fantasy and Adventure

Every 300 years, the celestial dance of the planets grants extraordinary powers to a single, unsuspecting teenager on Earth. This time, it’s a seventeen-year-old girl who’s more concerned about her band’s next gig than the fate of the cosmos. But when creatures from another dimension start popping up in her town, she needs to master her new abilities quickly or see her world turned into chaos.

Kids & YA Fiction
Teen and YA Fiction
Fantasy and Adventure

In a kingdom cursed to be forever obscure beneath fog, a young adventurer stumbles upon a forgotten path that promises to lead them to the Sun Palace—rumored to hold the power to dispel the fog. Write about their adventures along the path and the strange creatures they meet along the way, each requiring a unique form of help.

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Teen and YA Fiction
Fantasy and Adventure

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