A retired circus performer opens their long-forgotten equipment trunk and finds something unexpected inside.
STORY STARTER
Write a story about a tourist and a local who instantly bond.
What differences could you highlight about these characters that help them become friends?
WRITING OBSTACLE
Write a story that starts underwater and ends in a kitchen.
It can be in any genre you like as long as the story takes place in these two distinct settings.
STORY STARTER
Submitted by Chloe Flora
Midway through their quest and in the middle of the desert, your character (alone or with their party) comes across a baby seal…
POEM STARTER
Submitted by XOXO, Zain
'Yet'
Use this single word as an inspiration for a story or poem.
STORY STARTER
Submitted by BurntBeans
Write a story based around a young man and his dog who get evicted from their home.
POEM STARTER
Submitted by Isa Jules
Write a poem which could be titled 'Hiding Place'.
STORY STARTER
Two friends in the park find they cannot leave until...
STORY STARTER
Submitted by RRR
Two people find themselves in an empty room, but do not know where they are. This is completely normal.
Find a creative way to explain this setting and context. You do not have to set this story in the world we know.
WRITING OBSTACLE
Imagine a character who has never experienced something that is very common for you.
Write a scene about this character experiencing whatever it is that's common for you - you could describe it directly or let your reader guess at what it is...
WRITING OBSTACLE
Inspired by Maranda Quinn
Write a descriptive paragraph about something that immediately takes you back to your childhood — such as a song, a sound, or a certain smell.
STORY STARTER
Inspired by K.R.W
In a world where memories are currency, the wealthy live in blissful ignorance while the poor sell their happiest moments just to survive. One day, a destitute woman finds a way to retrieve lost memories.
