Students Funny Writing Prompts

"I wish...I wish..."

"Don't you dare say it!"

Continue this dialogue.

A beauty queen is forced to move to a small town.

Narrate a day in life of this character - what might they find difficult, or enjoy?

Think of the last meal you cooked or ate. Write a story using the ingredients as main characters.

Be as creative as possible with this prompt; perhaps the tastes, colours or textures match the personalities of the characters.

Write a story from a character who is so over-dramatic that it is a struggle to understand the tale they're trying to tell you.

Make use of drama and hyperbole, and consider the language used by your character.

An arrogant and rude boy has to spend the day with his kind, elderly neighbour.

Be descriptive with your characters and behaviour, and try to highlight their differences. Is there anything they can learn from each other?

Write a story about a spy.

Consider which type of 'spy' you want to follow; is their type of spying something serious or light-hearted?

'I need to tell you something, urgently. It's about your boss.'

Write a tense, engaging story with this as the opening OR closing line.

“That was the worst assassination attempt I’ve seen.”

Write a humorous story that includes this piece of speech.

Your main character is sent to live with an eccentric relative who lives a peculiar life. They must adapt to the new situation.

Write a humorous story that includes this piece of speech.Think about the obstacles that could be in your character's way, and how the relative feels about the situation.

Using an archaic language style, write a short story about a modern-day issue.

Think about the language and phrasing you can use to make this humorous but descriptive!

There's something peculiar about the new teacher at school this year, and your character decides to find out what it is.

Using first person perspective, explore suspicion and tension, considering the motives of the character you choose to write from.

Create a character with contradicting traits.

An example of contradicting traits in a character could be a criminal with strong moral codes, or a teacher who hates children.