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WRITING PROMPTS
Writing Prompts – If I’d known then
Writing Prompt
First words for a story or poem
If I’d known then what I know now, I never would have…
November 2018 two week writing challenge
Here are 14 writing challenges for both factual and creative writing. Aim for at least 100 words on each topic a day!
1st November 2018
One...
COMPETITION ENTRIES
Molly Quell – I knew we were in Trouble
I knew we were in trouble when the rain started. Lauren only agreed to this camping trip after I asked her for months. She’d...
Hashim Perez – I Knew we were in Trouble when
This is one of the winning entries in our November 2018 writing competition.
I knew we were in trouble when we couldn’t distinguish between real...
Olufunke Ayoola – I Knew we were in Trouble
I knew we were in trouble when I could hear the sound of Dad’s black work shoes. The sound of clattering, of a galloping...
Lisa Hartley – The Walk of Shame
I knew we were in trouble when the morning light shone through the crack in the curtains. Stale alcohol and thick smoke hung in...
CLASSIC INSPIRATION
The Yellow Wallpaper – Charlotte Perkins Gilman
"The Yellow Wallpaper", written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, was published in 1892. The story concentrates on the experience of the narrator who is taken...
The Dead – James Joyce
"The Dead", the final story in the collection, Dubliners, written by James Joyce, was published in 1914. The story focuses on Gabriel Conroy and...
