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WRITING PROMPTS
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...
Writing Prompts – That’s what happens when you
Writing Prompt
First words of a story or poem
"That's what happens when you..."
COMPETITION ENTRIES
Ikrah Bukuru – I knew we were in Trouble
I knew we were in trouble when,
The innocent bird tumbled into the unrevealed den,
Attached to the ground like a stamp that was disguised by...
Maxine Makeba – No Fear
I knew we were in trouble when I gave residence to fear in my life.
Fear, don’t you dare come near me
In my passion to...
Olubunmi Toriola – I Knew we were in Trouble
The big grandfather clock was singing away the familiar tune, tick-tock, tick-tock. Not very loud, almost silently. Pricking up my ears to catch the...
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...
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...
