End of 2025 Writing Prompts
Start with an element of a picture below that appeals to you. Add what you need to turn it into a story. Share below if you’re courageous and/or confident or if you want to hear what we love in the writing.
OR combine all three photos into one story about the season, or about hope for a better tomorrow, or about whatever appeals.
OR invent a story, poem, essay, narrative, or letter that somehow involves one of the following holidays. Suggested length: 250-3500 words. If the dates are passed, write about what happened–real or imaginary.
- Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 8 to Dec. 14)
- Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week (Dec. 1 to Dec. 7)
- Hanukkah (Dec. 14 to Dec. 22)
- Inclusive Schools Week (Dec. 1 to Dec. 5)
- Kwanzaa (Dec. 26 to Jan. 1)
- National Cookie Cutter Week (Dec. 1 to Dec. 7)
- National Handwashing Awareness Week (Dec. 7 to Dec. 13)
- National Influenza Vaccination Week (Dec. 1 to Dec. 5)
- Older Driver Safety Awareness Week (Dec. 1 to Dec. 5)
OR Remember letters to Santa? Write one from your child, your adult self, or a character you’re working with. OR Write one from any organization of your choice.
OR Write a list of goals instead of resolutions for 2026. Share them all or share your favorites.
We’d be honored to have you share your work, and we’ll only say what we love in the writing.
Questions? Please ask. We’d love to have you share your work below.
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Writing Prompts for Fall 🎃 🦃
Is there magic in autumn? Or any other season? Is there something scary inside a house in your town? Or a piano that plays on its own? Or AI chat?
Write about it. Make it an observation or a warning from a parent, teacher, or grandparent. Or tell the story from the POV of the house or any other object.
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Tell the story that either picture brings to mind. Who is looking, what does the picture suggest to her/him, and why does it matter? Is anything magic or scary for the viewer? How does s/he handle it?
Here are five sentence starts. Although October brought them up, they can be the start of a piece on many subjects. Write a letter. Draft a poem. Create a flash story or a longer one. Write a mini-memoir. Or write what’s in your heart.
As the weather turns…
After the kids went back to school…
Watching the leaves flutter in the wind…
Football makes me…
Because I was determined to beat the storm…
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