Below, you'll find a collection of prompts, that give you some amazing starting points for your newfound masterpiece!
Literary magazine Submission deadline - April 17th 2026
Prompt: what would happen if a historical event went differently
Prompt: write your own theme song
Prompt: imagine how you see yourself or how you want yourself to be
Prompt: invent a dream you wish you had
Prompt: turn your last text into a story
Prompt: describe a date you've had from the point of view of the other person
Prompt: write a story through social media posts
Prompt: what I actually mean when I say I'm ok
Prompt: if I knew then what I know now...
none of your friends remember you. describe yourself to them.
write about a person or event that is a paradox or contradiction
list the things that have happened only once in your entire life
tell someone what you're too afraid or reluctant to tell them
what is the box you can't think outside of
create a symbol for yourself
how do you admire people
The sun rose for the last time...
Ukraine
- Tabitha Parker-Theiss, Class of 2022
@sapphic.salt
- Laura Cooksey, Class of 2021
"This is a portrait that I did of myself with my own menstral blood that got into the Springville Museum of Art this year!"
I Don't Have a Voice
- Nava Sharma, Class of 2024
Soda Pop
- Fred Phillips, Class of 2024
-Emma Casey, literature editor
Elegans Principia
- Koen Barber, Class of 2022
// The Unstoppable Bugs vs the Immovable Deadline
- Ames “Programmoring” Team
"Code from this year’s robot, including some of the programmorers’ comments ( ++ designates Maya, :) is Mason, Gabe is --, Crystal is ////, ££ is Jasper, and SS designates Silas)"
-Amelia Duncan
Boat Problem
- Kimberly Ponce Perez, Class of 2025
Locked Inside
- Inez Akumutima, Class of 2024