flash contest

Curriculum· — Make a “blind contour” self portrait. A blind contour is a drawing where you do not look at the paper while you are drawing, and once you have put your...

Curriculum· — Write down 5 ideas for some impossible characters – space frogs, singing clocks, walking cactuses – the more unlikely the better. Pick 2 of them. What would happen if they...

Curriculum· — Write a mystery story. Think about the arc of your story, and plan out the actions and motives of the characters. Does the reader know something the characters don’t, or...

Curriculum· — Write about what super-heroes and super-villains do in their spare time or on their days off. Feel free to make it funny: maybe Voldemort enjoys yoga, or Wonder Woman writes...

Curriculum· — Be a time traveler in reverse! What would happen if a character from the past arrived in the present? Choose a time period you like and know a little bit...

Curriculum· — Draw or paint a scene from a book you are reading, or have read. This is a Monday prompt, so if you are writing your response in the week it...

Poetry· — Weekly Flash Contest #4: Write a Poem About a Found Object in your Kitchen Go into the kitchen. Stand in front of a cupboard with food in it (or the...

Curriculum· — Write a short story inspired by one of these funny newspaper headlines. Visit the Bestlifeonline.com webpage, and read their selection of the “25 Funniest Newspaper Headlines of All Time.” Write...

Poetry· — Weekly Flash Contest #3: Write from the Point of View of an Animal Write about a day in the life of your pet or a friend’s pet, as if you...

Curriculum· — Go into the kitchen. Stand in front of a cupboard with food in it (or the fridge). Close your eyes, open the door (or better still, have someone else open...