By: The Steps to Getting Published Team
It’s that time of year again! The Steps to Getting Published team is proud to present this year’s autumn writing prompts. We’ve tried to include something for everyone and hope you’ll enjoy the following list. If you’d like, please share some of your stories in the comments section, or feel free to add more writing prompts to the list. Whether you like writing soft or spooky this time of year, these prompts should jumpstart your writing and keep you going through the cold months ahead!
Autumn Prompts
Write a story from the point of view of falling foliage.
You get lost during a long walk exploring the fall foliage in the forest. Nightfall is coming. Write a short story or screenplay about what happens to you next.
Write a horror story within 25 words.
You go trick-or-treating dressed as a witch, but everyone thinks you’re a ghost and comments as such. Write a story about this experience and why this might be happening.
Create a short story about a Halloween party gone wrong.
Write a poem about finding a box of Halloween decorations in an attic.
Develop a free-verse poem about the peak of Autumn.
Write a 100-word story about nature. You must use all of these words in your poem: orange, apple, rustic, crisp, blanket, leaf, lake, wind, acorn, chill.
Write a short piece about your best memories of Fall.
Write a screenplay about a night when rotted pumpkins come to life.
Write a poem, story, or screenplay based on the following autumn image:
The story can be scary, serene, or a mystery.
Have fun with these!
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