2021 Creative Writing Challenges
January 10, 2026
Creative Writing Challenge Archives: 2021
A Year of Creativity, Imagination & Storytelling
Welcome to the 2021 Creative Writing Challenge Archive!
Explore the monthly creative writing prompts presented by Scriptwriters Network throughout 2021. Each challenge offered writers an opportunity to experiment with ideas, explore different storytelling approaches, and put their creativity into practice.
Whether you’re revisiting a favorite prompt or discovering one for the first time, we invite you to explore the challenges and find inspiration for your next story.
Explore the monthly challenges below.
December 2021
Words:
- Envoi
- Abundant
- Quizzes
- Gifts
- Super
- Man
- Season
- Idea
- Portfolio
- Contact
Sentence:
Since it’s sometimes hard to talk, maybe you can…
November 2021
Words:
- Paleontologist
- Unaccountable
- Mystifying
- Hurricane
- Organic
- Skydiving
- Leadership
- Medical
- Education
- Trig
Sentence:
What I think is that you are selling these kids short because…..
October 2021
Words:
- Clarification
- Peach cobbler
- Thrill
- Stairway
- Turmoil
- Library
- Cupboard
- Mouthwash
- Social
- Doctor
Sentence:
Either way, the candles were….
September 2021
Words:
- Problem
- Reward
- Volcano
- Snorkeling
- Adaptogen
- Elevate
- Ancient
- Soy
- Think
- Sodium
Sentence:
The pulse is 110 on this patient; this means….
August 2021
Words:
- Wish
- Voice
- Island
- Detergent
- Sample
- Indeed
- High Tide
- Founded
- Access
- Banana
Sentence:
The toilet is making noises because….
July 2021
Words:
- Monday
- Support
- Century
- Dictionary
- Simply
- Bunny Rabbit
- Stars
- Promote
- Understand
- Forty Five
Sentence:
The beach was really fun even though……
June 2021
Words:
- Land
- Wonderful
- Maybe
- Florida
- Snow
- Inbox
- Paint
- July
- Save
- Monitor
- Side
Sentence:
Place this cucumber over here because……..
May 2021
Words:
- Panther
- Car
- Screwdriver
- Paper
- Honey Bun
- Science
- Paragraph
- Two
- Word
- Sick
Sentence:
I don’t know how that donut….
April 2021
Words:
- Precious
- Donut
- Understand
- Include
- My life
- Today
- Computer
- Record
- Martini
Sentence:
It seems to me this purchase is incorrect, the order was…
March 2021
Words:
- Paper
- Stove
- Greetings
- Reward
- Horror
- It’s time
- Ninety nine
- Teddy bear
- Candy cane
- Motorcycle
Sentence:
I was not enjoying being set up on this particular date because….
February 2021
Words:
- Buttons
- Write
- File copy
- Twenty four
- Approach
- Miracles
- Puppy
- Choose
- No more
- Cruise ship
Sentence:
Somehow I feel that this may be a good time to let you in on this secret, I added pudding to….
Keep Your Creativity Going!
The Creative Writing Challenges are part of Scriptwriters Network’s ongoing commitment to supporting writers through creative practice, exploration, and storytelling.
We hope these past challenges inspire you to keep writing, experiment with new ideas, and discover new possibilities in your storytelling journey.
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