#14summerprompts: Contact
Prompt #2: Contact On the night bus home, I receive a tap on my shoulder from the person next to me. Pulling out my headphones, I turn my head towards him. He says, “you know you’re never going to...
Tuesday Prompt: Exploring the Sensory Moment
Written by Mariah Devcic. Maybe when you hear crows cawing, you’re transported back to the street you grew up on, walking home from school. Taking a shortcut down an alleyway filled with the smell of simmering onions, it could be...
Tuesday Prompt: What’s wrong with you? Don’t ever change
Written by Matt Cardinal. Do you keep a safe distance between your carrots and peas on a dinner plate? Do you get territorial over armrests on flights? What superstitions would you justify? What topics make you too stubborn to...
Tuesday Prompt: The Poetry Prompt Generator
While bringing this handy tool to your attention might just make our Tuesday Prompts obsolete, we at PRISM have decided to say “what-the-heck” and share it with you anyway. Educator and generally interesting person Tom Woodward has created a...
Tuesday Prompt: “The first time, it’s an accident – ” by Leah Horlick
Many moons ago, Leah Horlick graced PRISM international with her talent and charm. And now today, she has a writing prompt to share! Leah Horlick is a writer and poet from Saskatoon, currently living on Unceded Coast Salish Territories in Vancouver....
The Tuesday Prompt: Transformation
In honour of #TranformationTuesday, I thought a writing prompt about transformations would be appropriate. This prompt can be approached several ways and depending on the genre. If you’re writing a poem, write down the word “transformation”. What does it...
The Tuesday Prompt: 5 Steps For Facilitating Your Writing Process
In case you missed it, our 2016 Short Fiction Contest deadline has been extended to February 1st, so I figured a writing prompt for fiction would be appropriate. Often, I find it’s not a lack of ideas that I’m...
The Tuesday Prompt: We Need to Talk, by Clara Kumagai
This week’s Tuesday Prompt is a throwback to one by former Executive Editor, Promotions Clara Kumagai. Since you’re working hard on sending in your entries to our 2016 Short Fiction Contest before the January 15th deadline, I thought this...
The Tuesday Prompt: The Bike Write, by Jen Currin
Need some extra motivation to get in your poetry entry for our 2016 Poetry Contest? Here’s a poetry writing prompt from 2012 Poetry Contest Judge Jen Currin. And when you’re finished, be sure to check out our contest here! Jen...