720+ ‘Culture’ Writing Prompts
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4. Creature Chronicles
Your protagonist discovers that they can see and communicate with mythical creatures no one else can. Describe their experiences.
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New Planet Chronicles
A group of teenagers are the first humans to grow up on a newly colonized planet.
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Multilingual Metaphors of Love
Pick a metaphor that you associate with love or Valentine’s Day and translate it into different languages. Analyze how the metaphor might change or hold the same meaning in different languages.
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Translating Love
Write a love letter as if you’re a language translator, attempting to capture the essence of Valentine’s day in a language different from your own.
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Dia dos Namorados in Brazil
Write about Brazil’s June 12th romance holiday, Dia dos Namorados, or ‘Lovers’ Day.’
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Jazz Speakeasies and The Prohibition
Describe a night in a jazz speakeasy during the era of Prohibition.
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Fairy Tale Reality TV
Write a satirical fairy tale that revolves around the concept of a fairy-tale themed reality TV show.
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Ocean Planet
Picture a world entirely covered with water and write a story about the people who live there.
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Journey to the Pyramids
Imagine a journey to the Egyptian Pyramids. Describe the journey and what you see when you get there.
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History Of Holidays
Select a holiday you love and write about its origins and how the celebrations have changed over time.
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Festival Melting Pot
Describe a traditional festival or celebration from your culture you would want to share with your classmates.
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Jobs Around the World
Choose a job that is unique to a particular country or culture and write about it.
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The Evolving Art Styles
Pick two different art styles (e.g. Renaissance and Cubism) and compare how they portray a common theme (like love or nature).
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Cultural Landmark Explorations
Describe a landmark that’s significant to your culture and explain why it’s important.
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Cultural Clothing Chronicles
Write about a traditional outfit from your culture and describe when and how it’s worn.
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Living in A Different Era
Imagine living in a past era of your culture and describe your typical day.
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Festive Foods
Write about a festive food that is unique to your culture and describe how it’s prepared.
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Land of Mistle-Twist
Imagine a world where holiday rules and customs are completely opposite to the ones in our world. Write a story from the perspective of a character who travels from our world to this alternative holiday world.
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The Minotaur’s Labyrinth Rebirth
Weave a narrative where an archeologist uncovers a hidden, elaborate labyrinth leading to the mythical Minotaur.
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The Dark Side of Social Media
Convince your readers about the negative impact of social media on young people’s mental health.
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Exploring Country Cultures
Choose a country you’ve never visited before, research its culture, traditions, geography, and history, then write about it.
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Around the World in My Room
Describe an object in your room that came from another country or represents another culture.
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Exploring New Cultures
If you could visit any country in the world, where would you go and why? Write about the culture, food, and traditions of this place.
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Technological Time Capsule
You are tasked with creating a time capsule to be opened 500 years in the future. What items would you choose to represent our current relationship with technology?
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Celebrations Around The World
Choose a New Year tradition from a culture different from your own and write a descriptive piece on it.
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Festive Food Traditions
Write about a specific food or culinary tradition associated with New Year celebrations in your culture/family.
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Future Travel Adventures
Imagine you have the ability to travel anywhere in the world. Where would you go and why?
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Celebrating Family Traditions
Write about a specific family tradition in your household and why it’s important to you.
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The Ripple Effect of Kindness
Imagine you have decided to start a new tradition at your workplace where each employee picks another coworker to thank personally on Employee Appreciation Day. Describe the effects of this tradition over time.
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Discovering Native America
Write a diary entry from the perspective of a Native American child in the 1800s.
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Understanding Poetry’s Role
Reflect on why you think poetry is essential and how it contributes to our understanding of the world.
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Diving into Different Cultures
Choose a poem from a culture different from yours and reflect on the unique insights it provides.
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Forgotten Beings
Detail a story featuring creatures long lost in history, now surfacing to spread terror.
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Indigenous Mythmaking
Imagine the mythology or folk stories of an alien species based in the Star Wars universe.
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Unique Ecosystems
Describe the ecosystem of a Star Wars alien species and how it has shaped that species.
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Alien Perspectives
Write a story from the perspective of an alien species interacting with humans for the first time.
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Supernatural New Year’s Eve
Create a narrate about characters from the spiritual realm watching or participating in New Year’s Eve celebrations.
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Expedition into the Lost Jungle City
Craft an exploration tale centered around a lost city hidden in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.
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Echo of a Fallen Empire
Create a story based on the explorer finding the ruins of a civilization on a distant planet.
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Racing Camans
Imagine you’re a player in an exciting game of Camogie – an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women.
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Changing Times
Pen a tale about a vampire having difficulty adapting to modern technology and societal standards.
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Corporate Chaos
Write a thriller drama about a high-powered executive who becomes a hostage during a corporate meeting.
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Terra Incognita
Devise a whole new world, away from Earth, with its geographies, creatures, civilizations, and peculiar laws.
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Delve into the Dark Diva
Write about a famous Pop star or Hollywood actress using her fame to cause global chaos and anarchy.
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Lush Solstice
Imagine a version of Earth where Winter Solstice instead ushers in a wave of intense plant growth overnight.
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Celestial Celebration
Create a culture that celebrates the winter solstice in a unique way revolving around an astronomical tradition.
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Cryogenically Frozen City
A city decides to cryogenically freeze itself to escape a looming disaster and emerges thousands of years in the future.
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The Nordic Way of Life
Write about how the Nordic people adapt their lifestyle to cope with harsh winter conditions.
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Alien Hipsters
Planet earth has been invaded! But instead of conquering alien forces, they’re alien hipsters loving all things retro earth-style.
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Your Town’s Tale
Write a ghost story set in your hometown, but add a twist that challenges the separation between real experiences and ghost legends.
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My Spartan Sari Ribbon
Take a look at a piece of fabric or clothing and write the story of its journey from raw material to your final product.
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Child of the Night
Imagine a human being raised by vampires and learning to navigate the mortal and immortal worlds.
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Slavic Scenario
Write a narrative centered around a Strigoi, a nocturnal vampire in Romanian culture, stirring up fear in a remote Eastern European community.
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Asian Anecdotes
Write a story where a Jiangshi (Chinese hopping vampire) terrorizes a small village, throwing the peaceful community into chaos.
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Transylvanian Tribulations
Imagine living in Transylvania during the 15th Century, where tales of powerful vampires are a part of everyday culture.
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City of Blood
Design an adventure where a vampire has to navigate through a bustling city with a deadly secret.
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Letters to Love Legends
Write a letter to a legendary romantic figure from a different culture than your own.
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International Love Recipes
Create a narrative around the preparation of a traditional Valentine’s Day dish in a non-Western country.
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Historic Encounter
Imagine a day in your life swapped with a day in the life of someone from another era. Detail the hurdles and highlights of this day.
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The Native Perspective
Write a story from the perspective of a Native American during the Gold Rush.
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Kingdom Within The Cracks
Your character accidentally falls into a crack in their home’s floor, only to land in an entirely different, fantastical land.
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The Lost Jungle Civilization
Write about an explorer who encounters an untouched human civilization, hidden deep within a vast jungle.
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The Submerged Cradle of Humanity
In a future where humans evolve to live underwater, write a short piece outlining the turning point that forced them to leave land.
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Diving Deep into Language
Imagine creating a new language for an underwater civilization that includes non-auditory forms of communication.
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Impact on Society
Write about the societal impact of Valentine’s Day and how it has affected our culture.
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Landscape of Identity
Write about the elements that constitute your identity and how they interact with one another.
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Revived from Ice
Write from the perspective of a prehistoric creature, magically revived from a block of ice.
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Buried Civilizations
Imagine a civilization buried under the snow for thousands of years and detail its discovery.
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Cultural Cuisine Exploration
Describe a food or dish from another culture that you’d like to try and why.
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Global Culture Perspectives
Write an essay about a country you’ve never visited but would like to, based on the aspects of that culture that appeal to you the most.
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Cultural Curiosity
Choose a culture different from your own that you’d like to experience and describe why.
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Dream Destination
Describe your ‘dream’ travel destination for the following year and explain why you chose this location.
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Cuisine Chronicles
Write an opinion piece on how experiencing different cuisines during your travels has influenced your perception of food.
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Uncharted Horizons
Discuss a time when you traveled to a place that turned out to be completely different from what you expected it to be.
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Cybernetic Ascension
Write a narrative where humanity is on the precipice of achieving immortality through technology.
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Starcrossed Lovers
Begin a tale of a relationship between two people, destined to fall in love, yet doomed from the start.
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Latkes for the Soul
Use the preparation of traditional Hanukkah food, Latkes, as a backdrop for a heartwarming story.
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Prehistoric Rock Art
Write a short story centered around the discovery of a new form of cave art by early humans during the Ice Age.
