512+ ‘Dream’ Writing Prompts
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Summer Vacation Trip
Write a tale about an extraordinary summer vacation journey to a destination of your choice.
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Summer Vacation Excursion
Write about your dream summer vacation. Where would it be and what would you do?
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Christmas Merriment
Write a letter to Santa Claus, describing how you’ve been good this year and what you’d want for Christmas.
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Interstellar Voyage
Imagine you’re an astronaut sent on a voyage to colonize a habitable planet in another galaxy. Write about the journey’s challenges, discoveries, and your life on the new planet.
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Dream Profession
Imagine and write about your dream job if there were no limits on what that could be.
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Architect Of Dreams
Rewrite a recurring dream you’ve had as a vivid narrative, trying to find hidden meanings or messages.
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Tea Parties with Imaginary Friends
Write about a dream tea party with all your favourite fairy tale characters present there.
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Dark Horse Dreams
Write about the most unrealizable dream you have received and how it still affects your life.
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Dream Journey
Write about a vivid dream you had and how it made you feel.
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Dream Destinations
Describe a place from your childhood that you always dreamt of visiting – real or imagined.
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Revisiting Childhood Dreams
Recall a dream you had as a child and how you imagined achieving it.
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Rediscovery of Childhood Dreams
Reflect on a childhood dream or ambition that you were passionate about but never pursued.
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Surrealist Dreams
Write a narrative about a dream you once had – emphasize the ambiguous and irrational elements.
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Ethereal Enchantment
Imagine a clear, quiet winter night where the sky is alight with stars. Write about the mystical conversation between you and the cosmos.
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Gourd Guide
Imagine if each pumpkin in a patch had a unique personality and story to tell. Choose a pumpkin and write its story.
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Harvest Moon Dreams
Create a magical story unfolding in a pumpkin patch under the golden glow of an October harvest moon.
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Wondrous World Traveler
Write a travelogue of a trip to your dream destination, focusing on the use of prepositions in your descriptions.
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Hibernation Dreams
Describe the dreams you might have if you were to hibernate throughout winter like animals do.
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My Dream Journey
Write about a dream trip you want to take and talk about places you would visit, people you would meet, and things you would do.
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Dream Job
Imagine you just landed your dream job. What does a day on this job look like?
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A Journey to Outer Space
The students imagine and write about a journey to an alien planet as a team of explorers.
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Environmental Responsibility
Imagine a world where everyone takes action to protect our planet. Describe what it looks like and how it differs from our current world.
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Manifesting Dreams
Each morning, write down one goal you aim to achieve and the positive steps you will take towards reaching it.
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The Mystical Landscape
Choose a picture of a landscape and spin a story that brings out the magic in the mundane.
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Picnic in a Dream
Create a picnic scene set in the most extravagant, dreamy or exotic location you can imagine.
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Reality Rift
Narrate a story about a character falling in love with a person they meet in their dreams only to discover that they’re actually communicating with someone from a parallel universe.
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Dream Destination
Envision a place you’d love to visit this year and describe your ideal experience there.
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The Library Structure
Imagine designing your dream library, bringing in the most exciting features and comfortable atmospheres. Detail your vision.
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Magical Pet
Imagine having a magical pet that can do incredible things, what would your pet be and what could it do?
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The Enigmatic Dream
Imagine your main character experiencing a series of disturbing dreams containing mysterious symbols and occurrences.
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Professions and Earnings
Write about a job you would like to do in the future and how much you think you would earn from it.
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Immortal Blues
Write about the emotional toll of immortality on a vampire living in the 21st century.
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Virtual World, Real Troubles
Imagine a modern-day “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” set in a virtual reality game where the players can’t log out until they find their true lover.
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Defrosting Dreams
Write out a dream or aspiration you have had that may have cooled or been put ‘on ice,’ and explore potential actions to reignite it.
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Midnight Magic
Imagine that on Christmas Eve you have the power to grant a single miracle. Who would you help and what would your miracle be?
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Shared Dreams
Write about a couple who, after many years of marriage, finally manage to accomplish a dream they have always held.
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Tea Leaves Tell Tales
You visit a fabled fortune teller who reads your future in tea leaves. Describe the future predicted and how you feel about it.
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The Ideal Partner
Describe your dream partner and explore why these particular attributes attract you.
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Fountain Sword – The Blade of Reverie
Write about a fabled sword that can bring the wielder’s deepest dreams and nightmares into reality.
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Dream Island
Imagine and write about a magical island only accessible through your dreams, describe your adventures there.
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Nurturing Your Dreams
Describe a personal dream or goal that excites you and the steps you plan to take to make it a reality.
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Summer Fantasy Island
Imagine you’re on a deserted island straight out of a summer dream and describe a typical day there.
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Dream Interpreter
Write about a dream you’ve had, and give your own interpretation of what you think it means.
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Forecasting Dreams
Write about a dream which didn’t make sense at first but later manifested in reality.
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Fantastic Dream World
Write about a dream you recently had and describe the world and characters in it.
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My Superpower
Imagine you have a superpower. Describe the superpower, how you discovered it and how you use it.
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Occupations of Heart
Describe a job or role that you’ve always dreamed of, regardless of pay or practicality.
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Dual Reality
Describe a universe where each person possesses magic in two realms: The conscious and the dream world.
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Understanding Unfulfilled Dreams
Write about a dream or goal you once had that you never pursued or fulfilled.