1482+ ‘Future’ Writing Prompts
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Hopeful Futures
Write about your dreams and aspirations for the future, including what you hope to achieve and the person you want to become.
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Sculptor of Life
Imagine your future as a masterpiece and detail every aspect you want to include in it.
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Journey to the Center of Your Strength
Write about a time when you had to tap into an unknown strength or skill to overcome a challenge.
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Love Letter Proposal
Craft a proposal to your sweetheart; but the catch, the whole proposal should be through an old-school love letter.
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Time Lapse Tryst
The protagonist begins to experience lapses in time and discovers their future self is coming back to change the course of events.
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Swapped Destiny
Write about a character who discovers they were switched at birth with a prince or princess.
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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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Reef Metropolis
Describe a sprawling city built within a coral reef in a future underwater civilization.
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Creating Your Own Irish Blessing
Create an original Irish blessing that embodies your experiences, values, or hopes for the future.
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Flash Forward
Imagine a future event involving one, two, or three characters only and describe it in a single moment.
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Time Travel Daylight
Imagine waking up on the day of daylight saving time change and finding out you’ve traveled to a different era.
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The Feelings Behind My Tears
Write about a time when you cried, detailing the emotions that caused the tears.
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Emotional Resilience
Describe a time when you rose above your emotional pain, and how it changed you.
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Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained
Write a fictional piece depicting a dystopian future if Earth Day’s purposes are ignored, and a contrasting utopia where they are embraced.
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Whispers from Shadowed Depths
Build a story upon a recurring dream that may be a warning about the future.
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Journey of Survival
Write about a character embarking on the Trail of Tears and focusing on their personal survival.
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Time Traveler’s Chronicles
You’ve invent a time machine and traveled to any era of your choosing. Write about your experiences.
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Travels Past, Future, and Present
Reflect on where you’ve been, where you are, and where you hope to go.
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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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Facing Future Challenges
Write about a challenge you think you might face moving up to 8th grade and how you plan to tackle it.
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Manifesting Goals
Imagine yourself at the end of the upcoming year. Write about what you’ve achieved and the person you’ve become.
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A Letter to the Future
Pen a letter to your future self detailing your hopes and fears for the next transitional phase of your life.
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Into the Hive Mind
In a future where neural cybernetics allow humans to link minds and share thoughts, construct a story about a character choosing to de-link and live as an individual.
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The Biological Rebellion
In a world where replacing body parts with advanced bio-tech is the norm, write about a group of ‘purists’ rebelling against the technocratic order.
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Time Traveler’s Memoir
Write a letter from your future self to your present self, detailing how you’ve healed from this heartbreak.
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Time-Traveling Poet
Turn your past pain into future strength with a reflective letter to your future self.
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A Letter To My Future Self
Compose a letter to your future self indicating the changes you wish to see in that future version of you.
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Predictive Opinions
Analyze a contentious issue likely to hit the courtroom in the next ten years and articulate a legal opinion on it.
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Treaded Eternity
Design a story where deceased souls must time travel to atone for their sins in life before they can pass on.
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Lifetime Paradox
Imagine a character encounters a ghost from the future, warning them of their own impending doom.
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Dystopian Restoration
A superhero born in a dystopian future uses their time travel abilities to prevent their world from descending into chaos.
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Echoes of Heroism
A superhero’s time-traveling successor meets their younger self before they acquire their powers.
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The Time Machine Breakdown
You’re stuck in the past due to a time machine malfunction. Your only way back is to convince someone from that era to help you fix it.
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Unseen Mysteries of the Future
Imagine that you have journeyed to the year 3050. Describe the world you see.
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Dystopian Future
Imagine you arrived 100 years into the future and it’s a dystopia: Portray your journey through returning civilization back to its glory.
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To The Future and Beyond
You had the chance to travel to the year 3021, but you only have one day to explore. What would you do?
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Past Lives, Future Adventures
Write a story where you wake up 100 years in the past. How do you adjust to life without modern technology?
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Temporal Healing
Write about a protagonist who travels back in time to fix a regretful moment in their past.
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Epochal Time Travel
Describe a chase scene across different periods of history as both the protagonist and antagonist can time travel.
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Hidden Time Capsule
Describe a group of friends who find a time capsule, but as they unravel its contents, they start suspecting it’s from the future.
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Truth in the Reflection
Imagine a character starts seeing an alternate reality in every reflective surface. The reflections show actions that he/she hasn’t committed yet.
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Pathways to the Future
Write an essay detailing your visions of the future and how you might contribute to that vision.
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Mindful Manifestations
Pen down a real or imaginative scenario where you accomplished a personal goal and describe the journey and the feelings associated with it.
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The Unthinkable Choice
Your superhero must decide between saving their closest loved one or preventing a disaster that could eliminate a city.
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The Forgotten Sidekick
Write about a former sidekick who decides to start anew, leaving behind their superhero career.
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The Cost of Prophecy
Write about a prophecy that, though it ensures salvation for many, demands a monumental sacrifice.
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Unburdening Beliefs
Identify a deeply held belief you are carrying since childhood, examine it critically, and then decide if it’s still serving you.
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Releasing Regrets
Write about one regret you have from the past year, and then draft a plan for letting it go.
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Artifact from Another Era
Describe a day in the life of a character who stumbles upon an artifact from a bygone era.
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Kaleidoscopic Sunset
Describe a sunset so vivid and alluring that it feels like it’s casting a spell on the protagonist.
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Proactive Planner
Write about a day in your life five years from now. What responsibilities do you imagine you’ll have? How will you manage your time?
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Solar Flare’s Whispers
As a scientist studying the Northern Lights, you’ve discovered they’re a symptom of an impending cosmic event.
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Time Traveling Mind
Imagine a superhuman who could insert their consciousness into past versions of themselves.
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Sands of Time
Imagine a beach bonfire that has the mystical power to show the past or future. Write a story revolving around a character who discovers this power.
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Zombie Coexistence
Narrate a future where humans have found a way to coexist with zombies.
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Your Future Self
Write a letter to your future self focusing on your academic and personal goals. Consider the role of writing in achieving these dreams.
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Letter to The Future
Write a letter to your future self about what you hope to achieve in your writing journey.
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The Gift of Gratitude
Describe a moment when someone expressed gratitude toward you and how it made you feel.
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The Future of Literacy Skills
Imagine how improved literacy skills through prompt writing can benefit your future.
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Embrace the Shadows
In an alternate Star Wars Universe, you’ve been drawn to the Dark Side. What was the temptation that led you there?
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Time Capsule Chronicles
Imagine you’re creating a time capsule to be opened in 100 years. List the objects you’d include with a detailed explanation of why.
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Rewind and Fast Forward
Reflect on one event from the last year you wish you could re-experience and one event on the future horizon you’re excited about.
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Forgotten Diary
An old diary shows up one day, and the entries are eerily addressed to your protagonist.
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A Modern Thanksgiving
Imagine a future where Thanksgiving traditions are drastically different. What are they?
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Thanksgiving Future Predictions
Predict where you’ll be and what you’ll be thankful for by next Thanksgiving.
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Life’s Milestones
Write about an important life milestone you achieved and why you are thankful for it.
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Letter to your Future Self
Write a letter to your adult self from the perspective of your child-self – what hopes, dreams and worries did you have for your future and how do you view them now?