51+ ‘Pandemic’ Writing Prompts
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Living During a Pandemic
Write about your experience living during the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has changed your daily life.
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Unraveling the Pandemic’s Impact
Describe your experiences in a world reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, elaborating on how your daily life has changed.
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Pandemic Perspectives
Reflect on the local effects, both positive and negative, of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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Retelling Cancelled Plans
Pen a narrative about a 2020 trip that didn’t happen because of the pandemic.
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Pandemic Perspectives
Detail the most significant lesson you have learnt about yourself or the world around you as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Unprecedented Adaptations
Describe a habit or routine you had to change dramatically due to the circumstances of 2020.
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Resilience Reframed
Write about how the events of 2020 have altered your perception of personal resilience.
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The Fateful Influenza
Create a narrative where the hero stumbles upon a shocking truth – a global pandemic is not a natural occurrence but a preplanned tactic.
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New Normal
Write about how quarantine has altered your everyday routine and how you have adapted to these changes.
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Pushing Through Pandemic Setbacks
Identify a global achievement triumphantly powered through despite the challenges posed by this year’s pandemic.
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Salute to Health Heroes
Write about the collective efforts of healthcare professionals around the world in the face of a pandemic.
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The Global Pandemic Perspective
Write about the current global situation of COVID-19 and how it has affected your daily life.
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Hope and Healing
Share your predictions about how our approach to mental health might change after enduring a global pandemic.
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Embrace of the Natural
Create a narrative predicting how our relationship with nature and sustainable living could change following the pandemic.
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Preserving Humanity
Write about the cultural elements, traditions or activities that will hold more meaning and value post-pandemic.
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Unseen Heroes
Imagine and describe unknown professions or roles that might emerge in a post-pandemic world.
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Navigating Future Societies
Write about how you envision the societal structure changing after the pandemic.
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Peaceful Pandemic
Write about discovering a non-violent strain of the zombie virus and how that changes the world.
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Hyper-evolved Humanity
In an alternate timeline, a pandemic accelerates human evolution, creating a society of highly evolved meta-humans.
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Pandemic Chaos
Write a story surrounding a deadly infectious disease released unknowingly into a highly populated city.
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Imagining the Next Pandemic
Given what has been learned from the handling of COVID-19, describe how you envision the response to the next global pandemic.
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Life after the Pandemic
Imagine a post-pandemic world — how things have changed, what lessons have been incorporated and how life has evolved.
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Shared Humanity through Pandemic
Write about an instance during the pandemic that highlighted shared humanity or kindness.
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A Letter to the Pre-pandemic Self
Write a letter to your pre-pandemic self, detailing what is to come and what lessons will be learned.
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Pandemic Realizations
Write about the most significant realization that you have had during the pandemic.
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Pandemic Shadows
Write a storyline taking place during the Spanish Flu, where a vampire sees the pandemic as an opportunity to feed without suspicion.
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Wave of Appreciation
Create a small story where a community shows their appreciation for frontline workers.
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Love-logged in a Pandemic
What would a Valentine’s Day date look like in a pandemic? Describe it in detail.
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Echoes of the Past
Write about a character who compares the societal collapse in the zombie apocalypse with historical events.
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Silent Pandemic
As a new pandemic sweeps the globe silently affecting people’s minds, a psychologist races against time trying to find a cure.
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Quiet Quarantine
Considering the impact of the pandemic, write about a solitary November evening spent in lockdown.
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Digital Vs Physical Education
Debate on the effectiveness of digital learning compared to traditional in-person learning.
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The Quarantine Chronicle
Document your daily routine during quarantine and share how it has affected you.
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The Pandemic Perspective
Craft a story from the perspective of an individual experiencing the world during a pandemic.
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Navigated Through Crisis
Reflect on and document how you navigated a recent crisis or major current event.
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Unseen Heroes
Write a compelling speech about the importance of acknowledging and appreciating the unseen heroes in our society.
