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Each week, we issue a writing prompt to our own staff, guest contributors, and readers like you. We welcome guest submissions, so if you’re interested in being featured or regularly contributing to the site, email your responses to kelaine.conochan [at] thepromptmag.com.


Got a complaint? Get in line.

Need sandwich meat? Get in line.

Need cooler rollerskates from the 1990s? Get inline.

Okay ladies now let’s get in formation? GET IN LINE.

So many lines, so little time. Better start writing!

This Week’s Writing Prompt: GET IN LINE

This week, we’re looking for new original pieces, using GET IN LINE as our prompt.

If you’ve got an inspired ideas about how to respond to this week’s prompt, send us your submission of 400-700 words. Write us anything that comes to mind when you think of  GET IN LINE. It can be a personal essay, a poem, short story, script, or anything else original and fresh. Ironic or sincere, real or imagined—just make it worth our while and we’ll publish it, include it in our newsletter, and give you the chance to join the creative, talented staff writers here at The Prompt.

Email your responses to kelaine.conochan@thepromptmag.com by Sunday January 22nd at midnight EST.

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