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On October 2, 1950, the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz made its debut in nine American newspapers. Bringing beloved characters like Charlie Brown and Snoopy into our lives, Peanuts is one of the most popular comic strips ever published. In fact, with 17,897 strips published during its lifetime, it's been credited as "arguably the longest story ever told by one human being." 

To celebrate Charlie Brown and his gang, this week's writing prompts are all inspired by characters from the comic. Can you guess who?

P.S. - Have you seen the new leaderboard on Reedsy Prompts? When you contribute to the community — whether by submitting a story, winning a contest, or receiving upvotes on your comments — you gain karma points. The more karma points you receive, the higher up in the leaderboard you go!
  1. Write a story about a character who remains resilient even when things feel like they're constantly going wrong.
     
  2. Write a story about a character who is trying to create art but is constantly interrupted.
     
  3. Write a story about someone who is unexpectedly wise.
     
  4. Write a story about someone who believes they are an extremely good judge of character.
     
  5. Write a story about two friends who have a knack for understanding each other better than anyone else.

Short Story Contest — $50 Reward


Reedsy challenges you to create a short story based on these prompts. Winners will be featured on Reedsy Prompts and receive $50 via PayPal! In order to have your story considered, it is important you follow the submission guidelines.

The latest winner 🏆
Congratulations to the latest winner, Joshua Insole! Their short story, "Astro Naught," is based on the prompt: "Write a story about an adventure in space."

The 'Off on an Adventure' edition of our contest received 235 submissions! Thank you to all who submitted! You can read all of the entries here.

Submission Guidelines:
  • Go to this week's Reedsy Prompts contest page. 
  • Select the prompt you'd like to submit a story to.
  • If you haven't already, sign up for a free Reedsy Prompts account.
  • Enter your title and story, and then hit "Submit story."
  • The length should be 1,000-3,000 words.
  • The deadline to submit a short story based on any of the above prompts is the end of day on October 11th, at 11:59pm EST. 
Any other questions? Check out our Terms of Use or FAQ!
Looking forward to reading your stories!

– Arielle, Blog Editor @ Reedsy
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