Weekly Challenges

Make an image of your town or city, or a place you would like to live in. 

Think about the last thing that made you smile. Write about this in any form you’d like.

Robots operate on code—sets of zeros and ones that make them function. In poetry or prose, write a piece inspired by robots, and feel free to play with those zeros and ones!

Create (or photograph) your own snowflakes. If you are photographing snowflakes, are you taking photos of the snowfall or taking photos of individual snowflakes?

Imagine you are your favorite animal for a day. What would you do? Write from this perspective.

If you had one doorway that could take you anywhere, where would it be? What would the door look like? Where could you find the door? Describe it.

Imagine your dream sky. Is it more than just blue? Create this dream sky in your preferred medium.

Do you speak another language? If so, try your hand at writing a poem in it. Share your poem and a translation of it in English as well. 

We keep lots of things behind locks. Imagine a character who keeps personal and quirky things behind imaginary locks. Write a poem or story about this character. Would the world be a more beautiful place if they shared their quirks with everyone? 

Draw or paint the most beautiful garden you can imagine.

Friendship is a beautiful thing. Write a poem about what friendship means to you. (Challenge created by June, YWP)

Write an ode to your favorite food. If you could have a conversation with your favorite food, what would you say to it? What do you think it would say to you?