Given recent events, we want to make more of an effort to use our prompts to amplify under-represented voices, especially those of POC. We don’t usually talk about race here, partly because we who run this site are white and don’t feel like we are qualified to talk about others’ experiences, and partly because we want to make everything as inclusive as possible (e.g., we tend to avoid gendered pronouns in order to keep prompts as broad as possible). Our general philosophy is to make prompts that avoid the hyper-specific because in our experience, those gave writers more freedom. And by trying to make every prompt into something generic, maybe we inadvertently erased variations of experience, or did not do all we could, and for that, we’re really sorry. We want everyone to have a voice.

This summer, we’ve introduced daily themes. Wednesdays are for characters!

Someone who witnesses injustice and is compelled to make a change.

Usually, we put a footer here with links to our books. But today we’re just linking to some reading we hope will enrich your writing:
An Anti-Racist Reading List: 20 Highly Rated Nonfiction Books by Black Authors

Do the work: an anti-racist reading list

31 Children’s Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism, and Resistance (for various ages)