20 prompts in Teen and YA Fiction

YA Friendship and Relationship writing prompts, page 2

Prompts 11 to 20 of 20. Start at the beginning for notes on the genre and answers to common questions.

All 20 YA Friendship and Relationship prompts

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  1. Imagine a world where at the age of 16, everyone receives a glimpse of their future through a dream. Write about a teenager who gets a completely unexpected or unwanted glimpse and how they decide to confront or change their destined path.

  2. Write about a summer that changes everything for a group of friends. After establishing a pact to try new things, they each discover new passions and hidden talents. However, their individual transformations begin to test their friendship, forcing them to confront what it truly means to grow up and apart.

  3. In a small coastal town, a group of teens discovers an abandoned lighthouse and decides to turn it into their secret hangout. Little do they know, the lighthouse holds the diary of a young sailor from the past, whose entries begin mysteriously interacting with their own lives.

  4. Create a tale about a teen who starts a blog under a pseudonym to vent about life's frustrations and dreams. The blog goes viral, leading to unexpected fame and issues of privacy and trust. How does the protagonist balance their normal life with their secret online persona?

  5. Every year, your school hosts a legendary scavenger hunt with clues leading all over town. This year, you and your team discover that each clue not only leads to hidden places but also reveals secrets about your ancestors, making the race a journey through your family histories.

  6. Write a story where the main character discovers an old, handwritten letter in a secondhand book. The letter reveals a secret that connects the character's family to a historical event. Explore how this discovery changes their understanding of their heritage and impacts their relationships.

  7. Describe a summer that changes everything for two teens from different social circles who form an unlikely friendship. Explore themes of loyalty, prejudice, and personal growth as they navigate their last summer before college.

  8. Imagine you are the middle child in a family of geniuses. Struggling to find your own special talent, you decide to enter the school’s talent show. Your preparation for the show leads to unexpected friendships and a surprising discovery about what really makes you unique.

  9. In your story, a school trip to a foreign country leads to an accidental swap of a student's backpack with a stranger's. This mix-up pulls the student into a mystery that reveals hidden aspects of their personality and tests their relationships back home.

  10. Imagine a scenario where two siblings discover they have inherited the ability to read minds. Explore how they deal with this new reality, the ethical dilemmas they face, and how it affects their relationships with friends, family, and each other as they try to keep this secret safe.

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