r/WritingPrompts
ActivePrompts and motivation to create something out of nothing
Writing Prompts. You're a writer and you just want to flex those muscles? You've come to the right place! If you see a prompt you like, simply write a short story based on it. Get comments from others, and leave commentary for other people's works. Let's help each other.
Members
18,855,212
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2010
September 7, 2010
Total posts
1.1M
archived
Total comments
5.0M
archived
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How many members does r/WritingPrompts have?
r/WritingPrompts had 18,855,212 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/WritingPrompts dead?
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When was r/WritingPrompts created?
r/WritingPrompts was created on September 7, 2010.
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