About r/WritingPrompts
r/WritingPrompts is one of the largest safe-for-work communities on Reddit, ranked #44 on SubMouse with 18,878,010 subscribers.
In its own words:
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.
The community was created on Sep 7, 2010, which makes it 16 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 957 subscribers (+0.01%). It sits just behind r/tifu (#43) and ahead of r/history (#45) in our ranking.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
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