at this year’s roster of amazing writers providing writing prompts for StoryADay May 2025.
“How do they do it?”
So many of us think exactly that, when reading stories by writers we admire.
Well, if you’d like a sneak peek in side the brain of a bunch of award-wininng and best-selling authors’ brains, you should sign up for StoryADay May 2025.
This year I’ll be sharing writing prompts from writers who have won Nebula and Hugo awards, been featured in the Best American Short Story collection, been shortlisted for Edgar and Bram Stoker awards, and more.
Be Our Guest
Here are some of the names you’ll see in your inbox this May, when you sign up.

P. Djèlí Clark, Mary Robinette Kowal, John Wiswell, Lori Ostlund, Kim Coleman Foote, Sasha Brown, R. S. A Garcia, Jennifer Hudak, Tim Waggoner, Rachel Bolton, Julia Elliot, Kai Lovelace, Anglea Sylvaine, Rich Larson, F. E. Choe,Emma Burnett , Patricia A. Jackson, Allegra Hyde, and more.
Past Performance
For a hint of the kinds of prompts guests have given us in the past, here are some that have been popular:
Roxane Gay Wants You To Be Happy
Mary Robinette Kowal Opens A Portal
Tadzio Koelb Witnesses An Accident
Simon Rich Knows More Than Your Character
Pick one and write a practice story this weekend. And don’t forget to sign up for the challenge: https://storyaday.org/signup.
Keep writing,
