Accepting Submissions: {HOT DOG} Writing Prompt

Each week, we issue a writing prompt to our own staff, guest contributors, and readers like you. We welcome guest submissions, so if you’re interested in being featured or regularly contributing to the site, email your responses to kelaine.conochan [at] thepromptmag.com.

Summer is on the way, and the CDC just pretty much gave clearance for vaccinated people to get together for some wholesome backyard BBQs. We’re practically jumping for joy.

So, what better way to celebrate, than by writing a piece about one of the all-star BBQ foods of all time? Hot diggity dog! Let’s do it. Let’s get squeeze out some creative juices from the ketchup and mustard bottles of our minds.

This Week’s Writing Prompt: HOT DOG

This week, we’re looking for new original pieces, using HOT DOG as our prompt.

If you’ve got an inspired ideas about how to respond to this week’s prompt, send us your submission of 400-700 words. Write us anything that comes to mind when you think of HOT DOG. It can be a personal essay, a poem, short story, script, or anything else original and fresh. Ironic or sincere, real or imagined—just make it worth our while and we’ll publish it, include it in our newsletter, and give you the chance to join the creative, talented staff writers here at The Prompt.

Email your responses to kelaine.conochan@thepromptmag.com by Sunday May 2nd at midnight EST.