Modern Women: June Writing Prompts
Let’s get inspired
Reading your work is always a pleasure but this month has been even more juicy, with some incredibly open, vulnerable and genuinely impactful writing in response to last month’s prompt on privilege. It can be a daunting and personally challenging subject, and with ‘cancel culture’ forever present, it can feel safer to avoid difficult subjects when you are unsure of how your words will be received. For those of you who wrote, thank you. For those of you who read and responded, thank you. This is how we start conversations and delve deeper into our own ideas and beliefs.
My favourite prose response came from Rachel K. who wrote about the flip side to how we think of privilege today and offered an opportunity to think of the ways we are blessed.
And my favourite poetry response for May was the stunning piece by Terryn Witherspoon-Woolfolk which I would urge you to not only read but allow to sink in for a moment.
Moving on to the next four weeks of your creative life…
The prompt for June is:
Nourishment
When I offer the word nourishment do you think of food, your soul, self-care or something you do for others?
Can relationships be nourishing and how do we navigate situations when they aren’t?
Is receiving nourishment essential or a luxury?
How do you nourish yourself? And does that include your body, your mind, your soul, or all of the above?
Are mealtimes the centre of your family life or a source of frustration?
Are there foods that make you feel good or bad? Are there foods that just the smell of, have the ability to wrap you up in comfort?
Our monthly prompts are open to you not just for the month in which we release them but for whenever they strike the cord of inspiration within you.
Whether you respond to one of the questions we pose or the overall theme in your own way is up to you, and we welcome work in any medium that feels right to you, be it poetry, prose, fiction or an essay. The choice is yours.
Our only request is that you share genuine, heartfelt and down-to-earth stories that you think other women might be inspired or empowered by.
If this month’s prompt isn’t the spark you need today, you are welcome to write for any of our previous writing prompts. Some of my personal favourites have been,
If you are submitting a response to a prompt, please include the tag ‘prompt’ when sending it to us and add a link at the bottom of your piece to the prompt you are responding to.
If you’ve never written for Modern Women before, then please do take a moment to read our ‘how to’ guide below.
If you’d like to read my response to last months prompt, you can check it out below.