September marks the beginning of a new school year for many students around the U.S. New supplies, new goals, and a new opportunity to kick-start your writing habits! Here are thirty September writing prompts to get you started!

Whether you enjoy the back to school season or not, as writers, it marks a new publishing season, with pub houses, literary magsazines, and agents often reopening to submissions for the fall. We start our new semester of 100 Day Book and launch a contest (see details for upcoming contests here!).

Here are some September writing prompts to usher in a new writing season!

Daily Writing Prompts: Favorite Fall Things

1. What marks the beginning of fall for you and why?
2. What favorite books or movies do you associate with fall and why?
3. Describe your favorite fall scent and why you love it.
4. What is your go-to fall activity? Why do you enjoy it?
5. Write about your favorite fall food or drink.
6. What's your favorite fall holiday and how do you celebrate it?
7. What's your favorite fall tradition, and how did it start?
8. What is your favorite type of fall weather, and how do you spend the day when it happens?
9. What's your favorite fall memory from childhood, and why does it stand out?
10. If you could visit anywhere in fall, where would it be and why?

Creative Writing Prompts: Back-to-School Edition

11. A student discovers a secret passageway in the school library that leads to a mysterious room. What do they find?
12. A new art teacher arrives with a suitcase full of enchanted art supplies. When students use them, their drawings come to life.
13. After a freak storm, the entire school is transported to another dimension. How do the students and teachers navigate their strange new world?
14. A student finds an old diary hidden in the school's attic, detailing strange events that took place in the school 50 years ago.
15. Every time the school bell rings, time seems to reset. One student notices and tries to break the loop.
16. The janitor has a strange keychain full of keys that don’t seem to fit any door in the school—until one student finds a hidden door in the basement.
17. The class pet disappears from its cage, and strange things start happening in the school afterward.
18. The principal announces that there will be no more tests, but instead, students must pass secret challenges hidden throughout the school to move to the next grade.
19. A classroom supply closet opens up into an entirely different kind of school where…
20. One grade level's favorite teacher proposes a new club, but at its first meeting…

Daily Prompts: September Resets

21. With four months left of the year, what is one thing you hope to accomplish and why?
22. Which bits of summer were your favorite and why? (or alternately, why are you glad summer is waning or over?)
23. If you could create a new rule or tradition for September that everyone followed for the month, what would it be and why?
24. What is something you're deeply grateful for today?
25. What personal habit do you want to improve or start fresh with this month?
26. What’s one thing you’ll do differently this month to take better care of yourself?
27. What's one new thing you've been wanting to do that you could try this month?
28. Write a letter to yourself about the lessons you learned last month. What advice do you give yourself moving forward?
29. Imagine your ideal month ahead. What are three things you’ll prioritize to make it fulfilling?
30. Imagine it is the last day of the month. Describe what you'd like to celebrate on September 30.

Write Now

There you go! Thirty fun writing prompts to get your creative juices flowing all month long. Even taking the time to complete one prompt a week with thoughtful writing can go a long way to meeting your writing goals, improving your skills, and reminding you to take a minute to breathe.

Which one will you try first?

What do you love about September? Let us know in the comments.