2023 Cabin Fever Challenge
During our 2022 Summer Doldrums Challenge, we delivered daily writing prompts, and our members and guests delivered Golden Lines (their favorite lines of 100 words or fewer) each day. It was such a success, we decided to do it all over again in the winter! January 6 – 20, 2023, we’ll be providing members and guests with daily writing prompts to inspire and motivate you during the darkest days of the year. All you have to do is write and share your finest lines. Sign up today to play along and maybe you’ll find your brilliant prose and poetry in Volume 2 of our digital publication Golden Lines.
WHO: You and all your writer friends.
WHAT: A little friendly competition and a daily dose of motivation.
WHY: Because it’s dark, cold, and who doesn’t need a little inspiration?
WHEN: January 6, 2023 – January 20, 2023
WHERE: Receive a daily prompt and submission form in your email inbox or visit this page daily to submit your 100-words or fewer Golden Lines.
BONUS: Prizes will be given for word count, participation, and golden line.
Share Your Daily Progress
Visit each day of the challenge and share your word count and your favorite passage from the day’s writing (up to 100 words).
Daily Prompts
Starting January 6, you’ll find daily prompts right here. Click the prompt link if you’d like visual inspiration as well. Keep a weather eye out!
Final Day of the CW Cabin Fever Challenge Writing Prompt
It’s December 2023, and your most cherished writing dream has come true. Describe it.
Day 14 CW Cabin Fever Challenge Writing Prompt
That’s the thing about this city… Submit your word count and golden line below.
Day 13 CW Cabin Fever Challenge Writing Prompt
It was always about the cake.
Day 12 CW Cabin Fever Challenge Writing Prompt
You’re enjoying a winter hike when you come across a cottage.
Day 11 CW Cabin Fever Challenge Writing Prompt
The location was remote – no electricity, no internet, no cell service – and it was the middle of winter.
Day 10 CW Cabin Fever Challenge Writing Prompt
You’re loitering at a busy bus station to find some inspiration, but instead, you find…
Day 9 CW Cabin Fever Challenge Writing Prompt
Stuck at work during a blizzard, someone decides to explore areas of the building they are not normally allowed in.
Day 8 CW Cabin Fever Challenge Writing Prompt
It’s 2:18am when a knock at the door startles you from a sound slumber.
Day 7 CW Cabin Fever Challenge Writing Prompt
An elderly neighbor confesses their involvement in a shocking historical moment.
Day 6 CW Cabin Fever Challenge Writing Prompt
The house had a personality all its own.
Day 5 CW Cabin Fever Challenge Writing Prompt
Main Street had not changed a bit, or at least, that’s how it seemed.
Day 4 CW Cabin Fever Challenge Writing Prompt
A single rose bloomed in the frozen winter garden.
Day 3 CW Cabin Fever Challenge Writing Prompt
Describe the journey of a snowflake making its way through the atmosphere to earth.
Day 2 CW Cabin Fever Challenge Writing Prompt
A group of friends get lost in a blizzard while on a ski trip.
Day 1 CW Cabin Fever Challenge Writing Prompt
Quitting isn’t an option.
Read our digital magazine Golden Lines, Volume 1.
