great images for creative writing

Below you’ll find 125 photos, illustrations and GIFs from across The New York Times that you can use for both creative and personal writing. We have organized them by genre, but many overlap and...

We've put together 70 picture prompts for creative writing that you can use in your writing centers or lesson plans to get your students' creative juices flowing.

Called “Picture Prompts,” these short, accessible, image-driven posts feature photographs and illustrations from The Times, and invite a variety of written or spoken responses — from ...

These picture writing prompts are a unique way to excite young creative writers. Find options for all grades on a variety of subjects. Use a picture to write a thousand words!

Below, we’ve rounded up all the prompts we published for the 2021-22 school year. These short, accessible, image-driven prompts invite students to pen short stories, poems and memoirs; share ...

Explore 101 picture writing prompts to ignite creativity in writers. Unlock imagination with visually-inspired, unique storytelling ideas and tips.

Images to Inspire. Show more. All images are shared with the permission and support of the artists.

These are brilliant images to inspire brilliantly creative writing. The questions are included because ‘reading and writing float on a sea of talk’ (Britton, 1983) – the quality ideas, language and structures come from a rich discussion of the picture and the possibilities for writing.

This guide will introduce you to 15 must-have picture prompts designed to inspire your creative writing. Each prompt has been carefully selected to cover a wide selection of creative writing examples, ensuring that you find the perfect match when story ideas are difficult to find.

If you’re a visual person, pictures as writing prompts may get your creative juices flowing better than a written prompt. Try these pictures as writing prompts on for size.