THE PENNY PUB
Penny Pub Writing Prompt
For the week of 6/03–6/16
This is an old prompt and we are no longer accepting responses. Please visit the Penny Pub home page to see our current prompt.
Hello, Penny Pub Writers!
If you’re a new writer, please pay close attention to the guideline reminders below. Our pub’s homepage also has a thorough formatting guide (with screenshots) to help you.
**Please be aware that we don’t often edit in the evenings and are much slower to pick up submissions over the weekend. Thank you in advance for your patience**
June is traditionally considered Pride Month for the LGBTQ+ community. In honor of Pride Month, this week’s prompt came from one of our queer writers, Fergus Tuohy. Though we are paying respect to Pride, we strategically wrote this prompt so that you can write about whatever you may be passionate about. Thanks, Fergus, for your thoughtful submission.
Pride celebrations were born out of an uprising that began in New York City in June 1969 (the Stonewall Riots). Here’s a link to read more about Stonewall and the history of Pride. Marsha P. Johnson, a black trans woman whose brave actions at the Stonewall Inn were a catalyst to creating what would become the gay rights movement.
