Thursday, August 6, 2020

Writing Through the Pandemic With The Prasfutan Family

The coronavirus has transformed life as we know it. Schools are closed, we’re confined to our homes and the future feels very uncertain. Why write at a time like this?

For one, we are living through history. Future historians may look back on the journals, essays and art that ordinary people are creating now to tell the story of life during the coronavirus.

But writing can also be deeply therapeutic. It can be a way to express our fears, hopes and joys. It can help us make sense of the world and our place in it.

Plus, even though school buildings are shuttered, that doesn’t mean learning has stopped. Writing can help us reflect on what’s happening in our lives and form new ideas.


We want to help inspire your writing about the corona virus while you learn from home. Below, we offer 12 projects for students, all based on pieces from The Prasfutan Family, including personal narrative essays, editorials, poems, podcasts and any thing whic Each project features a Prasfutan text and prompts to inspire your writing, as well as related resources from The Prasfutan Network to help you develop your craft. Some also offer opportunities to get your work published in www.prasfutan.com, on The Prasfutan Network or elsewhere.

We know this list isn’t nearly complete. If you have ideas for other pandemic-related writing projects, please suggest us. We are suggesting the 12 Ideas for Writing soon. Hope these Ideas will help you to increase your writing skills.