The Penasium

Welcome to THE PENASIUM, home to writers, artists, and curious minds of every kind. All mediums, themes, genres, and styles appreciated - experience entirely unnecessary.

Every month you will find a new prompt posted on our website rooted in folklore, myth or history designed to challenge and encourage your creativity. It could take the form of an image, the introduction of a story, a database entry from our folklore files, poetry, a riddle, or maybe an artifact from the ancient world.

It doesn't matter how you answer the challenge - you could paint a scene, sketch a character, compose a poem or write your first novel - just use Penasium to spark that brilliant mind of yours...

Penasium Challenges

The Traveller & The Library | January 2026

The Traveller & The Library | January 2026

Caitlin Broad

The Penasium is prompt challenge rooted in myth and suitable for writers, artists and curious minds. All mediums, themes, genres and styles welcome - experience entirely unnecessary. Every month you...

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The Traveller & The Library | January 2026

Caitlin Broad

The Penasium is prompt challenge rooted in myth and suitable for writers, artists and curious minds. All mediums, themes, genres and styles welcome - experience entirely unnecessary. Every month you...

1 comment