This study aims to develop a Student Worksheet (LKPD) for writing short stories based on Palembang local culture for eighth-grade students of SMP Negeri 46 Palembang. This research employed the Research and Development (R&D) method by adapting the development models of Jolly and Bolitho as well as Dick, Carey, and Carey, which include the stages of needs identification, needs exploration, mater…