First Encounters - Deadline Jan 30, 2009

Write about the first time you encountered something or someone new. You can also do this as a history project and write something that relates to the “first encounters” experienced when Samuel de Champlain came upon Lake Champlain 400 years ago.

Blue - Deadline January 30, 2009

Use this phrase in a story or a poem. I have never seen such a brilliant shade of blue.

That is so annoying - Deadline Feb 6, 2009

What really annoys you? Write about a moment or tell a story about a time when you felt annoyed. Deadline: Feb. 6. Publication: Week of Feb. 16 (north), Feb. 23 (south).

Lyrics - Deadline February 6, 2009

Create lyrics that could potentially be put to music. This is a special prompt with details to be announced on youngwritersproject.org in early November. The deadline will be early February. This prompt may have two special rewards – cash and an opportunity to work with a musician to create the song. We will be looking particularly for ballads, lyrics with a story about Vermont or Vermont history.