General Writing - Deadline May 29, 2009

Send in your best work – poems, short stories, essays. Deadline: May 29. Publication: Week of June 8

Advertising Deadline: May 22, 2009

We are bombarded with ads in newspapers, on the radio, television, and on the internet. How does it affect you? How does it affect others? If you want, pick an advertisement that you find really annoying – or compelling – and write about it.

Video games - Deadline May 15, 2009

What video games do you play? Why do you like them? If you’ve stopped playing, or don’t play as much as you used to, tell us why.

Deadline: May 15.

Shopping - Deadline May 15, 2009

Admit it, you love it. Tell us why. Write a story about your favorite shopping expedition or thing you have bought.

Deadline: May 15

Farming - Deadline May 8, 2009

Do you farm? Have you ever worked on a farm? Visited one? Write about it.

Write about why farming is important to Vermont. Suggest a way that farms could be saved, if you'd like. Or write about a farming experience you've had or a farmer you know.

Deadline: May 8