Upcoming Readers Write Deadlines

There’s still time to submit to Readers Write on “Yard Sales”! Be sure to get your entry to us by September 1 — we’ve suggested a few potential prompts below if you still need to get your creative juices flowing. And it’s never too early to start your first draft for an upcoming topic. . . .

Yard Sales: Entries due September 1
Have you ever had to off-load your possessions when your life changed? Do you love looking through strangers’ belongings? Tell us about finding an unexpected treasure in a box full of junk or parting with your kids’ baby clothes. Did your parents sell that childhood memento you still wish you could get back? Would you haggle over a one-dollar shirt? Sell us on your true stories about yard sales.

Fantasy: Entries due October 1
Maybe the covers of the paperbacks on your bookshelf all feature fire-breathing dragons and lots of chain mail. Maybe you think — a little too much — about leaving it all behind and sinking your feet into the sand of some sunny, faraway beach. Maybe you know someone whose head is constantly in the clouds. Make a dream come true and send us your true-story submissions about fantasy.

Taste: Entries due November 1
Love bananas? Hate shiplap? Ever connected with a stranger over a shared interest in books, fashion, or footwear? Has your taste in music or friends ever gotten you in trouble? Tell us about the time you tried — and failed — to cook a special meal or about when you said something that was in poor taste. Send us your favorite stories, but remember that we only like true ones for Readers Write.