Readers Write

Readers Write is a feature in The Sun where readers share their personal writing on a given topic—a unique fixture of the magazine since the section’s inception in 1978. Send us your true story on an upcoming topic, and if we publish it you’ll receive a complimentary one-year subscription.

Not sure what to write? See below for some prompts to spark an idea. Writing style isn’t as important as thoughtfulness and sincerity, and topics are intentionally broad to give room for expression and interpretation.

Read a sample Readers Write section here

Forces of Nature
Due July 1

The power of the natural world can be awe-inspiring or frightening. Maybe your life was shaken up by a storm or an earthquake, or maybe you made a lucky escape from one. Perhaps you ride towering waves on your surfboard or harness the wind on a sailboat. Are you a gardener or farmer who watches their plot regenerate every spring? Do you work or volunteer with an environmental group? Or maybe you, or someone you know, is the force of nature—an unstoppable personality. We’re hoping for a blizzard of submissions; please send us your true stories by July 1.

First Dates
Due August 1

Maybe it’s one you’ll never forget. Maybe it’s one you’d prefer not to remember at all. Maybe you used an app, or maybe it happened because you started a conversation with a good-looking stranger at a bus stop. Maybe it was when you were sixteen years old. Maybe it was when you were sixty-six years old. Maybe it was at a fancy steakhouse; maybe it was at a fast-food joint. Hook us up with your Readers Write submission on “First Dates” by August 1. We promise not to ghost you.