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
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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.
Locks
Due September 1
They secure homes, cars, suitcases, safes, diaries, bikes, and bathroom stalls. They keep your annoying sibling out of your bedroom and prying eyes out of your smartphone. They also keep people inside prisons cells and animals inside cages. They can be a hairstyle, a dance move, a wrestling hold, or a passage for boats. Lock in your submission and send us your true story by September 1.
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