Fun Theme Writing

THEMA is a quarterly literary magazine. Each issue is filled with poems, short stories, and photographs on a particular "theme."

For example, the spring issue had the theme "umbrellas in the snow." The next theme is "the perfect cup of coffee," and submissions are due July 1, 2006.

Students might enjoy writing on these fun themes and submitting their work for consideration. Being published in a real magazine trumps even the best grades! You can find more information on the THEMA's website at http://members.cox.net/thema/submissions.html

This magazine has only four themes a year, but you could supplement with a few creative themes of your own, maybe something like "footsteps in the concrete" or even "don't drink bees." ;-)