Winter's Coming! Write on!

My submission deadline for you for the winter edition of Write@Home:  Nov. 11, 2016.

Category	Description & Idea Prompts
Activity	Sports and leisure activities: •       Write about a sport or leisure activity •       If you like to walk, where do you like to walk?
Arts	The arts (visual arts, crafts, design, dance, film, literature, music, theatre): •       Write a short story or poem •       Share your artistic talent/hobby •       Share information about your favourite singer / actor / music / movie
Bios	Autobiographies (excluding birth date or age):        Write about your life story •       Describe yourself and who you are •       Share a story about an event, experience or choice that impacted your life
Canada	People, places and things in Canada: •       How do you describe Canada to your friends or family living abroad?              What do you like about living in Canada? •       Write about a holiday or day trip in Canada •       Write about a famous Canadian personality, landmark, historical event, etc.
Celebration	Occasions or events that result in celebration: •       Write about a special life event (wedding, birth, anniversary, etc.) •       Write about a traditional celebration •       Share a personal success story
Education	Education related: •       Compare the education system in your own homeland with Canada’s             Write about why you are interested in continuing your education  What was your favourite subject in school and why? •       Describe the educational path or credentials required in Canada for your profession
Employment	Tips, challenges and experiences related to finding work or working in Canada: •       Compare job hunting in your homeland with job hunting in Canada •       Describe your current job or volunteer position in Canada •       Share a personal story about finding a job in Canada •       What advice do you have for other newcomers looking for a job?
English	Learning English: •       Compare learning English in your homeland to learning English in Canada       How has learning English helped you? •       Describe your experience with the LINC Home Study program

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General	Submissions that do not fit with the other categories.
Health	Advice and information related to health and wellness: •       Compare healthcare in your homeland with healthcare in Canada •       Share a home remedy cure •       Describe what is important for you when looking for a doctor and why
Homeland	Reflections on homeland and ethnic origins: •       What do you miss the most about your homeland?  •       Describe a custom from your homeland •       Write about a special place from your homeland
Parenthood	Stories or advice related to being a parent or raising kids: •       Compare your life before and after having kids •       Share a funny experience as a parent •       Do you think children should do housework? •       Do you think parents spend enough time with their children nowadays?
Recipe	Special recipes that have not been reproduced from the web or a book.
Seasonal	Topics related to the upcoming season: •       Describe the winter season in Canada •       Write about your first winter in Canada     What are some tips for winter driving? •       Summarize the important points in an article about seasonal affective disorder: http://ontario.cmha.ca/mental_health/seasonal-affective-disordersad/#.V_e6735ogXI.email •       Copy 3 different definitions for winter and cite your source(s)
Settlement	Settling in Canada: •       Describe coming to Canada •       Share a funny story about settling in Canada •       What was the most difficult aspect of adjusting to life in Canada? •       What barriers have you encountered since coming to Canada?
Technology	Technology and innovations: •       How is technology helping or hindering society? •       Describe an invention that has made a big difference in the world      Do you think computers make life easier?
Travel	Travel destinations outside of Canada and vacations: •       Share information about a vacation you took or plan on taking •       Describe a place you visited on a holiday outside of Canada •       What time of the year do people in your homeland usually take a vacation?

Congrats, Adriana and Ievgen!

Great job, Adriana, Ievgen, and all who gave it a good shot! Enjoy all the other articles in Write@Home and the Forum (Adriana's Best Environment, Adriana's Advantage, Ievgen's Mosaic).

Now, get back to keeping it up with the Spring issue of Write@Home! Let's see if we could submit more great articles.

Do Write Till the Fall (And Beyond)

Do you think North Americans know how to enjoy their summers? Check out this activity!

Okay, folks. Hope the summer's nice and sweaty so we can all whine about the temperature in winter!

So anyway, here's the list of topics for our next issue of Write@Home. Let's each write up and polish up at least two pieces of writing each on our blogs. Just pick the topic and publish your draft version, Version 1. We will spend some time working on it in class, and hopefully be able to submit the final version of both articles by the beginning of September!

Ready? Set. Go!

Here comes the next Write@Home invitation: for the Summer edition!

Now that we've done so well in the first issue of Write@Home, let's keep it up for the next season--Summer!

In view of the June 17 deadline, please have your draft ready by June 12.



Here are the categories and topics you might wish to consider:

Category	Description & Idea Prompts
Activity	Sports and leisure activities: ·         Write about a sport or leisure activity ·         If you like to walk, where do you like to walk?
Arts	The arts (visual arts, crafts, design, dance, film, literature, music, theatre): ·         Write a short story or poem ·         Share your artistic talent/hobby ·         Share information about your favourite singer / actor / music / movie
Bios	Autobiographies (excluding birth date or age): ·         Write about your life story ·         Describe yourself and who you are ·         Share a story about an event, experience or choice that impacted your life
Canada	People, places and things in Canada: ·         How do you describe Canada to your friends or family living abroad? ·         What do you like about living in Canada? ·         Write about a holiday or day trip in Canada ·         Write about a famous Canadian personality, landmark, historical event, etc.
Celebration	Occasions or events that result in celebration: ·         Write about a special life event (wedding, birth, anniversary, etc.) ·         Write about a traditional celebration ·         Share a personal success story
Education	Education related: ·         Compare the education system in your own homeland with Canada’s ·         Write about why you are interested in continuing your education. ·         What was your favourite subject in school and why? ·         Describe the educational path or credentials required in Canada for your profession
Employment	Tips, challenges and experiences related to finding work or working in Canada: ·         Compare job hunting in your homeland with job hunting in Canada ·         Describe your current job or volunteer position in Canada ·         Share a personal story about finding a job in Canada ·         What advice do you have for other newcomers looking for a job?
English	Learning English: ·         Compare learning English in your homeland to learning English in Canada ·         How has learning English helped you? ·         Describe your experience with the LINC Home Study program
General	Submissions that do not fit with the other categories.
Health	Advice and information related to health and wellness: ·         Compare healthcare in your homeland with healthcare in Canada ·         Share a home remedy cure ·         Describe what is important for you when looking for a doctor and why
Homeland	Reflections on homeland and ethnic origins: ·         What do you miss the most about your homeland? ·         Describe a custom from your homeland ·         Write about a special place from your homeland
Parenthood	Stories or advice related to being a parent or raising kids: ·         Compare your life before and after having kids ·         Share a funny experience as a parent ·         Do you think children should do housework? ·         Do you think parents spend enough time with their children nowadays?
Recipe	Special recipes that have not been reproduced from the web or a book.
Seasonal	Topics related to the upcoming season: ·         What do you enjoy doing in your free time in the summer? ·         Compare Canada Day with the national day from your homeland ·         Describe how you stay cool during hot, summer days
Settlement	Settling in Canada: ·         Describe coming to Canada ·         Share a funny story about settling in Canada ·         What was the most difficult aspect of adjusting to life in Canada? ·         What barriers have you encountered since coming to Canada?
Technology	Technology and innovations: ·         How is technology helping or hindering society? ·         Describe an invention that has made a big difference in the world. ·         Do you think computers make life easier?
Travel	Travel destinations outside of Canada and vacations: ·         Share information about a vacation you took or plan on taking ·         Describe a place you visited on a holiday outside of Canada ·         What time of the year do people in your homeland usually take a vacation?

If you have something different, you're most welcome to discuss it with me and go for it!

All the best! Let's keep writing and getting published.