Devon Bedor is a 5th generation Vermonter. He got into manufacturing after high school, and worked up the ranks to become a Process Engineer. When he’ s not working his multiple jobs, or running his own business, he enjoys keeping busy with his many hobbies and family traditions. Such as homesteading, sugaring, haying, raising beef, hunting, trapping, gardening, tinkering in the garage, and writing. A jack of all trades, he’ s always eager to learn something new, and seeing where it takes him.
VT WRITERS’ PRIZE WINNERS 2025
SOWING SEASON
I don’ t want a lawn. I want a yard of lupins. So I can cut paths through them, And still get lost in this little town. I want a bank of creeping phlox. So I can walk up their pillow tops in bare feet, And look down onto my sea of color. I want the chickens to follow me up. I want my lover to be waiting up there for me, With a blanket and a bottle of wine. I want weekends off. So I can be a cliche, And have time to stop and smell the flowers. I want all this, But I still have four hours left on this shift, At this second job. Tomorrow will be my first day off in two weeks, And I’ m thinking … I’ ll plant some seeds. by Devon Bedor( Poetry Winner)
Devon Bedor is a 5th generation Vermonter. He got into manufacturing after high school, and worked up the ranks to become a Process Engineer. When he’ s not working his multiple jobs, or running his own business, he enjoys keeping busy with his many hobbies and family traditions. Such as homesteading, sugaring, haying, raising beef, hunting, trapping, gardening, tinkering in the garage, and writing. A jack of all trades, he’ s always eager to learn something new, and seeing where it takes him.
Write and Shine Vermont.
If you’ re an aspiring or accomplished writer in Vermont, now’ s your time to shine. It’ s the Vermont Magazine and Green Mountain Power Vermont Writers’ Prize – honoring the literary legacy of Ralph Nading Hill, Jr., writer, historian and longtime member of Green Mountain Power’ s Board of Directors.
This year, there are two categories: prose and poetry, each with a $ 1,250 prize. To enter, write an essay, short story, play or poem about Vermont- its people, places, values or history in 1,500 words or less.
The deadline to enter is January 1, 2026. Enter today at vermontwritersprize. submittable. com / submit / 86155 / vermont-writers-prize
For details, visit greenmountainpower. com, vermontmagazine. com or call( 888) 835-4672.
Entries must be unpublished. Must be a Vermont resident. Previous winners and employees of GMP and Vermont Magazine cannot enter.
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