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Mr. G teaching a young skier 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 has been extended to January 1, 2020. 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 Entries must be unpublished.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. VTMAG.COM HOLIDAY 2019 57