All stories must have a strong Minnesota connection of some kind. If you re assigned a story, submit it via email we use Macintosh and Microsoft Word. In Short Short bits of snappy, high-energy information, presented with strong graphics there is a quiz, a list, a Minnesota favorite, and one or two small news stories. Usually written in-house. Art should be highly colorful, funky, playful.
Photos can be playful or straightforward.
True stories that give us the flavor of the writer s town. Portrait of subject that communicates what is interesting about subject. NOT a studied, posed studio shot. Must be broken into chronological day, week, month, or event entries. Include vivid, personal details, and reveal a true journey we want to see how the writer has been changed by the experience.