Make a resolution: Send us your work

Xpressions, our monthly showcase for the art, writing and photography of students through the 12th grade, is looking for your work!

Xpressions appears the last Monday of each month inside Floridian (except today; December's Xpressions ran Dec. 24). Please read the following instructions carefully before submitting your work, which must be based on the designated themes. Please note: The January theme has been moved to February. Here are some upcoming themes and postmark deadlines:

JANUARY: OPEN THEME -- Start the year off with no boundaries. Send us your work on the theme of your choice. Deadline: All entries must be postmarked by Jan. 11.

FEBRUARY: ALL ABOUT YOU -- Tell us what makes you you in artwork, photography, prose or poetry, including poems that begin with "I am . . ." Deadline: All entries must be postmarked by Feb. 8.

MARCH: HOPE -- What does hope mean to you? What gives you hope? Thanks to St. Paul's School in Clearwater for inspiring this theme. Deadline: All entries must be postmarked by March 4.

Work may be edited for length and content. Please send your work, theme suggestions and comments to: Xpressions, c/o Nancy Green, St. Petersburg Times, 1000 N Ashley Drive, Tampa, FL 33602.

All work must follow the designated theme and be your own creation. Artwork must be on white, unlined paper, with the medium stated on the back (oil, pastel, crayon, etc.). Be sure to include your name (printed legibly), age, school, grade, address, ZIP code and phone number, with area code.

IMPORTANT: PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR WORK WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED WITHOUT THE INFORMATION ABOVE. Stories must be no longer than 150 words, preferably typewritten. We will return work only if you indicate that you want it back.

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