To shift the focus away from the writing instructor as the primary audience for written compositions, these writing assignments address the issue of audience directly. The assignments include the following: (1) select a magazine and analyze its audience; (2) compose a letter to the editor; (3) write an article for the selected magazine about an aspect of society depicted in a literary work currently being read by the class; and (4) using Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.'s "Cat's Cradle," write an article on an aspect of the country, customs, or people of San Lorenzo for a specific magazine with a specialized audience. Three sample student papers written for the fourth assignment are included. (SRT)