Letter to the World
Dear World,
I am teenager. I am on the cusp of life, a time when my entire life is ahead of me yet I am beginning to feel as if some parts of it are behind me.
Young Writers Project
The Daily Read
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Snow does something magical
Snow does something magical, I think;
Creating a blank skate, can I start over now?
It fuels first loves, the paths criss crossing in a storm, a blizzard that lingers in the memories.
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Perfection
Can it be nothing more than new life?
Bounding through marshes
And clover
And buttercup
And moss
And underneath that moss
Death
Gallery
Spotlight
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Challenges
Visual Art
Deadline
Noms
Create an eye-catching still-life using 3-5 food items from your refrigerator or pantry. Highlight at least one product with loud and/or colorful graphic elements on its packaging.
Writing
Deadline
Sister
Three words: Long lost sister. Write about her.
Visual Art
Deadline
Blackout
Try your hand at blackout poetry by finding an old, unused book or magazine and scouring it for meaningful words or short phrases that can be pieced together to make up a new poem. Use a black marker to redact the remaining words around them.
Visual Art
Deadline
Pop Up Contest! Color
In the short, dark days of December, make it a mission to find vibrant colors around you and share your discoveries in photography, painting, or another medium of your choice.
Writing
Founders
How do you think the founding fathers would view the nation today? How do you view it?
Visual Art
Claude Monet
How did the Impressionist movement get its name? It started with this painting by Claude Monet and an art critic's insult.
News & Events
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State of Union Contest
Vermont Writers: Don't miss Sen. Bernie Sanders' annual State of the Union contest! Deadline: Jan. 14, 2025
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Book Review: "Agua Viva" by Clarice Lispector
Iris Robert, YWP alumna, intern, and book lover, shares some of her recent finds with us. For December, Iris, eyesofIris on YWP, reviews "Agua Viva" by Clarice Lispector.
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YWP's Resources: Publication & Contest Opportunities
Are you looking to submit your work to contests for a chance to win prizes or to publications such as journals and anthologies? Check out our lists of writing and visual arts contests curated for YWP by Alumni Advisor Sam Aikman!
