Fall: Writing

Contests

Brooke Gendron-Hale photo of tree in dusky afternoon light

Fall: Writing

In poetry, prose, fiction or nonfiction, share your interpretation of fall. Take the challenge in any direction that seems right to you. Convey the meaning of the season from your own unique, creative perspective.

[Art: Brooke Gendron-Hale, YWP]


CONTEST DETAILS

  • Three prizes in writing: $100, $75, $50
  • For ages 12-18. You must have a YWP account (It’s free to join!)
  • Respond to the challenge in any genre
  • Must be your original work and not published elsewhere
  • No limit to number of submissions
  • Prize winners and honorable mentions will be published in the November issue of our digital magazine, The Voice.
  • Contest prizes to be announced Oct. 25, 2023 

Also see the Fall-Visual Art Contest.

Return to the main YWP Fall Contest page for more information.

Submissions

  • autumn's embrace

    as fall starts rolling in

    and summer slows to a stop

    i like to imagine many things, 

    everything, nonstop

    i imagine the sweet, sweet song of hooting owls after dark

  • Fall's Beginning

    Walking from the end line of summer 

    Into the cool, pumpkin, damp filled air 

    to which is called fall 

    The beautiful sound of leafs crumpling 

    fall fall fall 

    oh how so near you are!!

  • Islands in the Sky

    Gazing out, Quiet

    Is the touch of a sunbeam on my shoulder

    The familiar crême shade of

    Thursday morning pumpkin spice lattes

    Parallels the clouds’

    Color, tide’s scampering in and out,

  • Sisters of the Land

    In most stories, there’s only two sides.

    Though, that is not the case here.

    Four sisters, rule the land side by side.

    The eldest, Winter, rules with a heart of ice.

    As her little sister, Spring creates a sea,