Opinion & Commentary

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WHAT'S YOUR OPINION? 

There's a lot going on in the world. By expressing your opinion and sharing your commentary with YWP, you can begin to make sense of things, build a connection with others, and work toward positive change.

Our list of opinion challenges will keep growing along with the year's news and events. Your responses may be published in YWP's digital magazine and annual anthology and with our Vermont media partners. Your opinion matters! Find out more about opinion & commentary.

[Illustration by Tess LaLonde, YWP]


 

  • Writing

    Create a Challenge

    Help YWP create inspiring challenges for writing or visual art. Think about what makes an interesting prompt and share your idea with us! 

  • Writing

    Cellphones

    Some schools across the U.S. are banning cellphones, not just limiting their use. State legislatures, including Vermont, Kansas, and Oklahoma, are considering "phone-free schools" legislation. How would a cellphone ban at school affect your life?

  • Writing

    Summertime

    Vermont Writers: Seven Days and its magazine Kids VT are looking for poems or short stories with a summer theme to publish in an upcoming issue. Deadline: May 21, 2024

  • Writing

    Poetry Month

    April is National Poetry Month! Write a poem. Introduce us to a poet you love. Describe the impact that poetry – your own and others' – has on your life. 

  • Visual Art

    Ode to a Tree

    Photograph, draw, or paint a favorite tree, in the context of your appreciation of nature's power. 

  • Writing

    Earth Day 2024

    Mother Earth! Let's celebrate everything we love about this beautiful, fragile, extraordinary planet! 

  • Writing

    Ukraine

    Imagine a young person, your age, living in Ukraine today or in a new land where they were forced to flee the Russian invasion of their country. Write about them or to them. What is their life like as war drags on?

  • Writing

    Eclipse

    Are you in the path of the total solar eclipse? Write about the experience!

  • Writing

    International Women's Day

    On International Women's Day, March 8, and every day spread the word: Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress! Write about an experience, share a tribute to a woman you admire, give women a shout-out!

  • Writing

    AI

    What do you think about Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, and whatever else is coming at us? Are we ready for this?