Congratulations to our Autumn '24 Writing and Art Contest winners! The contest sparked a remarkable 190 responses to the challenge to "convey the ephemeral beauty of fall in the literary genre or visual art medium of your choice."
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!
Post-election, the YWP community responds in writing, art, and support for each other.
Congratulations to our 75 published writers and artists!
Congratulations to YWP's swimspotter whose illustration "Womane, Mother" was selected to illustrate a poem by Vermont Youth Poet Laureate Harmony Devoe on a commemorative broadside print.
Iris Robert, YWP alumna, intern, and book lover, shares some of her recent finds with us. For November, Iris, eyesofIris on YWP, reviews "The Making of a Poem" by Mark Strand and Eavan Boland.
Sam Aikman, a longtime member of the YWP community, is leading a series of online writing workshops this summer!
Kaede Sawyer Fellows – Sawyer Fell on YWP – is YWP's newest Alumni Advisor!
Vermont Artists: Illustrate a poem by VT Youth Poet Laureate Harmony Belle Devoe to be created as a broadside print. The winner will receive $200, a copy of the broadside, and the opportunity to experience the printing process. Deadline: Aug. 30.
Ever wonder if writing could lead to a career? YWP Alumni Advisor Jadyn Mardy thinks so! Check in with Jadyn in this YWP Alumni Update.
Congratulations to Geri Kayingo, 16, of Towson, Maryland, the recipient of the Reuben Jackson Award in memory of YWP's longtime friend and mentor who passed away in February 2024.