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Challenges
Weekly
Visual Art
Deadline
Typography
Take your favorite idiom, lines of poetry, or quote (no more than 2-3 sentences) and use an entire sheet of paper to write it out in the most beautiful or most experimental typography you can dream up!
Writing
Deadline
Reincarnation
If you were to be reincarnated as any type of person or creature, in any country, in any future era, what fantastical future would you create for yourself?
Writing
Deadline
Observation
Wherever you are at this very moment, pause and take a breath. Use as many senses as you can to absorb your surroundings. Write a descriptive poem or observation about your environment.
Great Artists
Visual Art
Petrit Halilaj
Petrit Halilaj's dramatic sculptures relay stories of Kosovo based on the school desk doodles of generations of children, including those who lived through years of war.
Visual Art
Mark Bradford
From hair stylist in his mom's beauty salon in Los Angeles to world-renowned artist, Mark Bradford explores issues of class, race, and gender through his art.
Visual Art
David Hockney
This British-born artist's work was profoundly influenced by the aesthetic and intense light of his adopted Los Angeles home.
Great Poets
Writing
Mary Oliver
Clear, evocative, simply beautiful – words that describe this poet's work.
Writing
Danez Smith
Their poetry is intersectional, inclusive, and powerful.
Writing
Langston Hughes
Get to know this poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and leader of the Harlem Renaissance.
Opinion & Commentary
Writing
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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.
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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!
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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?
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