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The deadline for writing and art related to the YWP's fourth prompt -- GHOSTS or MAGIC -- is end of day Wed. Oct. 10. Don't forget you need to be registered and activated on this site to submit. Don't wait for the last minute! Click here for info on submitting. And here for the full list of prompts.

WEEK FIVE
The fifth week of the 2007/08 YWP Newspaper Series features general writing from students throughout Vermont and New Hampshire and updated information on YWP's Special Projects for the year. Click the image to the left to see or download one of the full-sized pages as a pdf. Click the links below for more.

Click here for student writing.

Click here for more info on Special Projects.

See "VISUALS" for more about the photograph. Click here for index of past weeks' pages.

The Young Writers Project is looking for great student art to publish each week! These two pictures were taken by Alma Hartman of Essex High School. Click on the photos for more. If you want to submit your photos for potential outside publication, click here for more info. Click here to see the image galleries for the last two years.

We are also looking for you writers to comment on your fellow artists' photos or art work. If you feel like writing something -- a story or a poem or whatever -- based on either of these photos, click on either of the photos and leave a comment -- a poem or a story -- below the picture!

The deadline for pieces related to the YWP's third prompt -- POINT OF VIEW or SUPER POWERS -- are due Wed. Oct. 3. Don't forget you need to be registered and activated on this site to submit. Don't wait for the last minute! Click here for info on submitting.

The fourth week of the 2007/08 YWP Newspaper Series features general writing from students throughout Vermont and New Hampshire and updated information on YWP's Special Projects for the year. Click the image to the left to see or download one of the full-sized pages as a pdf. Click the links below for more.

Click here for student writing.

Click here for more info on Special Projects.

The deadline for pieces related to the YWP's second prompt -- PERSUADE or ATTIC -- are due Wed. Sept. 26, at the end of the day. Don't miss out! Click here for info on submitting.

The third week of the YWP Newspaper Series features general writing from students throughout Vermont and New Hampshire. Click the image to the left to see or download one of the full-sized pages as a pdf. Click the links below to see student work and student art.

Click here for student writing.

See "VISUALS" below for more about the photographs.

Click here for index of past weeks' pages.

The YWP appears weekly on Tuesdays in the Times Argus, Rutland Herald, Brattleboro Reformer and The Valley News. YWP student material also appears on Tuesdays and Thursdays in The Burlington Free Press.

To get published, send us your best work or respond to our prompts which have been scheduled for the entire year, click here.

All work submitted to this Web site for consideration for outside publication -- Newspaper Series, "My Life" Vermont Public Radio series, Winter Tales prompt with Vermont Stage Company -- is judged by student judges online under the guidance of Lee McIsaac, YWP's content coordinator. In evaluating submissions, judges look for pieces that stand out, have strong voice, fresh content and power.

FIRST deadline is approaching. Deadline for pieces related to the first prompt -- EXPECTATIONS or LISTENING IN -- are due WEDNESDAY at the end of the day.
The second week of the YWP Newspaper Series features general writing from students throughout Vermont and New Hampshire. Click the image to the left to see one of the full-sized pages as a pdf. Click the links below to see student work and student art.

Click here for student writing.

Click here for student photo for the week.

The YWP appears weekly on Tuesdays in five daily newspapers: The Burlington Free Press, Times Argus, Rutland Herald, Brattleboro Reformer and The Valley News. YWP student material also appears on Thursdays in The Burlington Free Press.

To get published, send us your best work or respond to our prompts which have been scheduled for the entire year, click here.

Here are the writing prompts -- with deadlines and publication dates -- for the 2007/08 YWP Newspaper Series. Make sure you also check Special Projects as well. Things to remember:

• Submitting. To submit a piece for the Newspaper series, sign in (or register for an account), click "create content," create an "ENTRY," fill in boxes, paste story in "body," preview work for errors, click SUBMIT. For more info see our guidelines. We will take entries by email or mail if it is not possible to register and create an entry.
• Art. We are also seeking photos and other scanned artwork. Click here for more.
• College Mentors. Most Newspaper Series submissions will receive feedback from top college students in our College Mentors Program; you will be notified by email when you have feedback.
• Student Judges. A team of student judges each week selects which work gets published; you will be notified by email only if your work is selected. (Make sure your email information is correct and up-to-date in your profile.) If you are interested in judging, click here to email us.

Publishing schedule: (Free Press publishes on Tuesdays AND Thursdays of the given week; Times Argus, Rutland Herald, Brattleboro Reformer, The Valley News publish on Tuesdays.)

2008 Prompts

Ongoing "prompts:"

Feel free to submit GENERAL WRITING or great writing on any topic at any time during the year. There are also specific deadlines to encourage submissions.

The Young Writers Project is currently open to students from Vermont and the greater Lebanon, N.H., area.

The Young Writers Project is looking for great student art to publish each week! If you want to submit your photos for potential outside publication, click here for more info. Click here to see the image galleries for the last two years.

We are also looking for you writers to comment on your fellow artists' photos or art work. If you feel like writing something -- a story or a poem or whatever -- based on either of these photos, be our guest and add it as a comment below the picture. Click on either photo to see larger version and to leave your thoughts!

The primary aim of this project is to get your work published in outside media. The primary publication point is our Newspaper Series where your work may appear in: The Burlington Free Press, the Times Argus, the Rutland Herald, The Valley News and/or the Brattleboro Reformer.

Students are primarily published in Vermont and New Hampshire daily newspapers. YWP student material is published at least once a week during the school year, with weeks off corresponding to the schools' vacations.