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Capture this Memory by Myra_P_Rocke0977

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of young writers & artists ages 13-18

The Daily Read

  • 12

    When you're 12,

    You're taught that if you want something, you work hard for it

    When you're 12,

    You're taught if you work hard for something you will get it

    When you're 12,

    You should be taught effort is worth it

  • Mermaid on Strike

    I woke up in the dark, but I was dreaming. Memories of salt and scales. Turbulent clouds and cloying air that choked me. I search for the ocean rhythm and find only a syncopated beat interrupted by static.

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YWP's Spring Contest!

In writing or visual art, share your best creations! What are you working on lately? What inspires you? You pick the theme in the genre or medium of your choice. Anything goes!

Challenges

  • Visual Art

    Deadline

    Pair

    Choose two or more animals of different species having a grand ol’ time together – dancing, for instance, or running together in an open field. Capture their joy in a sketch or painting.

  • Writing

    Deadline

    Fate

    In poetry or prose, find inspiration in the following phrase: “Never tempt fate.”

  • Writing

    Deadline

    Fool

    It’s April Fool’s Day and your character plays a light-hearted trick that has everyone at school laughing – including the teachers. What is it and why is it so funny?

 

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