A kind of useless conversation
...but maybe that's the point? I wrote at random inspiration and when I was tired, but I hope you find it entertaining
“The world,” said Claire, “is a very pointless place.”
Young Writers Project
The Daily Read
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On the hearth
On the hearth
there is a fireplace
it has a pile of chopped logs,
coals,
torn up pieces of newspaper
awaiting their burnt endings
On the hearth
a fire burns
flickering and crackling
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Grow up, not grow old
They say I'm too young to know what love is,
Too quick to believe in forever and kisses.
They roll their eyes when I speak from my chest,
As if my heart's too small to feel this mess.
Gallery
Challenges
Visual Art
Deadline
Ghosts
In your preferred medium, create a piece that includes a ghost.
Writing
Deadline
Writing
Deadline
Stars
Do you ever go stargazing? Write a poem about it and share your thoughts.
Writing
Deadline
Tomorrow Project
A series of writing and visual art challenges that explore the issues of today – with hope and solutions for tomorrow. Challenges, cash prizes, publication, and exhibits!
Visual Art
No Kings-Oct. 18
Are you going to a No Kings protest in your area on Saturday, Oct. 18? If you are, take photos and share them with YWP!
Writing
We the People
The Constitution’s meaning is not the Supreme Court’s alone to define. It belongs to “we the people,” and we can make it work for us. Read more about this argument and share your opinion.
News & Events
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YWP Writers Share Their "Words in the Woods"
Beautiful day on Sept. 20 on top of Mt. Philo for Vermont Humanities' Words in the Woods series featuring Young Writers Project. Nine YWP writers came from across Vermont to read their poetry!
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Anthology 16 is published!
Congratulations to our 66 published writers and artists! The cover art, "Nature Girl," is by Amelia Van Driesche, of Burlington, VT, who has been with YWP since she was in middle school. Amelia created this piece in her senior year of high school.
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Bennington College Hosts High School Writing Awards
This prestigious writing competition is open to writers in grades 9–12. Cash prizes and scholarships. No fee to enter. Submissions due Nov. 1.
