Dirt Roads
Dirt road, springtime
Air wet with snow
Evaporating,
Roads soft,
Like new petals.
Girl, brown hair
Pony tail
Young Writers Project
The Daily Read
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Deep Thoughts
I am a thinker.
I think about big problems in the world and how to fix them.
Like climate change, evolution, the state of humanity as of now.
I write stuff down, half-finished thoughts scribbled, or typed on the page.
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sweetness that melts
There’s a quiet beauty
in the things you know won’t last
moments already fading
even while you’re inside them.
Gallery
Challenges
Visual Art
Deadline
Storm
Create an image of a vast hurricane or storm that eclipses everything in its path.
Writing
Deadline
Fantasy
Write a story or poem about someone who is magically transported to a fantasy world. What happens to them in this unknown land?
Writing
Deadline
Listen
Listen to all of the sounds around you right now. Is there a story in these different noises?
Writing
Deadline
Spring 2026 Writing Contest
Throw open the windows, poet Billy Collins urges in "Today," his joyful poem about spring. Let the "warm intermittent breeze" lift you up and carry you off. In poetry or prose, explore the sense of freedom and celebration of spring.
Visual Art
Deadline
Spring 2026 Visual Art Contest
When spring takes over from winter, there is a sense of new beginnings, rebirth, hopefulness. Share your discoveries through photography, painting, or another artistic medium of your choice.
Visual Art
Djabril Boukhenaïssi
How do you paint a memory?
News & Events
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YWP's Spring Writing and Art Contest!
YWP's Spring Writing and Visual Art Contest is on! In writing or art, explore the sense of freedom, renewal, and celebration as winter turns to spring.
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Tomorrow Project Writing Featured March 14
Poetry from YWP's Tomorrow Project is being featured around the state this spring as part of a Vermont Humanities' series. Next stop: Essex Junction, March 14
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The Tomorrow Project — Monthly Awards
Congratulations to The Tomorrow Project's monthly award winners! February's award goes to Creativity641, 14, of Vermont for the poem, "Finding Hope."
