All This for a Brief Smile
I want to freeze this moment
so I can save it for as long as I live.
I want to take in everything –
the sounds, smells, view,
the peace.
Young Writers Project
The Daily Read
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Birthday #2
Aging is such a hard concept to get your head around. The world moves, and sometimes it’s easy to forget that you do too, in ways that are impossible to see or fully understand.
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Candy Colored Leaves
"You're changing," I whisper to myself
"So am I," whispers the wind
I think change is good
Change is the way the air cools at night
Change is the way I'm back at school again
Gallery
Spotlight
Autumn '24 Contest
Convey the ephemeral beauty of fall in the literary genre or visual art medium of your choice.
Challenges
Visual Art
Deadline
Flow
Music tickles more than just our ears; it alights our sense of touch through vibration, and inspires movement through dance. But what does music look like to you? In your own style, depict music as it flows from an instrument or record player.
Writing
Deadline
Foreshadowing
Write a short fiction piece that early on foreshadows a critical event or the final denouement of the story.
Writing
Deadline
Five #1
Five #1. Use all five words in a poem or short story: Delirious. Flip-flopping. Parka. Skyline. Purpose.
Writing
Deadline
Autumn '24: Writing
Autumn is a season of transitions and contrasts, beginnings and endings. In poetry or prose, fiction or nonfiction, make this ephemeral season come to life.
Visual Art
Deadline
Autumn '24: Visual Art
Illustrate autumn as you see it – in the artistic medium of your choice. Consider a traditional aspect or try an abstract interpretation.
Visual Art
Marc Chagall
"If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing."
- Marc Chagall
News & Events
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Book Review: The Waves by Virginia Woolf
Iris Robert, YWP alumna, intern, and book lover, shares some of her recent finds with us. For September, Iris, eyesofIris on YWP, reviews The Waves by Virginia Woolf.
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Free Verse: Online Workshop
Join YWP Intern Sam Aikman to experiment with free verse. It's fun – and freeing! Go to the workshop here:
