Field Notes on an Elephant's Grief
What separates their grief from ours?
Research shows that elephants grieve
They have been seen to stand vigil
Quiet
Quiet wailing
Young Writers Project
The Daily Read
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the sky and the rock
you do not have to look
at the moon
to know she is full.she is my sister,
full
more than full
more than infinite
more than
the line between the rock and the sky -
Halley's Comet
I was ten when the sky cracked open,
and fire spilled out like molten glass through the sky.
The fair smelled of caramel and dust,
and I was scared of how bright the world could get.
Gallery
Challenges
Writing
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Favorite Poem
Write about a poem that you recently read and absolutely loved. Convey the effect this poem had on you in whatever form you’d like.
Writing
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Quest
Write a story where the protagonist is on a quest to deliver a vital piece of information concealed in a letter, but they are forbidden to read this letter or know what’s in it.
Visual Art
Deadline
Green City
Imagine a city has been taken over by plant life. Show what you would imagine this to look like using your preferred medium. Are there trees growing out of windows?
Writing
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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.
Writing
Artemis II
The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II have traveled farther from Earth than any humans in their loop around the moon this week. Imagine what that feels like!
News & Events
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The Tomorrow Project — Monthly Awards
Congratulations to The Tomorrow Project's monthly award winners! March's award goes to abigail_and_bean, 15, of Vermont, for the painting and accompanying narrative, "Crossing Familiar Waters."
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You Come Too
Robert Frost fans, here's an event for you on April 15!
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Summer Program for Teen Fiction Writers
High school writers: Here's a two-week virtual program in fiction writing, led by editors of Amherst College's literary magazine. Scholarships are available. Find out more.
