I Wonder... Why Us?
What makes me stop and wonder is how are we even here?
How am I even writing this?
What miracle allowed us to come into existence?
Better question, why us?
Why not the sharks, the birds, the insects?
Young Writers Project
The Daily Read
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I Am From
I am from
My hip-dysplasia harness and
My teddy bear blanket
I am from my dog that always slept beside me
Even when my parents locked the door
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Lottery
For the last four months since I lost my job, me and my daughter, Willow, have been living in the abandoned parking lot where the old Merry-Go-Round store used to be.
Gallery
Challenges
Visual Art
Deadline
Storm
Create an image of a vast hurricane or storm that eclipses everything in its path.
Writing
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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."
