A Distance
The old woman guides him past the wooden blue-coated porch. Past the tall grass and the gravel path driven beneath it.
Young Writers Project
The Daily Read
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somewhere in new zealand with a bowl of pasta
for a friend
i picture you some days – a utensil in one hand and your cheek
in the other, gazing somewhere in the distance as your
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a hopeful revival
Unexpected
but a blessing.
Or at least what I hope will be one.
A surprise
something I normally don't like
but this time
it's different.
It's different because it's you.
Because you reached out
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This Summer! The Tomorrow Project
This summer, write and create art for The Tomorrow Project, a series of writing and visual art challenges that explore the issues of today – with hope and solutions for tomorrow. Cash prizes, publication, and exhibits!
Challenges
Visual Art
Deadline
Spectral Colors
Create a visual art piece that uses all the colors of the rainbow – Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet – without depicting a rainbow itself.
Visual Art
Deadline
Garden
From your imagination or experience, capture the lush and life-affirming essence of a garden in the artistic medium of your choice.
Writing
Deadline
Sail
Imagine that you could sail anywhere in the world. Where would you go? Who would join you? Would you go alone? Describe the experience.
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
Democracy & Ethics – Visual Art
Using the medium of your choice, interpret the concept of democracy. Consider President Abraham Lincoln's "government of the people, by the people, for the people." You can take a realistic photograph or create an imaginative illustration.
Writing
News & Events
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YWP Survey
Thank you to everyone who has responded to our survey on YWP! We've received really positive responses and some great ideas! If you missed it, we'd still like to hear from you! Log in to take the survey!
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Help Create Weekly Challenges for 2025-26
YWP Writers and Artists: We're getting our Weekly Challenges ready for the next school year and we'd love your inspiration!
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Try the Quiz
This spelling quiz was created by Jacques Bailly, Scripps National Spelling Bee's pronouncer – and YWP board member – and published in The Washington Post, May 27, 2025. Try it!
