Every day
Some days during the last block of school I feel like falling asleep.
Not because I don't care about school. In fact I want to learn,
Young Writers Project
The Daily Read
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Patchwork Flag
To be American is to
Listen to the rain fall and to
Let it wash over our faces, just
As all who came before us did
(not just the founding fathers did but
the children, the mothers, those
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The throne
Upon the throne of man
Sits the king of greed
A man so old and cold
Yet ne'er his people
Shall he feed
Upon the yellow throne
Sits a man of truth and lie
A skeleton covered in gold
Gallery
Spotlight
The Tomorrow Project Phase 2: Monthly Contests!
YWP's Tomorrow Project continues with monthly contests, exhibits, and publication!
Challenges
Visual Art
Deadline
Comic
Create a small comic strip.
Visual Art
Deadline
Cake
Using your preferred medium, show us what your dream cake looks like and if there is something more to it than what meets the eye.
Writing
Deadline
Octopus
Imagine you are an octopus––able to change your appearance at will and feel everything around you. What would that be like?
Writing
Changes
Elections across the country on Nov. 4 signaled changes and hopeful news for Democrats. What's your opinion?
Writing
Empathy
In poetry or prose, describe the experience of giving or receiving empathy.
Visual Art
Mother Nature
Compose an appreciation of nature in the artistic medium of your choice.
News & Events
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The Tomorrow Project: Award Winners and Launch of Phase 2
The first phase of The Tomorrow Project is complete and we're delighted to honor the writers and artists whose work exemplifies the goals of the project – to explore the issues of today with hope for tomorrow. Phase 2 runs November 2025 to May 2026!
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YWP Resources: New Publication & Contest Opportunities!
Are you looking to submit your work to contests for a chance to win prizes or to publications such as journals and anthologies? Check out our updated lists of writing and visual arts contests for 2025-26 curated for YWP by Alumni Advisor Sam Aikman.
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YWP Writers Share Their "Words in the Woods"
Beautiful day on Sept. 20 on top of Mt. Philo for Vermont Humanities' Words in the Woods series featuring Young Writers Project. Nine YWP writers came from across Vermont to read their poetry!
