recipe for a snow day
Combine in a large metal mixing bowl:
One wooden spoon or ladle, tucked underneath your pillows
before bed. One pair of old pajamas turned inside out
(backwards may be substituted.)
Young Writers Project
The Daily Read
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The History of the Entire World (or, The Ages.)
From what I remember, it was born growing.
It was born hot, expanding, glowing,
And the people were made of gold
and of fire.
And it kept growing, it kept burning hot, bright,
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The (Dis)United States of America
America.
“The land of the free and the home of the brave,” they say,
But behind the mask, does freedom truly stay?
Gallery
Challenges
Visual Art
Deadline
Garden
Draw or paint the most beautiful garden you can imagine.
Writing
Deadline
Writing
Deadline
Favorite Animal
Imagine you are your favorite animal for a day. What would you do? Write from this perspective.
Visual Art
Deadline
Winter 2026 Art Contest
With your artist's eye, observe, interpret, and create. Choose a subject — an everyday object, a person, a landscape — and give yourself time and space to study it. Use the medium of your choice to convey the subject the way you uniquely see it.
Writing
Minnesota Strong
Thousands of people filled the streets of Minneapolis on Jan. 23, peacefully and in sub-zero weather, to protest against ICE and show solidarity with their neighbors. The next day, federal agents killed a second Minnesotan. Share your thoughts.
Writing
Canada's Strategy
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney received a standing ovation in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 20 when he called on fellow smaller nations to join together for a more cooperative, resilient world to counter the rupture in the international order.
News & Events
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2026 Vermont Youth Poet Laureate
Vermont writers: You could become the 2026 Vermont Youth Poet Laureate!
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Photo Workshops: A Series by Kevin Huang
Kevin Huang, a photographer and an alumni of YWP, shares what he has learned about photography through his countless hours of experimenting and exploring with his camera. See Kevin's series of online workshops and post your own photos.
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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 lists of writing and visual arts contests curated for YWP by Alumni Advisor Sam Aikman.
