New Year, but I will never forget the meaning
Wow - 2026? 2025 passed so fast!
Today I looked back on the past.
It was hard last year, maybe the last couple of years, actually.
Young Writers Project
The Daily Read
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The Moon
The moon whispers
Oh so quietly, yet
It is louder than all else
Its words wind through the frozen trees and dance across the sparkling snow, the forest still but for its wavering reminder that
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A Reminder About Firsts
First transgender representative
First protester
First lesbian senior
First Muslim mayor
First to take a stand
First in history
But that's not the point is it?
Not at all
Gallery
Challenges
Visual Art
Deadline
Hometown
Make an image of your town or city, or a place you would like to live in.
Writing
Deadline
Smile
Think about the last thing that made you smile. Write about this in any form you’d like.
Writing
Deadline
Robots
Robots operate on code—sets of zeros and ones that make them function. In poetry or prose, write a piece inspired by robots, and feel free to play with those zeros and ones!
Writing
Sentence
If all collective knowledge was destroyed, except for one brief but informative sentence, what would you like the world to know?
Writing
American Experiment
What does it mean to be American? Can we still find the answer in the Declaration of Independence — that each person has the equal right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
Writing
Empathy
In poetry or prose, describe the experience of giving or receiving empathy.
News & Events
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Tomorrow Project: November 2025 Award
Congratulations to Csquared, the November award winner in YWP's monthly Tomorrow Project contest! Read the winning piece, "Those Who Love Life!"
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The Tomorrow Project Phase 2: Monthly Contests
YWP's Tomorrow Project continues with monthly contests, exhibits, and publication!
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YWP's Annual Appeal: Support young writers and artists!
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