News & Events
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What is Ekphrastic Poetry?
If you love art and you love words, this online workshop by YWP Intern Sam Aikman is for you!
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YWP Intern Sam Aikman Offers Online Workshops
Sam Aikman, a longtime member of the YWP community and now a creative writing major at Pratt Institute in New York, is leading a series of online writing workshops on our website this summer! Check out her first one on Prose Poetry here!
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Prose Poetry Workshop
Let your creativity flow with YWP Intern Sam Aikman's summer series of poetry workshops!
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Sawyer Fell joins YWP Alumni Advisors
Kaede Sawyer Fellows – Sawyer Fell on YWP – is YWP's newest Alumni Advisor!
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Illustration Contest!
Vermont Artists: Illustrate a poem by Vermont Youth Poet Laureate Harmony Belle Devoe to be created as a broadside print. The winning submission will receive $200, a copy of the broadside, and the opportunity to experience the printing process.
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YWP Alumni Update
Ever wonder if writing could lead to a career? YWP Alumni Advisor Jadyn Mardy thinks so! Check in with Jadyn in this YWP Alumni Update.
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Geri Kayingo Receives Reuben Jackson Award
Congratulations to Geri Kayingo, 16, of Towson, Maryland, the recipient of the Reuben Jackson Award in memory of YWP's longtime friend and mentor who passed away in February 2024.
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Spring Contest Winners
From more than 250 submissions, three poems and three pieces of visual art were selected as the award winners of YWP's Spring Contest. Each recipient will receive the top prize of $100 and publication in the May issue of The Voice.
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About YWP Accounts
Writers and artists between 13 and 19: Join us! YWP's online community is designed for you. Sign up for your free account!
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Reuben Jackson Award
An award to honor the spirit of creativity, kindness, and generosity that poet Reuben Jackson brought to Young Writers Project. (See the award winner here.)
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Congratulations to Vermont's first Youth Poet Laureate!
Vermont's first Youth Poet Laureate is Harmony Devoe, 15, of Warren, VT! The finalists include some of YWP's very own poets!
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Photo Workshop 3: Color
Color is vital in photography as it plays a role in conveying emotions, setting the mood, and enhancing the overall visual impact of images. Join YWP Alumni Advisor Kevin Huang for this online workshop on color.