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About the Tomorrow Project
The Tomorrow Project is about civic engagement, having a voice on the issues that matter, and finding ways to look forward with resilience and optimism.
Since the project started in February, YWP writers and artists have been enthusiastically responding to a series of writing and visual art challenges on a range of topics including democracy & ethics, human rights, and the value of kindness. Awards of $250 will be granted to three writers and three visual artists in October 2025 after all submissions to the first phase of the project have been reviewed.
There is an energy and urgency around the Tomorrow Project, and it will continue beyond the initial phase (February-October) for as long it's needed as a platform to speak out and be heard on current issues. There will be more awards and many opportunities ahead to share the powerful work created here.
CONTEST DETAILS:
- Open to teens, 13-19, who have a YWP account. (It's free to join!)
- Must be original work and not published elsewhere. No AI.
- Respond to the Tomorrow Project challenges in the writing genre or artistic medium of your choice. No limit to number of submissions.
- Six grand prizes of $250 to be awarded in October 2025.
- Prize winners and honorable mentions will have opportunities for publication in YWP's digital magazine and anthology and with media partners.
- Deadline for all Tomorrow Project challenges is Oct. 1, 2025.
Click below for the complete list as it continues to grow:
Climate & Our Earth
climate & our earth - visual art
Values: Kindness
Democracy & Ethics
Democracy & Ethics - Visual Art
Human Rights
Community & Housing
Community & Housing - Visual Art
BURLINGTON CITY HALL EXHIBIT: See the April issue of The Voice for winning submissions and honorable mentions from the Tomorrow Project's first three challenges – Community & Housing, Democracy & Ethics, and Human Rights. Each of the six winners in the writing and visual art categories received a $50 prize from our partner, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO), and all winners and honorable mentions will be part of the Fair Housing Month exhibit organized by CVOEO at Burlington City Hall from April 17 until May 31. See the CVOEO calendar listing here.
YWP writers and artists: Send us your suggestions for new topics and prompts for the Tomorrow Project! Contact: Susan Reid, YWP Executive Director: Reid@YWP on the site, or by email: sreid@youngwritersproject.org.
[Top illustration: "World View" by Sam Aikman, YWP Alumni Advisor]
All Tomorrow Project Challenges