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The Tomorrow Project
Create writing and art that explore the issues of today – with hope and solutions for tomorrow.
Every month, the Tomorrow Project introduces a series of thought-provoking writing and visual art prompts on a range of topics from human rights to the banning of books. Awards of $250 will be granted to three writers and three visual artists in the fall after all submissions to this first phase of the project have been reviewed. The energy and enthusiasm around the project are telling us clearly that YWP writers and artists need this platform to speak out and be heard. The Tomorrow Project will continue, beyond the initial phase, as an important part of YWP. There will be many opportunities to share the powerful work that will be created.
The Tomorrow Project is about civic engagement, having a voice on the issues that matter, and finding ways to move forward with resilience and optimism. Each topic includes writing and visual art prompts that are designed to spark ideas, but writers and artists should feel free to take the topic in any direction, genre, or artistic medium of their choice.
Civic engagement is fundamentally about tomorrow. Today might be challenging, but tomorrow can be a whole different world and look a whole lot brighter.
CURRENT CHALLENGES:
Climate & Our Earth
Due April 21
climate & our earth - visual art
TOMORROW PROJECT 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.
- No limit to number of submissions.
- Each submission will be considered for the Tomorrow Project's six grand prizes of $250 to be awarded when the first phase of the project is completed in October 2025.
- Prize winners and honorable mentions will have opportunities for publication in YWP's digital magazine and anthology and with media partners.
BURLINGTON CITY HALL EXHIBIT: Watch the YWP site and an upcoming 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 winners in the writing and visual art categories will receive a $50 prize from our partner, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO), and all winners and honorable mentions will be published in The Voice and will be part of the Fair Housing Month exhibit organized by CVOEO at Burlington City Hall from April 16 until May 31. See the CVOEO calendar listing here.
The deadlines for the following challenges have passed, but if they inspire you, respond to them! They will be considered for the larger Tomorrow Project contest, with awards coming in the fall!
Democracy & Ethics
Democracy & Ethics - Visual Art
Human Rights
Community & Housing
Community & Housing - Visual Art
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: "Between Peace and Light" by Vivien Sorce, YWP Archive]