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Big thanks to City Market of Burlington! Young Writers Project received a gift of $1,262.63 from generous shoppers who rounded up for the Rally for Change during the month of October! 

Congratulations to Emilia Williams whose poem, "Somewhere, Presently," was selected for publication Nov. 14 in Seven Days' special section Kids VT!

Composition is one of the key elements of photography. It dictates how the subject in the photo is arranged and is also responsible for the photo's narrative. J0in YWP Alumni Advisor Kevin Huang for this online workshop on composition.

Congratulations to the award winners of YWP's Fall Writing and Visual Art Contest! Read on ... 

Congratulations YWP writers and artists!

In writing or visual art, share your interpretation of fall. Anything goes – from the splendor of a New England hillside to the rhythms of daily life on an autumn day. See the announcement of award winners!

Kenneth Cadow, co-principal of Oxbow High School in Bradford, VT, was a finalist for the National Book Award for young people's literature.

YWP's Elise Cournoyer is Vermont's 2023 Spelling Bee champion! Watch the video and read the letter of congratulations from Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Listen to six YWP writers read their poems and essays about life as a teenager. Voice Over Vermont, a voice production studio in Shelburne, VT, worked with each writer to create these professional recordings.

Welcome to our new site launched in August 2023! 

Meet Young Writers Project's alumni advisors for 2023-24 and 2024-25: Jadyn Mardy, pictured, Kevin Huang, and Zinnia Hansen!