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Challenges
Weekly
Writing
Deadline
Message
If you could go back in time and tell your younger self anything, what would it be?
Visual Art
Deadline
Look Up
Get down low and look up – way up at tall buildings, towering trees, an expansive sky. Take photos!
Writing
Deadline
30
How do you imagine yourself at age 30? Can you imagine it? What has changed? And what has stayed the same?
Tomorrow Project
Writing
Hungary
The landslide defeat of Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orban on April 12 after 16 years of autocratic rule sends a hopeful sign to defenders of democracy. Were you watching? What do you think?
Writing
Artemis II
The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II have traveled farther from Earth than any humans in their loop around the moon this week. Imagine what that feels like!
Writing
Cease-Fire
Both sides in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran are claiming victory in a tenuous cease-fire deal. The world is questioning the U.S.'s credibility. Where do we go from here?
Great Artists
Visual Art
Djabril Boukhenaïssi
How do you paint a memory?
Visual Art
Simon Beck
On frozen lakes and sandy beaches, Simon Beck makes beautiful art that lasts only until the next snowfall or rising tide takes it away.
Visual Art
Jacob Lawrence
During the civil rights movement in the mid-1950s, this leading Black artist re-examined early American history through radical art.
Great Writers
Writing
Kazuo Ishiguro
In winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2017, this author was honored for his "novels of great emotional force," including "The Remains of the Day" and "Never Let Me Go."
Writing
Cornelius Eady
Cornelius Eady tells the truth about the world through poetry, says New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who asked the poet to write and read a poem for his inauguration. Eady's recent poetry also includes a tribute to Renee Nicole Good.
Writing
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison was the first Black woman to be awarded the Nobel laureate in literature. Her unvarnished exploration of Black identity in America brought her worldwide acclaim. Have you read her work?
Online Workshops
Visual Art
Photo Workshop: Lighting
Lighting is crucial in photography as it defines the appearance, mood, and texture of the subject, ultimately shaping the visual impact of the photograph. Join photographer and YWP alumni Kevin Huang for this online workshop.
Visual Art
Photo Workshop: Composition
Composition is one of the key elements of photography. Learn more about composition in this online workshop.
Writing
Writing Workshop: Free Verse Poetry
Free verse is freeing! You can write any way you like, break lines wherever you decide, and end a poem whenever you want.
Contests
Writing
Deadline
Spring 2026 Writing Contest
Throw open the windows, poet Billy Collins urges in "Today," his joyful poem about spring. Let the "warm intermittent breeze" lift you up and carry you off. In poetry or prose, explore the sense of freedom and celebration of spring.
Visual Art
Deadline
Spring 2026 Visual Art Contest
When spring takes over from winter, there is a sense of new beginnings, rebirth, hopefulness. Share your discoveries through photography, painting, or another artistic medium of your choice.
Opinion & Commentary
Writing
Tomorrow Project: Opinion Writing and Art
Write and create art about democracy, human rights, our communities, and the planet.
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Writing
YWP is ...
In a sentence or two, what does YWP mean to you? What impact does it have on your life? We'd love to pass your comments along to the good people whose donations keep YWP running! Please tell us so we can tell them! YWP is ...
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Writing
Wonder
What is something that makes you stop and wonder.
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