Autumn '24: Writing

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Autumn '24: Writing

Convey the ephemeral beauty of autumn in the genre of your choice, poetry or prose, fiction or nonfiction. Let yourself be inspired by the colors, settings, tones, and traditions of the season. 

[Photo credit: "The Last of Fall" by ckodama24, YWP archive]

It's a complex season of interchangeable names (is it autumn or fall to you?) and back-and-forth weather with its echoes of summer and hints of winter. It's a time of beginnings (a new school year and the range of emotions that go with it, from trepidation to excitement) and endings (falling leaves, shorter days). Share your take on the season!

CONTEST DETAILS

  • Three $75 prizes for writing; three $75 prizes for visual art
  • For ages 13-19. You must have a YWP account (It’s free to join!)
  • Respond to the challenge in any literary genre
  • Must be your original work and not published elsewhere. No AI.
  • No limit to number of submissions
  • Prize winners and honorable mentions will be published in the November 2024 issue of our digital magazine, The Voice.

  • Contest deadline: Oct. 25, 2024

    Click here for the Visual Art Contest

     

Submissions

  • Poetry

    By Lulu_D

    Fall Forgetfulness

    It’s been so long

    Since I’ve seen your face

    That I’m starting to forget

    The color of your eyes

    And the way you smile

     

    But I’ll always remember

    The way you cared

     

    The leaves fall

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  • Poetry

    By Lulu_D

    Fall and Winter

    I spent fall with you

    And fell into your frigid winter embrace

     

    We went trick-or-treating in the dark

    And we took walks in the park

    But in the end

    You were colder than winter

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