Contests
Human Rights – Writing
Deadline
Consider how rights are diminishing for LGBTQ+ people, women, Native Americans, people of color, people with disabilities, and other historically marginalized groups. Write about the impact this has on you, your friends & family, your community.
["Silhouettes" by Lia Chien, YWP Archive]
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 project is completed in October 2025.
- Additional Fair Housing Month prizes and exhibit: Three $50 cash prizes for writing and three $50 prizes for visual art, sponsored by Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO). Winning entries will be displayed at City Hall in Burlington, VT, during Fair Housing Month, April 2025.
- Prize winners and honorable mentions will also be published in The Voice.
- Submissions due: March 21
Questions? Contact Susan Reid, YWP Executive Director: Reid@YWP on the site, or by email: sreid@youngwritersproject.org
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