Contests
Tomorrow Project
Deadline
A series of writing and visual art challenges that explore the issues of today – with hope and solutions for tomorrow. Challenges, cash prizes, publication, and exhibits!
Go to the individual challenges to submit your work:
TOMORROW PROJECT CONTEST CHALLENGES
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.
- Respond by going to the individual challenges listed on the Tomorrow Project Contest page.
- No limit to number of submissions.
- Six grand prizes of $250 will be awarded to three writers and three visual artists in October 2025.
- Prize winners and honorable mentions will have opportunities for public exhibits and publication in YWP's digital magazine and anthology and with media partners.
- Deadline: Oct. 1, 2025
Every month, the Tomorrow Project introduces new writing and visual art prompts on a range of topics from human rights to the banning of books. After the first phase of the project is completed in October 2025, and awards have been granted, the Tomorrow Project will continue in a second phase with more challenges, more prizes in spring 2026, and more opportunities to share YWP's powerful writing and art!
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 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.