Respond to any of these writing and visual art challenges by Oct. 1, 2025 to be considered for the Tomorrow Project Contest prizes and publication.
Writing
The Earth is in crisis. Dig deep, YWP, and write about it with YWP Alumni Advisor Sam Aikman. Find "both the heavy and the hopeful, the worried and the appreciative, the challenged and the uplifted ... to create!"
Writing
Consider the communities in your life and write about them with the help of prompts and examples!
Visual Art
Create art that explores the many impacts of the climate crisis and celebrates the wonders and beauty of Earth. Find inspiration in YWP Alumni Advisor Sam Aikman's series of visual art prompts.
Writing
A democratically elected government might not be enough to uphold the tenets of democracy in America. Can President Abraham Lincoln's vision "of the people, by the people, for the people" be saved? What needs to change to protect democracy?
Visual Art
Kindness and empathy are powerful forces. Look around you. Where do you find kindness? In the artistic medium of your choice, share your discoveries.
Writing
Poetry steps in where uncertainty and chaos take root. Poetry lifts us up and moves us forward with determination. Explore these poems of hope and resilience. If you are inspired, share your own.
Writing
Resistance to the Trump administration is growing in America. What are you seeing? What are you thinking?
Writing
Protesters gathered in cities across the United States in solidarity with the Los Angeles protests against the Trump administration’s immigration raids and deployment of the National Guard and Marines.
Visual Art
Have you ever moved? How did it feel to be temporarily community-less? How did you go about building your new communities? Show us this feeling or process in your art.
Writing
Bruce Springsteen speaks out against the "corrupt, incompetent and treasonous" Trump administration. And he offers hope that "we'll survive this moment." Respond to Springsteen's message, delivered May 14 to an audience in Manchester, England.
Writing
One of the most chilling incidents in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown happened in broad daylight on a Massachusetts street when masked agents arrested Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk. Follow her story.
Writing
How do you think the founding fathers would view the nation today? How do you view it?