Essay

Climate change is a significant threat to the planet, and climate change denial has slowed down efforts to combat it. Throughout history the oil industry has fueled this denial.

Written by Caroline, 12, Hanover, NH, submitted by Steven Glazer, Crossroads Academy

"Belief is Life"

I believe that femininity is power. I was born a girl, and even though I know now that I am more fluid than the word “girl” can contain, I am still feminine. I am feminine because I choose to be.

Would you go back to when you were a child with the knowledge you have now?

The day I started first grade it suddenly hit me that I was really in a wheelchair. It bothered me to see all of the other kids living “normal” lives, not being stared at from every direction.

 Gather round the fireplace, kids Grandpa said.

From the beautiful and overflowing cornucopia of submissions to YWP's Fall Contest, and after much discussion and debate, our judges settled on one Gold award winner in each of the two categories of writing and visual art ($100 prizes), three Silv

A feeling I chase is silence. I search for it everywhere. In a world where stimulation is all around, I feel the need to get away from it all. 

Essay written by Noah Westman, Williston Central School

I see fall as a time of beauty, change and hope. As I see it, fall is almost the most beautiful time of the year. 

Fall is beautiful. The leaves are changing and there are hot air balloons in the sky. The fall is kind of like a Goldilocks season.

Fall is beautiful. The leaves are changing and there are hot air balloons in the sky. The fall is kind of like a goldilocks season.