YWP News

Iris Robert, YWP alumna, intern, and book lover, shares some of her recent finds with us. For September, Iris, eyesofIris on YWP, reviews The Waves by Virginia Woolf.

Sam Aikman, a longtime member of the YWP community, is leading a series of online writing workshops this summer!

Prose Poetry Workshop

EKPHRASTIC POETRY

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Free verse

Kaede Sawyer Fellows – Sawyer Fell on YWP – is YWP's newest Alumni Advisor!

Vermont Artists: Illustrate a poem by VT Youth Poet Laureate Harmony Belle Devoe to be created as a broadside print. The winner will receive $200, a copy of the broadside, and the opportunity to experience the printing process. Deadline: Aug. 30.

Ever wonder if writing could lead to a career? YWP Alumni Advisor Jadyn Mardy thinks so! Check in with Jadyn in this YWP Alumni Update.

Congratulations to Geri Kayingo, 16, of Towson, Maryland, the recipient of the Reuben Jackson Award in memory of YWP's longtime friend and mentor who passed away in February 2024.

From more than 250 submissions, three poems and three pieces of visual art were selected as the award winners of YWP's Spring Contest. Each recipient will receive the top prize of $100 and publication in the May issue of The Voice.

Writers and artists between 13 and 19: Join us! YWP's online community is designed for you. Sign up for your free account!

An award to honor the spirit of creativity, kindness, and generosity that poet Reuben Jackson brought to Young Writers Project. (See the award winner here.)

Vermont's first Youth Poet Laureate is Harmony Devoe, 15, of Warren, VT! The finalists include some of YWP's very own poets! 

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