Remembering Reuben Jackson (1956-2024)
With deep sadness, we say farewell to our dear friend Reuben Jackson, a beautiful poet, teacher, and human being.
With deep sadness, we say farewell to our dear friend Reuben Jackson, a beautiful poet, teacher, and human being.
Vermont high school students invited to apply for eight summer institutes, from Arts to Environmental Science and Technology.
Congratulations, artists!
Thank you to our kind supporters! Your donations helped us reach our goal to receive a $10,000 matching grant from a generous anonymous donor!
Favorite books – recently read, reviewed, and recommended by the YWP community!
Jacques Bailly, YWP board member, UVM professor, and Scripps National Spelling Bee pronouncer.
Big thanks to City Market of Burlington! Young Writers Project received a gift of $1,262.63 from generous shoppers who rounded up for the Rally for Change during the month of October!
Congratulations to Emilia Williams whose poem, "Somewhere, Presently," was selected for publication Nov. 14 in Seven Days' special section Kids VT!
Congratulations YWP writers and artists!
Kenneth Cadow, co-principal of Oxbow High School in Bradford, VT, was a finalist for the National Book Award for young people's literature.
YWP's Elise Cournoyer is Vermont's 2023 Spelling Bee champion! Watch the video and read the letter of congratulations from Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Listen to six YWP writers read their poems and essays about life as a teenager. Voice Over Vermont, a voice production studio in Shelburne, VT, worked with each writer to create these professional recordings.