Prompts for 2008/09
Here are the writing prompts -- with deadlines -- for the 2008/09 YWP Newspaper Series. Submissions are due on Fridays at 3 p.m. To submit work, login, create an "ENTRY" and submit. For more, click here or read below:
- Submitting. To submit a piece for the Newspaper series, sign in (or register for an account), click "create content," create an "ENTRY," fill in boxes, paste story in "body," preview work for errors, click SUBMIT. For more info see our guidelines. We will take entries by email or mail if it is not possible to register and create an entry. All entries due on Fridays.
- Art. We are also seeking photos and other scanned artwork. Click here for more.
- College Mentors. Many Newspaper Series submissions will receive feedback from top college students in our College Mentors Program; you will be notified by email when you have feedback.
- Student Judges. A team of student judges each week selects which work gets published; you will be notified by email only if your work is selected. (Make sure your email information is correct and up-to-date in your profile.) If you are interested in judging, click here to email us.
Publishing schedule: The selected YWP work appears on TUESDAYS now in: The Burlington Free Press, Times Argus, Rutland Herald, Brattleboro Reformer and The Valley News PLEASE SUPPORT THESE FINE NEWSPAPERS; BUY A COPY ON TUESDAYS!!!
(To see our prompts from last year, click here.)
i'm confused
I'm confused because i'm new to this website. What i dont get is if i wanted to enter in to the special prompt where would i write out my entry? and is there a possiblity my blogs can be published in the newspapers also? please respond before it's too late to enter into that special prompt about champlain thing which is due oct. 3rd
Peace
J.R
submitting work
J.R. - and others who are confused by the submission process,
To submit work in response to our prompts for potential publication in the newspaper series you need to be logged in. Once you've logged in, you'll see a list of things you can do under your name on the right side of the screen. Click on "Entries-08-09." You'll get a page that lists many different types of content. Choose the one that says ENTRY (all capital letters). Next you'll get a page that asks for a title, your name, your school, grade, etc. Fill in all the blanks. Choose a prompt title from the box marked "Prompt2." Your entry then goes in the big box that says "Body." You can either compose in the box online or paste in work that you've already written. When you're finished, go down to the bottom of the page and click "submit."
Blogs do not usually get published in the newspaper so if you're hoping for publication, always submit content as an ENTRY and choose a prompt or "General" if it's work not written in response to the prompts.
ha
ur too late buddy
AC...
...not sure what this means.
gg
create content
under your name on the side bar it should say contant click and it will say create contant it wil instruct you from thier
it is easyer to coppy and paste tell me if this works
i think...
you go upper right hand corner entries 08-09
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Aerodynamically, the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know it, so it goes on flying anyway.
-Mary Kay Ash
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"I want to help you so bad… But my heart’s bleeding, and I can’t afford to lose any more love. I want you to come out of the shadows, But of your own accord.
GG...
I was published this morning, but I don't get the newspaper at my house. Where might I find the entries from this week?
*Civ*
*Civ*
this week's published entries on site now
I'm putting up this week's entries now. As is true of each week's selections, they'll be published on the front page of the site.
Thanks, GG. *Civ*
Thanks, GG.
*Civ*
*Civ*
Winter tales
About the winter tales, can it be prose or poetry?
Yes!
Winter tales can be prose or poetry - any genre you like. There's more info. available under "special projects" on the menu bar.
confuzzled
i'm looking for GENERAL WRITING...anyone know where i should go?? (yeah, i've got no sense of direction on websites...)
If you're trying to submit,
If you're trying to submit, go under your blog name on the top left, then create content, then ENTRY. When you select the prompt, then general writing is in there.
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"'Cause the weak will seek the weaker 'till they've broken them..." ~Lifehouse
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"What if this storm ends, and I don't see you?"
haha
meaning like how do i submit to it??? (and where is it...i'm not so bright with this stuff)
to submit it to the paper or
to submit it to the paper or on the blogs?
to the paper go to create content; then "entry" then under prompt choose general writing, first option
to blog
just create content; then blog entry
and type away :)
ha ha
lol it is funny ha ha
My name is Vanessa
I have been interesting in writing for a while, but I have never been able to submit my work anywhere. So this will be my first time writing, how do I submit the work?
After you're signed in, you
After you're signed in, you click "create content," create an "ENTRY," fill in boxes, paste story in "body," preview work for errors, click SUBMIT
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Don't worry,
I'll catch you if you fall.
But you won't fall
Because
Falling requires landing
And you won't get to
Landing because
I'll catch you first.
~Civilized (or just Civ)
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"Babbits are awkward bunnys and they want to celebrate easter for an extra day... or they forgot that Sunday was easter and celebrated a day late... either way, The monday after easter is Babbit day."- Babbit
hi rdzac43
hi rdzac43
Vermont Essays
HI,
I was wondering when the results for the Vermont Essays would come. Let me know.....
Thanks!
Vermont essays...
...results will be known after the holidays... We received over 325 entries.
gg
Vermont Essays!
Are the results for the Future Of Vermont essays in yet?
We are about to announce Essay winners...
... This has been a difficult task... many, many, many fine entries.
gg
hi
HI!!!!!!
GG-
For the "Blue" prompt, can you change the words to "She had never seen such a brilliant shade of blue?" I have a poem that I might add that phrase to, but I don't now if it would be accepted.
Thanks.
-Twilight77
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"Friends are cheaper than therapy."
-Unknown
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"Dance as if no one is watching, sing as if no one is listening and live every day as if it were your last."
-Unknown...
absolutely
sorry for not thinking of that.
gg
wHAT ?
whAT DO U? DO ON THIS WEBSITE?
...You write. You comment.
...You write. You comment. You be respectful.
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"Its moving me along and Anna begins to fade away"
-Anna Begins (Counting Crows)
ASAP: Affluent Students Aspiring for Perspicacity
Snowflakes and Spilt Milk
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-Qwerty
Affluent Students Aspiring for Perspicacity
Questions
I'm new to the site so i have some questions.
When are the prompts for 09-10 anounced?
Can general writing be any writing you do or does it have to be a specific genre?
Does this continue through the summer or does it end with the school year?
The prompts for 09-10 are
The prompts for 09-10 are announced right before the school year starts.
General writing is anything, any genre, as long as you put your heart and soul into it.
The prompts end when school does, but this site continues throughout the year- in fact, people become much more active on the site and share their writing more openly during vacation.
Welcome to the site, by the way. It's a great place to get help on and share your writing with others, and also a place to find other great pieces. Take a look around, and feel free to comment on pieces you find!
GG- Question about the
GG- Question about the lyrics prompt: can I submit lyrics that I've already created a melody for?
Imagine
Yes, absolutely!
lm
Question about Lyrics Prompt
Is the Lyrics Prompt due date still this Friday, Feb 6th? Is there any more info posted on the site regarding this prompt? (The prompt says there will be more details on the site, but I can't find them). Thanks!
Lyrics prompt
Yes, Lyrics submissions are still due this Friday, February 6. GG is out of the office today but when he comes in, I will ask him to post the promised additional info in a prominent place.
lm
pie
pie
Biker, this isn't a place to
Biker, this isn't a place to chat or screw around. This is a serious area for people who want to write, edit, and read each others' pieces.
If you want to write, excellent. We are here for you. We'll help you improve and become a better writer.
If you are here to chat or get away from school, I suggest you go elsewhere.
I agree with Geist. I mean
I agree with Geist. I mean really guys? If you listin to critics, it will make you a better person. So try and stop the chatting please.
"Whoever knows pain is dangerous,from the fire that burns thier soul.The burned child is dangerous, with fire that separates him from life."
"Tell me what you know, tell em what you've gone and done now."
Please Excuse
This is the teacher of these students. They have never blogged before. Sorry. They will no longer chat in the comments area. If they do, they will be removed from having this privilege to use this service.
Thank you.
No more comments about my students chatting are necessary. They didn't know and now they do.
Many thanks, and your help
Many thanks, and your help is greatly appreciated.
Question about publication dates...
To gg or anyone else who understands...
I have my young writer's project publicationfrom this week sitting next to me on my desk, and across the top it says "Week 21: Prompts- Historical Photo, Family Story", but scrolling to the top of this page, it says that the Op-ed Piece/Scared prompts were to be published this week. Also, when looking on the page under "My Account" called "Track" I found that my story had been updated. It said week 20-09, but that did not coincide with the week in the paper or the date on the webpage. Maybe it's The Times Argus' doing. I am throughly confused. When will the Scared prompt be published??? I'd like to know because our paper carrier is not reliable, so it may have to be bought that day if our paper carrier doesn't show.
~Kay~
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Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.
-Gloria Steinem
~Kay~
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Fiction writing is great. You can make up most anything. ~Ivana Trump
kayb
Sorry about the confusion. We did get a little off-track on our projected publication schedule because we threw in a couple of extra weeks in December and January to publish Winter Tales and Vermont contest essays. As a result, the publication dates got pushed back and they no longer match those we originally posted on the web site.
What you can be sure of is that we will publish each week's scheduled prompts in order and will not skip a week.
Whenever a student's work is going to be published in the newspaper series, we send an email notification so that you can be on the lookout for it. Hopefully you received such a notice and saw your piece in the paper -- and on the web site -- this past week. Congratulations!
lmcisaac-
Thanks for the clarification. I have never gotten an email telling me I was published, I have to check to see if the piece has been "updated", and if it has the week xx-09 in the keyword box. I checked to see if the entry I had submitted for the Scared prompt had been published and was pleasantly surprise to see the little week21-09 in the keyword section. However, when I opened the paper Tuesday morning, my entry was not among the other writers. I was disappointed, but I thought it may have been published in another paper, so I checked the new Archive section, and saw that it was not published in any of those papers. It still appeared on the webpage, but I was disappointed that no one other than the YWP members would read this piece I was proud of, and I now cannot proudly tack it up on my wall! I am puzzled; I wonder if that little week21-09 was a mistake?
~Kay~
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Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.
-Gloria Steinem
~Kay~
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Fiction writing is great. You can make up most anything. ~Ivana Trump
kayb
Yikes! I am only just now stumbling upon this question - hopefully parsonsp's explanation helped you understand the vagaries of publishing. Newspapers have cut back on their space and that affects the amount of work that gets published. But there's more to the story. Here's the full scoop: if a piece is selected by a judge, it gets "weekxx-09" put into the keyword space. That is a huge honor, because we get well over a hundred submissions each week. However, not every piece that is selected gets published in the newspaper, though all are published on the front page of our web site that week. We try to notify students whose work was selected by email, and to tell them if it will appear in the newspaper or on the web site. Please check to make sure that your email address is correct by editing your user status. That way you'll be notified when your work is selected.
sometimes they do, sometimes they don't
Kayb
The papers sometimes have issues with publication, Many of my students find out they've been selected, but don't find their pieces in the paper, not because their piece isn't good, but because the paper is cutting back on publication due to costs and the current economic climate. I'd print your piece off the website and tack that up and don't be afraid to tell others "Hey, check out this link! I was selected!" as it's really cool to have your piece chosen over many, many others.
Congrats!
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woops
I didn't realize work had to be in by 3pm on Fridays,
what is the chance of my piece slipping into the mix if I submitted it that night?
karlie
karlie
Good - excellent, especially if you let us know.
l
woops
I didn't realize work had to be in by 3pm on Fridays,
what is the chance of my piece slipping into the mix if I submitted it that night?
karlie
When do the farming Selections happen?
Will they be posted on a seperate page?
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"A good writer, opens their mind to new ideas, and feelings they didn't know they had before..." ~Suprisingly Self Quoted.~
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"I want to help you so bad… But my heart’s bleeding, and I can’t afford to lose any more love. I want you to come out of the shadows, But of your own accord.
Schila
Probably next week and the following week. All the ones that are selected will be published on the front page, but not all at once. You can read all the farming submissions by clicking on "read," then "newspaper series," then "search by prompt." Then select "farming."
lm