What do you hope to do before you die?
What do you hope to do before you die?
Love
I hope to love
I hope to love so thoroughly
So constantly
So deeply
Young Writers Project
The Daily Read
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purim
It is a joyous day
amidst a burdened world.
We cluster around stand mixers like crows
to telephone wire, make holy messes
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15 shouldn't feel like this
My friends are all getting old
Getting their permit
License
Their own car
Getting boyfriends, girlfriends
Getting jobs
Gallery
Spotlight
Winter 2026 Art Contest Award Winners
Congratulations to our Winter 2026 Art Contest award winners! Sixty-five pieces were submitted to the contest, and YWP judges were hard-pressed to select just three winners — so they chose five!
Challenges
Writing
Deadline
Mixtures
A mixture is created by adding multiple different ingredients together to make one beautiful, unified thing. In prose or poetry, write about a mixture.
Visual Art
Deadline
Country
If you were to create your own country, what would it look like? Draw a map of it. Is it just humans, or are there magical/mythical beings as well?
Visual Art
Deadline
Change
Is the snow starting to melt? Photograph and document the changes you can see in nature, capturing spring’s arrival at its earliest.
Writing
The Value of Communities - Writing
Consider the communities in your life and write about them with the help of prompts and examples!
Writing
Iran
Without Congressional approval or a clear statement to the American people, an attack on Iran was launched by the U.S. and Israel. What is your opinion?
Visual Art
Climate and Our Earth - 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.
News & Events
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The Tomorrow Project — Monthly Awards
Congratulations to The Tomorrow Project's monthly award winners! February's award goes to Creativity641, 14, of Vermont for the poem, "Finding Hope."
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Community Presentation: Tomorrow Project Featured
Poems from YWP's Tomorrow Project are featured Feb. 19 in a Vermont Humanities' presentation, "A Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted."
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'Mountains of Strength'
Thank you to everyone who donated so generously to our Annual Appeal, and for the messages of support and encouragement for the YWP community, such as this one: "We're sending you mountains of strength and abundant appreciation for everything!"
