Threshold Weather
the window doesn't open cleanly.
it drags and resists against the frame,
like it remembers being shut for a reason,
like it knows what happens when things are left open too long.
when it finally gives,
Young Writers Project
The Daily Read
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poetry clippings
Poems are birds in the kingdoms of languages
Always flying towards each other and paradise
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Together, perhaps
We hear the sound of the universe
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The sunlight comes in
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artemis II
they went farther
than everything
we know of
Gallery
Challenges
Writing
Deadline
Message
If you could go back in time and tell your younger self anything, what would it be?
Visual Art
Deadline
Look Up
Get down low and look up – way up at tall buildings, towering trees, an expansive sky. Take photos!
Writing
Deadline
30
How do you imagine yourself at age 30? Can you imagine it? What has changed? And what has stayed the same?
Writing
Deadline
Spring 2026 Writing Contest
Throw open the windows, poet Billy Collins urges in "Today," his joyful poem about spring. Let the "warm intermittent breeze" lift you up and carry you off. In poetry or prose, explore the sense of freedom and celebration of spring.
Visual Art
Deadline
Spring 2026 Visual Art Contest
When spring takes over from winter, there is a sense of new beginnings, rebirth, hopefulness. Share your discoveries through photography, painting, or another artistic medium of your choice.
Writing
Hungary
The landslide defeat of Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orban on April 12 after 16 years of autocratic rule sends a hopeful sign to defenders of democracy. Were you watching? What do you think?
News & Events
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The Tomorrow Project — Monthly Awards
Congratulations to The Tomorrow Project's monthly award winners! March's award goes to abigail_and_bean, 15, of Vermont, for the painting and accompanying narrative, "Crossing Familiar Waters."
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You Come Too
Robert Frost fans, here's an event for you on April 15!
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Summer Program for Teen Fiction Writers
High school writers: Here's a two-week virtual program in fiction writing, led by editors of Amherst College's literary magazine. Scholarships are available. Find out more.
