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1) General writing resources
Programs, awards, etc.
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Programs tied to specific locations [USA only for now].
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Programs
The programs below are all exclusive to teens and widely known and vetted by YPW staff.
SUNHOUSE Summer Writing Mentorship (virtual)
Iowa Young Writers’ Studio (has a virtual option)
Kenyon Young Writers Workshop (has a virtual option)
Adroit Journal Summer Writing Mentorship (virtual)
Kelly Writers’ House (UPenn)
Sewanee Young Writers’ Conference
Emerson Pre-College
Incandescent Studio (virtual)
Juniper Summer Writing Institute (UMASS Amherst)
Ellipses Writing Workshops (virtual)
Reynolds Young Writers’ Workshop
Bard College at Simon’s Rock Young Writers Workshop
Between the Lines
92NY Young Writers’ Workshop
CSSSA
The Young Writers’ Institute
Contests
The programs below are all exclusive to teens and widely known and vetted by YPW staff.
Foyle Young Poets
Young Poets Network Misc Contests (themed, same organization as Foyle)
Teen Sequins
YoungArts (US only)
Bennington
NCTE Humanities
Adroit Prizes
Nancy Thorp
Leonard L. Milberg
Patricia Grodd (sophomores and juniors only)
Djanikian Scholars
Scholastic Art & Writing (a.k.a the Alliance of Young Artists & Writers) (US only)
Sandy Crimmins National Prize for Poetry - Philadelphia Stories
Virginia B. Ball
Columbia College Chicago
Gannon University
River of Words Art and Poetry
One Teen Story
Pulitzer Fighting Words
Breakbread Literary Villena Aldama Art & Writing Contest
Write the World People’s Contest
Marymount Manhattan Poetry Prize
Smith College High School Poetry Prize
Rider University High School Writing Contest
COUNTERCLOCK Emerging Writers’ Awards in Poetry and Prose
Poetry Society of Virginia Student Contest
$1,000 for 1,000 Words
Princeton University’s 10 Minute Play Contest
Jacklyn Potter Young Poets Competition
National Flash Fiction Day Youth Competition
Narrative Magazine High School Poetry Contest
Roanoke Review Eco Poetry
Ringling College Storytellers of Tomorrow
1455 Literary
Polyphony Lit Contests
Piedmont Institute Communications
BOAT Ocean Awareness
NSHSS Creative Writing
Litmags
The litmags below are all exclusive to teens and widely known and vetted by YPW staff.
Foyle Young Poets
Young Poets Network Misc Contests (themed, same organization as Foyle)
Teen Sequins
YoungArts (US only)
Bennington
NCTE Humanities
Adroit Prizes
Presses
The presses below are all exclusive to teens and widely known and vetted by YPW staff.
Bottlecap Press
Kith Books
Fifth Wheel Press
Ghost City Press
Driftwood Press
Half-Mystic Press
Whittle Micropress
Bull City Press
Riverglass Books
VIBE (Violet, Indigo, Blue, Etc.)
Finishing Line Press
Green Linden Press
Seven Kitchens Press
Moon City Press
Fjords Books
Gasher Books
Querencia Press
Alternating Current Press
Grub Street Press
Wolfson Press
Tupelo Press
Small Harbor Publishing
Ugly Duckling Press
JAKE Books
House of Anansi Press (Canada)
Metatron Press (Canada)
Four Way Books
BOA Editions
Split Lip Press
Alien Buddha Press
CLASH Books
Deep Vellum
Malarkey Books
Prismatica Press