Writing opportunities
YWP's Community Journalism Project is holding a nonfiction writing contest! Cash prizes and publication in The Voice and with our media partners! First prize: $150. Second prize: $75. Third prize: $50. Deadline: Friday, Feb. 21, 2020.
THE CHALLENGES:
Write about YOU and the issues that matter to you. *Note: Each challenge includes suggestions. These are intended only to get you started – not to limit or restrain your individual voice.
Teachers tell us they use these prompts in all kinds of ways. Some use them to encourage students to develop a daily writing habit. Others as an exercise to practice inferences, spark discussion or support reading.
This year, one elementary school music teacher told us how her class used the visuals as inspiration for writing short stories accompanied by music.
StoryCorps’ mission is to preserve and share humanity’s stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world.
We do this to remind one another of our shared humanity, to strengthen and build the connections between people, to teach the value of listening, and to weave into the fabric of our culture the understanding that everyone’s story matters. At the same time, we are creating an invaluable archive for future generations.
YWP Community Journalism Challenges
Green Up Day Contest Information.pdf
Weekly Prompt
WEEK 16
Unusual. Write about a friendship that begins in a unique or unusual setting and tell how the setting helps bind the two people together, i.e. near the pineapple display in the grocery store, on a leaky boat in the lake, flying in a hot air balloon...
Surprise. You've been planning a surprise party for someone special for months, and so far, you've been able to keep the secret. But on the morning of the party, something unexpected happens to threaten the surprise. Try to tell the story through dialogue.
Due Jan. 10
Voices for Change
Check out the Young Writers Project Voice for Change. Click on the adjacent image, visit the website, and check out the different learning opportunities for student writers.
Social Justice Creative Writing
Based on your understanding of these topics, create a short story of no more than 200 words that illustrates your understanding of IDENTITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE, or the ACTIONS needed to make Main Street Middle School a more just, fair, and equitable environment for learning.
