Young authors, as our submission portal closes, we thank you for your commitment to your own voices! Stay tuned for the results this spring! Best, YA Team 🙂
Young Authors Writing Competition Submission Guidelines Before submitting, please ensure your submission meets our criteria. You can submit your works of art HERE. Number of submissions You may enter up to two works (in separate files) in each category of Creative...
Favorite Crime August 18th. I walked into the frigid classroom and sat in the second row, fourth chair down that gave view to the looming window. As I leaned back against the half-cracked seat, a gentle hand touched my...
Making the cat my familiar was not my idea, and frankly, Theo needs to shut up about it before Administration finds out I brought her into my dorm room and we both get expelled. “I’m a potioneer, okay, how...
Don’t think so highly of friendships, I thought to myself. In vernacular, the love and caring you get is like a bank loan on emotions that should have probably been better invested elsewhere. I didn’t know why someone so...
how to learn a language Kaylee Chen lesson 1: fly to a country you do not dare to call your own. taste the words that flow off the tongues of your relatives, and when you spit them out, a...
“Mama, when’s your next hair appointment?” I asked. We were in the car when I brought it up, coming home from my piano lessons, the last of a class-packed schedule on a Saturday night. The air twisted tightly following...
Let’s begin with our young poets! 1st place—  “California Dreaming” by Sophia Liu 2nd place—  “How to Learn a Language” by Kaylee Chen 3rd place— “Two Erasures of History” by Samantha Hsiung Our non-fiction writers, 1st place—”Dear Lilah” by Jessica Wang...
