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Personal Essay Competition: Expert Advice from Guest Judge Andy Trincia
A deeply vulnerable, introspective, and intimate form of writing, the personal essay invites you to...
Writing Advice from Our Poetry & Spoken Word Competition Winners
"Like a bonsai tree, an idea can be seen growing and growing, but we never see its final stage,"...
What Is Memoir — And How Does it Differ From Autobiography and Personal Essay?
You have a story to tell. Maybe it's about the summer everything changed, a relationship that...
Memoir Competition: Expert Advice from Guest Judge Tasha Faruqui
"I honestly never thought of myself as a writer. I’ve always thought of myself as a storyteller—and...
Writing Advice from Our Teen Screenwriting Competition Winners
"By drawing on my own experiences, I hope to create work that allows other bicultural individuals...
Young Writer Spotlight: 17-year-old published poet, Deborah
Meet Deborah: a 17-year-old poet from Brazil who's been selected to be our next young writer...
Screenwriting Competition Teen Winners
One of our most challenging competitions yet, hundreds of writers across Write the World entered...
What is a National Youth Poet Laureate? (And How to Become One)
“My journey toward becoming the 9th National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States was by no...