Poetry Writing Competition Winners: Meet our 2025 Teen Poets
They poured their hearts onto the page, and now they’ve claimed the winning prize.
Meet Cindy M.,...
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Personal Essay Writing Tips from Guest Judge Lidia Yuknavitch
“My embodied experience is the container for sensory details, and when I ask my body questions, I...
Creative Nonfiction Examples: WtW’s Favorite Personal Essays
Personal essays — a form of creative nonfiction that are sometimes called “narrative essays” — are...
What is Creative Nonfiction? Intro to Writing Personal Essays
I’ve always loved to listen to stories. My family played audiobooks in the car while I was growing...
Personal Essay Examples: Stellar Submissions by Write the World Authors
In a great personal essay, everyday experiences transform into something luminous. These three...
Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2025 Winners Announced!
Congratulations to the winners and finalists of our Poetry and Spoken Word Competition! In their...
Anna Farro Henderson Shares Environmental Writing Tips
There are a lot of misconceptions about environmental writing, but Guest Judge Anna Farro Henderson...
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Environmental writing blends art and advocacy, inviting us to reflect on our relationship with the...
Personal Narrative Examples: Excerpts from WtW’s Writers on Earth
The essays below demonstrate the power of personal narrative to illuminate what can sometimes feel...