Personal Essay Competition Winners Announced!
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Environmental Writing Competition Winners: Words from Teen Writers
“I believe narrative is what makes environmental writing breathe. We hear statistics all the time,...
Environmental Writing Competition Winners Announced
Guest Judge Anna Farro Henderson has spoken – the winning pieces for our 2025 Environmental Writing...
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.,...
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...
Four Ways to Teach Environmental Writing
May marks Write the World’s environmental writing competition sponsored by Patagonia, and we’re...