The Write the World Blog

As a genre, poetry seeks to convey vivid images, explore specific yet universal themes, and...

The natural world is all around us, but we often require a unique and creative form like poetry to...

From a mother and children fleeing their home to the reflections of a grieving brother, the winners...

"To scare myself into the right mood, I wrote in the basement of my school's library late at...

It’s February in the year 2020. I was 13 years old and bored out of my mind. Being homeschooled, my...

From the ominous buzzing of grocery store lights to the haunting of a betrayed friend, these young...

Think back to the last short story you read. Perhaps you were in school analyzing an exemplary...

In our November competition, teen writers have just 400-1000 words to impress and influence their...

Like other forms of fiction, short stories require you—the author—to create a world that invites...