Young Writers Project for the First Quarter (Due Monday, October 26th, by 8:00pm)

1. Prompts for the Young Writers Project can be found here:

https://youngwritersproject.org/challenges20

(It's a little wonky and it might actually redirect.)



2. Post the prompt you chose, the title of your piece here, 

and also a link to it (a link to it on the YWP website). 

Do not post your actual piece here.

Comments

  1. UnknownOctober 12, 2020 at 7:54 PM

    Prompt I chose: "Election 2020"
    The title of my piece: "Do You Care?"
    Link: https://youngwritersproject.org/node/36907

    - Leo

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  2. AnonymousOctober 15, 2020 at 10:02 AM

    Prompt I chose: "Winter Tales 2020"
    Title of my piece: "A Snowy Morning Walk"
    Here is the link: https://youngwritersproject.org/node/36957

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  3. AnonymousOctober 15, 2020 at 10:20 AM

    I responded to "Election 2020," and my piece is called "Vote!"
    Here's the link: https://youngwritersproject.org/node/36023

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  4. AnonymousOctober 20, 2020 at 1:03 PM

    Prompt I chose: "Seasonal"
    My piece is called "What fall means to me".
    Here's the link: https://youngwritersproject.org/node/35953

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  5. AnonymousOctober 20, 2020 at 2:06 PM

    Prompt I chose: "Seasonal"
    My piece is called "I should've worn my other coat".
    https://youngwritersproject.org/node/37054

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  6. AnonymousOctober 20, 2020 at 7:17 PM

    Prompt: "Dark."
    Title of Piece: "The Kingdom."
    Link: https://youngwritersproject.org/node/37065

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  7. AnonymousOctober 22, 2020 at 7:56 AM

    Prompt: Dark
    Title of Piece: "why I love the dark"
    Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r9hzRllRWE0RiyTXr-rdpgoiruDOcCvttjwkQguEJ4E/edit

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    1. Fred FanackapanOctober 23, 2020 at 3:51 AM

      I really like your last line, Acadia:
      You are more vulnerable at night, which can either be an amazing thing or a terrible thing. But in the end, vulnerability is just what you make of it, and so is, the dark.

      Delete
  8. AnonymousOctober 22, 2020 at 7:59 AM

    Prompt: Pandemic
    Title of piece: The pandemic
    Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18Med6skR67bN4qP4bRGaKUVdcQlySa0nsMzb3RPl030/edit
    ~Mary Veracka

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    1. Fred FanackapanOctober 23, 2020 at 3:45 AM

      Thanks Mary. I'm glad that the quarantine wasn't that bad for you. I have a feeling we're not done with it yet, though.

      Delete
  9. AnonymousOctober 22, 2020 at 4:08 PM

    Prompt: Seasonal
    Title of piece: A Late Fall Day
    Link: https://youngwritersproject.org/node/37102

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  10. AnonymousOctober 23, 2020 at 11:02 AM

    Prompt: Philosopher
    Title: Philosopher Prompt
    Link: https://youngwritersproject.org/node/37122

    ReplyDelete
  11. UnknownOctober 23, 2020 at 2:47 PM

    Prompt: Seasonal
    Title: Leaf Pile Making
    Link: https://youngwritersproject.org/node/37128

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  12. GulfOfAdenOctober 24, 2020 at 11:44 AM

    Prompt - Philosopher
    Title - Chickens
    Link - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ch8enP3hli4ElEua_ZvGQcZcAuhP4aGcuUXQJzdkteM/edit?usp=sharing

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    1. GulfOfAdenOctober 27, 2020 at 8:41 AM

      YWP link: https://youngwritersproject.org/node/37194

      Delete
    2. Fred FanackapanOctober 27, 2020 at 9:07 AM

      Love the reference to Billy Joel. Your piece is really fun and whimsical. Well done.

      Delete
  13. AnonymousOctober 26, 2020 at 6:26 PM

    Prompt: Dark
    Title: Nyctophobia
    Link: https://youngwritersproject.org/node/37187

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