Young Writers Project Inc.

Young Writers Project is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to helping youths build the confidence and communication skills needed to succeed in school, college, the workplace and beyond. Our work is rooted in a diverse online community -- youngwritersproject.org -- an environment defined by respect, quality and innovation where young people learn from their differences and gain skills from peers, mentors and experts.

Young Writers Project (YWP) is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit that began in 2006 in Burlington, VT, with a mission to inspire, mentor, publish, and promote young writers and artists. All programming is free for youth ages 13 to 18, and age 12 with parental permission. An internet connection is the only requirement. Most of our community members are from Vermont and around the Northeast, although young people find us on the web or through their teachers, and we welcome them from across the United States and other countries. Our website, youngwritersproject.org, is the heart of YWP, a creative online community of teen writers and visual artists who post to their own blogs and interact with each other through supportive comments and online forums, receive encouragement and mentoring from YWP staff and alumni advisors, and submit their work for publication.