Scroll through the activities and events below to see what we’ll be offering during 40-in-40. We hope they’ll catch your eye and inspire you to participate!
Photo Free-For-All
Shots from the archives! Some captioned, some conundrums. Have a favorite YWW photo of your own? This is your chance to add it to the YWW gallery. Send it to ydubdub@gmail.com with the who, what, where, when details.
Posted on Thursdays
Jump In(vention)!
Multi-genre prompts to break you out of the rut or bring you back to the page. Don’t hesitate; generate!
Posted on Thursdays
So Many Little Weirdnesses
From the Archives of the Odd & Strange: We’ll take you down memory lane with decades of our wildest YWW memorabilia.
Posted on Thursdays
Open Mic Nights
Take a Young Writers risk with our Zoom Open Mic Nights, either as a performer or a part of the wild-applause audience.
Special Event: Saturday, October 3 @ 8 PM EST
Eclectic Electives
Remember what it was like to upend your day with a wild elective? Regenerate your creativity cells with these interactive experiences.
Special Event: Dates TBA
Story Up!
Every alum has their own YWW story and we want to hear them all! Listen to the stories already posted, including our how-to promo, and then post your own! Email ydubdub@gmail.com for additional recording instructions.
Socially-Distant Socials
From favorite poem parties to communal writing sessions, these socially-distant socials pack just as much fun as our usual ones!
Special Event: Dates TBA
Text Talk: Texts that Changed Us
Identify a poem, movie, novel, song, etc that dramatically altered your perception of the world, yourself, or the path you were on. Share it, salon-style, with the group and get your own recommendations to take home!
Special Event: Date TBA