The Storybooks area now has its own section! Look for it under Read / Write.
The Writer's Corner has now been moved to the Community Area.
The Writer's Corner has now been moved to the Community Area.
About Us
Mission Statement
To encourage creative writing as a favorite pasttime.
History
Nate Caldwell founded the Young Writers Society while a student at Saint Mary's College of Maryland in November 2004. The site quickly grew to over 110 users by the end of 2004, and has continued to expand ever since. Today, the site boasts over 10,000 registered members; 10% of which regularly visit the site. The Young Writers Society (YWS) is home to over 10,000 original poems and 15,000 original stories posted by their authors, ages 13 to 25.
What is YWS?
YWS is an online community where young writers can share their literary works with one another. Others then read the work and provide constructive criticism on the poem or story; in effect a very large writing workshop managed by one's own peers. In this way, members drastically improve upon their ability to write (formally and creatively) in a matter of months. And because members exhibit their work for an audience rather than just a teacher or parent, not only are they able to quickly progress in their writing skills, but they also found enjoyment in doing so.
Anti-Censorship
As YWS is a literary website, we take strong protest to censorship within literary topics. Thus, we only ask members that they rate their work properly (E, 12, 16, and 18) so one may avoid certain topics should they so choose.
However, there is also seldom need for profanity outside of literary works, and we thus ask members not to use profanity in the rest of the site. We do so for two reasons: (1) most people find them offensive, and (2) the use of profanity in a casual context demonstrates a poor vocabulary.
Copyright Policy
The Young Writers Society respects the intellectual property of its members and all original work remains the property in whole of its creator. No works, graphics, or other original creations may be reused or published without the explicit permission of its creator.
The Young Writers Society has a zero-tolerance policy toward plagiarism. Any member who infringes upon the intellectual property of its original creator will be banned permanently from the site.
If you believe a member of the site has misused or infringed upon the rights of your's or another's intellectual property then please provide Nate, Firestarter, or Meshugenah with documentation supporting your claim.
By e-mail:
yws[d o t]webmaster[a t]gmail[d o t]com
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