Free Verse Club

Who is ready to write some poetry?

If you were around YWS in 2024, chances are you might have seen an advertisement for the 'Free Verse Club'. Well, I am here to tell you that we are bringing it back this year and totally changing how it runs!


This year, we are going to do 4 contests, which last three months each. Each contest will not have a specific theme, but instead, it will focus on where you are in your 'season' of life. Below are the contest dates:

Contest 1: January 14th-March 31st
Contest 2: April 1st- June 30th
Contest 3: July 1st- September 30th
Contest 4: October 1st- December 31st


During the time of a contest, there will be a forum in the Free Verse Club open for submissions. Anyone is welcome to submit! There is no limit on how many poems you can submit. So you could submit one, or you could submit way more!

Take a look at the spoiler below to see what is allowed and not allowed.

Spoiler

Allowed:

-Submit as many poems as you like
-Submit links to poems you have published on YWS during the contest dates
-Submit links to forums
-Submit links to external sites, as long as you are following the YWS Rules and practicing Internet Safety
-Collab poems
-Visual or spoken word poems

Not Allowed:

-Any poems that are written with AI will not be judged. Repeatedly breaking this rule can lead to being banned from the contest.
-Plagiarism
-Spam
-Topics that break the YWS rules

Other things to know:

-Judges can submit poems but they will not judge their own work
-All judging is anonymous
-All participants will get a badge for every contest they participate in. Each winner will get a special winner badge!

From today until March 31st, you can submit as many free verse poems as you want about any topic that you feel passionate to write about. You can submit all of your poems in the Contest Thread.

Happy writing and please reach out with any questions!