Two poems by Jacqueline Peveto
The Greenhouse
Sometimes //
I wish I were made of leaves //
or cashmere yarn. […]
Our Pushcart Prize Nominees
Once again, we’re thrilled to announce our nominees for the Pushcart Prize Anthology.
Celebrating YARN Alums
We wanted to highlight some of the new YA novels some of our fantastic alums have released in 2018. Perhaps one of these would be perfect for someone on your holiday shopping list!
The Lost Girls
YARN alum Elizabeth Maria Naranjo offers up a wonderful creepy, bittersweet tale, which was one of the runners-up chosen by Rin Chupeco for last year’s Halloween Contest. Enjoy!
He’d never been to the ocean and didn’t know what the waves sounded like when they broke against the shore, but Timothy knew they didn’t sound like the voices of girls.
Summer Break!
That’s it for our 2018 season, folks. It’s time for us to kick off our shoes and go wandering in the summer warmth.
Our Humor Contest Winner — Tequila
With many thanks to our judge Nisha Sharma, we present our winner to you, “Tequila” by YARN alum Laura Gonzalez!
In all my seventeen years, I have always been second. Rosa, my twin, was twenty-two minutes older, and she has held those twenty-two minutes over me for our entire life.[…]
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Poetry
Moving and Paper Planes, The Greenhouse
Fiction
The Fish Suicide
Robbie asks himself again and again — why did I love this girl?
Fifteen minutes ago I was awoken by my phone buzzing…I reached for it, answering without looking at the caller. “Jerome killed himself,” said the tear-muffled voice of the ex-girl-of-my-dreams.[…]
Poetry
How to Tell Astronomy from Astrology, The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
Two poems by teen poet Fiona Warnick
Sometimes my tears drip, and you would //
compare them to moonlight and be pleased with yourself. […]
Interviews
Interview with Brendan Kiely
Brendan Kiely’s “Tradition” explores the ways young men help create and perpetuate rape culture, as well as fight it in alliance with young women. We’re thrilled he agreed to talk about his work.
Poetry
1234, it’s ok
Two poems by teen poet, Eva Hays
it’s ok
brushing away //
the tears and //
blaming them on //
the clouds ahead […]
News
And We Have a Winner!
The time has come to announce the winner of our Surprise National Poetry Month Giveaway!
News
Help Us Spread the YARN
Are you an avid YA reader?
Do you already spread a copious amount of your virtual existence on social media?
Poetry
I Haunt My Own Crops, Welcomed Weeds
Two poems by Sara Perkins
Welcomed Weeds
Your body is my roadmap, every //
mole a destination and every line //
and crevice a path […]
Blog
National Poetry Month Surprise!
As National Poetry Month draws to a close, we have a big surprise that might or might not include … a giveaway!
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