Our very own poetry editor shares two outtakes from her debut YA novel-in-verse, “White Rose.” Happy reading!
And so begins YARN’s 2019 season, in which BIG CHANGES are afoot. Please do read this one!
To continue to celebrate the release of Watch Us Rise, we were so pleased to offer an interview with Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan.
We’re thrilled to help celebrate the publication of Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan’s fabulous new YA novel “Watch Us Rise.” Renée and Ellen were kind enough to share some outtakes from the novel with us. Take a look — and go find this book!
[…]Look at me. No, no—don’t turn away. See all of this. All this fat girl curve, this belly, these hips. See me. […]
Once again, we’re thrilled to announce our nominees for the Pushcart Prize Anthology.
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.
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.
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.[…]
One of our wonderful Humor Contest Runners-Up, “Citrus and Ash.”
Geoffrey lifted the knocker and brought it down on the witch’s door. Three short authoritative raps to get the job done.[…]
Two poems by Mureall Hebert
“It’s a blitz!” she wailed under the strobe light //
looking [almost] beautiful //
and limber //
and wild //
and free. […]
Two poems by teen writer, Nandita Naik
In a nightmare, I mend my sutures //
with wildflowers, kneel by the river //
and drink. […]
Two poems by Taylor Fang
your faceless blue shadow //
mauled on the water, //
yawning in the waves, //
makes me wonder […]
Our last story for the regular season — keep your eyes open for our Humor Contest winners in the next few weeks. In this lovely, lyrical tale, a troubled girl tries to find her way.
[…]Shani’s untethered, sitting on the side of the road on a dirty Mexican blanket…On the other side of the country, her little brother, Duncan, sleeps locked up in a school for boys.[…]
Submissions were sent. Stories were compiled and read by our readers. Laughter, giggles, and snorts ensued. Choices were narrowed down. Nisha Sharma selected the three best pieces. Which means… The time has finally come to share the results of our FIRST EVER Fiction Humor Contest! Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit […]
Two poems by Kelly Wisdom
Sheltered, I sit //
beneath a saturated sky. //
A hundred perfect watery circles //
pound politely on the windshield. […]
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