Editing Program

Why Should Someone Join This Program?

Getting feedback is a crucial part of the writing process, and The Young Writers Initiative offers a free editing program that pairs teen and young adult writers with volunteer editors to provide meaningful and detailed feedback on short works.
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Client Requests

Have you written a piece of writing that you want some help improving?
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If you have a completed work of short fiction (2k-10k), between 1-5 poems, or a piece of creative non-fiction (2k-10k), are either a teen writer (13-19) or young adult (20-28), and are open to feedback, you can submit your work to be edited. If your piece has mature themes or content warnings, you will need to disclose that at application time so we offer your manuscript to the age-appropriate and content-aware editors.
  • Cost: Free  
  • Eligibility: 13-28  
  • Format/Length: 2k-10k words or 1-5 poems  
Apply

Editing Volunteer

Love to read, want volunteer hours, and to shape the next generation of writers?

Editing Volunteers are trained through a 2-week bootcamp where they’re taught what to look for, how to deliver feedback, and are invited to join the TYWI internal community. After bootcamp, volunteers sign up for projects and are given content warnings and a deadline. We’ll never make you to read something you didn’t agree to!      

Editing volunteers get the following benefits: Presidential volunteer service hours, exclusive TYWI events with authors and speakers, and early-access to limited events. They also get access to the TYWI internal discord, where they can build community and get feedback on their work. This is a volunteer opportunity and compensation is not provided.
  • Cost: Free
  • Eligibility: 14+
Apply

Have any questions or concerns? Email us at edit@tywi.org!

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