Hello wonderful writers and artists, we're so excited to see that you want to get involved with The Young Writers Initiative! There are so many ways that each of you can make your mark on this organization. Click the titles of the roles to learn more!
Judges are an integral part of our system. They judge our contests that support and uplift young writers and artists all around the world. This is a seasonal volunteer effort, so you will judge every two months when we've received all our entries for our bi-monthly contests. If you don't have a lot of time but want to get involved, judging is the way for you!
Reasons for being a volunteer judge:
Reasons for being a volunteer judge:
- Low time commitment, but still has a great impact
- Improve your art and writing by seeing and critiquing a variety of pieces
- Help young writers and artists improve their craft
- Get TYWI volunteer benefits and hours!
Editors are so important for young writers. Nothing is more helpful than having someone skilled pick apart your writing and advise you on how to make it better. The editing process is the most expensive part of an author's journey towards publishing, so being able to provide quality editing for free is very important.
Reasons to be a volunteer editor:
Reasons to be a volunteer editor:
- The best way to get better at your writing is to edit the writing of others
- You will get better at editing your own work
- You're a person who wants to become an editor in the future and want to get real experience with clients
- You want something meaningful on your resume
- You want to give back to the writing community
- Get TYWI volunteer benefits and hours!
Do you like reading? Do you like discovering plot holes and character faults? Do you want to help writers, but don't have the time or expertise to be an editor? Then beta reading is the task for you!
Reasons to be a volunteer beta reader:
Reasons to be a volunteer beta reader:
- Reading other people's work and giving them feedback is a great way to improve your own writing skill
- You get to read great manuscripts with young writers and help them make it better
- You get editing experience without actually editing
- Meet a great set of beta readers that you'll work with!
- Give back to the writing community
- Get TYWI volunteer benefits and hours!
Do you love to teach and inspire young writers? If so, we'd love to have you as a workshop teacher for either our IG Live or School Workshops.
Reasons to be a volunteer workshop teacher:
Reasons to be a volunteer workshop teacher:
- Teach young people the art of writing to art!
- Get teaching experience
- Create great lesson plans
- Have something powerful on your resume
- Get TYWI volunteer benefits and hours!
Are you an artist, a graphic designer, or someone who loves making covers? This is the right place for you!
Reasons to be a volunteer graphic designer:
Reasons to be a volunteer graphic designer:
- You are studying graphic design in college and want real life experience with clients
- You want to grow your clientele for when you start your own business
- You want to help young writers achieve their dreams
- You want to hone your art skills
- You want to put something impressive on your resume
- Get TYWI volunteer benefits and hours!
Do you love to read books? Do you want to get involved but don't have enough time to commit to other volunteer options? This is perfect for you! We want to hear your book reviews and recommendations, and this is a great way to be part of TYWI!
Reasons to be a volunteer book reviewer:
Reasons to be a volunteer book reviewer:
- You'll get to read amazing books for free
- You'll be able to have complete liberty in your opinion (as long as you're kind)
- You will be helping a young author immensely
- Get TYWI volunteer benefits and hours
