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YWOW — DWAA’s Young Writers Program Enters Its Third Year

Are you a dog-loving kid with a flair for words? If so, the Dog Writers Association of America wants to hear from you. In March, the organization will be kicking off the third year of its Young Writers on the Web (YWOW) program.

This photo essay won an award at the 2020 DWAA banquet. See an additonal photo below. To see the full entry click here.

Writers who are under 18 years old are encouraged to submit stories about dogs for possible publication on a special section of the DWAA website, and potentially in the DWAA newsletter Ruff Drafts as space allows. Articles published by the program will be eligible as entries for DWAA’s annual writing competition.

In our first two years, we published some outstanding work, including:

What should you write about? The short answer is anything that relates to dogs. For example:

To learn more, and to read the entries from the first two years, visit:

https://dogwriters.org/young-writers/

 

“Lucy, 3-year-old Basenji/Pit Bull Mix. Lucifer, or Lucy for short, is quite angelic despite her name. This pretty girl is energetic and radiates happiness to everyone she meets.”
Photo Credit and Cutline: Valentines Day Pups, Kendle Frank Author, DWAA Entry used with Permission.

 

 

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