We want to know your story.
Students ages 15 - 18: send us one document with up to five pages of your work—your poems, a short story, a scene or multiple scenes, the article you wrote for your student newspaper, even your novel!
- Early Admission: MON, APR 1
- Final Admission: TUES, MAY 28
Please reach out to us with questions.
- Enter your contact information (name, telephone number and email) in the Cover Letter field, as well as a short paragraph on why you’d like to spend three weeks writing with us.
- If you're sending prose, double-space your submission.
- If you're sending poetry, no more than one poem per page, please.
- You'll need to open a Submittable account if you don't have one already. (They're free!)
We read applications on a rolling basis.
The 2024 YWW is from Monday - Thursday, July 8 to July 25, from 10am ET - 3pm ET.
Scholarships are available. For more information, visit92y.org/Scholarships.
Students ages 12 - 14 may register for our two-week workshop intensive by visiting our site (no application necessary).
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Students are selected by instructors on the basis of submission, which must be submitted by the date noted.
Advanced Courses
Deadline: January 10 at 5PM
Advanced Poetry with Richie Hofmann
Deadline: January 31 at 5PM
Advanced Poetry with Maya Catherine Popa
Deadline: February 10 at 5PM
Advanced Fiction with Matthew Thomas
Deadline: April 11 at 5PM
Advanced Poetry with Elizabeth Metzger
Submission Instructions
Applications should consist of maximum: 6 typed pages of poetry (only one poem per page) OR 15 pages of prose (double-spaced).
An application fee of $10 — in the form of a check made out to 92nd Street Y or paid through Submittable — must accompany your submission. If application fees pose a barrier, please reach out to us via email.
Only one fee is required per person, regardless of how many applications are submitted. If you are applying to more than one workshop and would like to submit two different writing samples, please email the center directly. Do not use a poetry submission for a prose class, or vice versa.
Contact and biographical information should be entered in the Cover Letter field; indicate courses you are applying to in the Workshops field.
Scholarships
Please submit your scholarship application for ANY COURSE when you submit your manuscript. You can do so by emailing the center directly, or, if you are applying by mail or in person, include it in the envelope with your submission.
Acceptance
Students will be notified via email. The typical wait period to hear back is two weeks after the deadline: we want to give your instructors time to read the application manuscripts carefully.
Once accepted, students are expected to register promptly so that notification of wait-listed students and those not accepted is not delayed. If you need to withdraw, please alert the Poetry Center so that someone from the wait-list may take your spot. If you must withdraw from a class, please refer to 92Y's refund policies.