All articles in the Youth Blog category

Flash Fiction

By Maandeeq Mohamed
The short short. Sudden fiction. Nouvelles. Micro fiction. Minute-long stories. Flash fiction goes by many names. It also has many definitions – meaning different things to different people. A precise definition may be hard to pin down, but the genre does have a distinguishing feature: it’s an exercise in extreme concision. Continue reading ...

Dante’s Picks - Rejoicing with New Reads

By Dante Mottillo
This month I thought it would be best to look at new books, which look beyond what’s considered “Hot.” Meet new authors, new books, and learn about some valuable pieces of history that you may decide to include in an upcoming piece of writing. Continue reading ...

Youth Resources

By Maandeeq Mohamed
Anthologies and magazines are a great way to get your work professionally published. In particular, youth-friendly magazines provide a supportive environment if you haven’t been published before. If that hasn’t sold you, you might want to know that youth publications are also containers of carefully picked fiction, poems, essays, artwork, and plays. Continue reading ...

Dante’s Picks - Bound and Drowned

By Dante Mottillo
Writer’s Aid: The Writer’s Corner
Poetic Plumage: Phoenix Poetry Workshop
Author’s Spotlight: Riverdale Arts and Letters Club Continue reading ...

DD Mentorship Diary

Profile diary series of participants in DD's Youth Mentorship Program. Check out Celia Saroya's entry Continue reading ...