by Michelle Longo | Feb 11, 2014 | Challenge, Open, YeahWrite
Submitting your work through our moderated queue Last week we witnessed the return of the moderated grid. Some of you received love letters from our new submissions editor, Obed M, but fifteen of you made it through. The grid may have been smaller, but the entries...
by Friend YeahWrite | Feb 4, 2014 | Challenge, Open, YeahWrite
Obed Medina introduces himself as our new yeah write submissions editor I’m always the awkward wallflower when it comes to introducing myself. I met a few of you last week by way of the infamous yeah write love letter. Not always the best way to start things...
by Michelle Longo | Jan 28, 2014 | Challenge, Open, YeahWrite
It’s about community and it’s about the challenge When I first started lurking at yeah write in early 2012, what struck me most about it was the sense of community. People followed each other on Twitter, comments on each post were plentiful, and there was...
by Michelle Longo | Jan 21, 2014 | Challenge, Open, YeahWrite
Nothing new under the sun “There are no new ideas. There are only new ways of making them felt.” —Audre Lorde I’m sure you’ve heard this quote before, or some iteration of it. I think it’s pretty true, especially in this age of...
by Michelle Longo | Jan 14, 2014 | Challenge, Open, YeahWrite
Bring your best stuff When you bring your work to yeah write, we always want it to be your best stuff. “Why does it have to be my best?” you ask. “Why can’t I just link up whatever I want?” Here’s the answer: yeah write has always...
by Michelle Longo | Jan 7, 2014 | Challenge, Open, YeahWrite
Writing a flash essay is like surgery Writing micro-nonfiction is no simple task. Our expectation is that each piece submitted will have all the elements of good writing: a clear focus free of tangents and word salads, proper grammar and punctuation, and a central...
