Join A Crazy Fun Competition
A free online event to help writers in their teens and early twenties polish their manuscripts — and actually enjoy the process!
Starting Monday, May 13, 2024
Finally Fall in Love with Editing
A lot of young writers get frustrated when they sit down to edit.
Especially if they don't have training.
And especially if they're doing it alone.
During Crazy Editing Week, we'll help you actually enjoy the process of editing.
You'll have a blast working on a team with other writers.
You'll learn new techniques from editing experts.
And you'll finish the week with writing you're proud of.
Here's How It Works
During each day, you'll follow these three steps:
1. Learn an Editing Trick
Watch 10-minute training videos on easy, robust techniques you can use to improve your writing.
2. Edit Your Manuscript
We'll group you with other writers who compete as a team to see how much you can collectively edit your personal writing projects.
3. Compete for Prizes
Earn prizes that will help you grow as a writer. The more everyone edits, the more prizes you get.
Learn From Editing Experts
JAQUELLE FERRIS
Bestselling & Award-Winning Author
JOSIAH DEGRAAF
Young Writer's Workshop Program Director
LAUREN HILDEBRAND
Professional Editor & YWW Program Instructor
RACHEL SCHELLER
Freelance Editor & YWW Community Manager
Let The Editing Games Begin
Editing is a crucial part of writing.
Editing turns not-so-good writing into something beautiful.
Yet a lot of writers struggle to enjoy the editing process.
But what if you weren't trying to edit by yourself?
What if published authors were teaching you their tricks?
What if you had support from other young writers?
And what if editing actually became fun?
That's what Crazy Editing Week is all about.
Are you ready to join the challenge and fall in love with editing?
Frequently Asked Questions
Who Can Participate?
Any writer between the ages of 13 & 25 is welcome to join us.
What Will I Be Editing?
You're welcome to edit any project you've previously worked on (like a novel, short story, article, or essay for school). If you don't have any projects you want to work on, we'll provide pieces of writing you can edit.
Do I Have to Join At a Specific Time Each Day?
Nope! You can go through our trainings and work on polishing your writing project whenever you like each day of the challenge.
How Much Time Will This Challenge Take?
As much time as you want! You can spend as little as fifteen minutes or as much as several hours each day on this challenge.
What Kind of Editing Will I Be Doing?
We'll be primarily be helping you elevate and polish your prose through simple, robust stylistic techniques you can apply to your current work-in-progress.
You Mentioned Prizes... Tell Me More!
Prizes are earned across the community as a whole. The more everyone works on their stories, the more prizes everyone gets at the end of the week!
You could earn a special training with your instructors or even force us to create a wacky Veggie Tales parody video for you!
(We really hope you don't win the Veggie Tales prize...)