Watch Your Child Fall in Love with Editing
This free online event helps writers in their teens and early twenties polish their work — and actually enjoy the process!
Starting Monday, May 12, 2025
We Help Young Writers Enjoy Editing
Ever feel like helping your child enjoy the editing process feels like pulling teeth?
What if they could learn from professional authors who helped them both edit more effectively--and even have fun while doing so?
We've helped hundreds of writers achieve this through Crazy Editing Week.
Your child will have a blast competing on a team with other writers while editing whatever they like--whether a school paper, a novel, a short story, etc.
They'll learn new techniques from editing experts.
And they'll finish the week with writing they're proud of.
Here's How It Works
During each day, your child will follow these three steps:
1. Learn an Editing Trick
Watch 10-minute training videos on easy, robust techniques your child can use to improve their writing.
2. Edit Their Writing
We'll group your child with other writers who compete as a team to see how much they can collectively edit their personal writing projects.
3. Compete for Prizes
Earn prizes that will help your child grow as a writer. The more everyone edits, the more prizes they get.
Learn From Editing Experts
JAQUELLE FERRIS
Bestselling & Award-Winning Author
JOSIAH DEGRAAF
Young Writer's Workshop Program Director
LAUREN HILDEBRAND
Professional Editor & Author Conservatory Instructor
RACHEL SCHELLER
Freelance Editor & YWW Community Manager
Watch Your Child Become a Stronger Self-Editor
Editing turns mediocre writing into something beautiful.
Yet a lot of young writers don't know how to catch their grammatical errors--or particularly enjoy looking out for them.
But what if published authors taught your child the tricks they use to polish their books?
What if your child had support from other young writers?
And what if through competitions and prizes, editing actually became fun?
That's what Crazy Editing Week is all about.
Are you ready to sign your child up for this challenge?
Frequently Asked Questions
Who Can Participate?
Any writer between the ages of 13 & 25 is welcome to join us.
What Will My Child Be Editing?
Your child is welcome to edit any project they've previously worked on (like a novel, short story, article, or essay for school). If they don't have any projects they want to work on, we'll provide pieces of writing they can edit.
Do My Child Have to Join At a Specific Time Each Day?
Nope! Your child can go through our trainings and work on polishing their writing project whenever they like each day of the challenge.
How Much Time Will This Challenge Take?
As much time as you family wants! Your child can spend as little as fifteen minutes or as much as several hours each day on this challenge.
What Kind of Editing Will My Child Be Doing?
We'll be primarily be helping your child elevate and polish their prose through simple, robust stylistic techniques they can apply to their current writing project.
What Prizes Are You Offering?
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!
Your child could earn a special training with their instructors or even force us to create a wacky Veggie Tales parody video for them!