if that’s the case i wish they’d just come out and say it. waiting for results is so anxiety inducing and i just want certainty that i didn’t win - like at this point the waiting game has dragged on for so long i’m not even sad if i lose i just want to know for sure
@SpartanDrew I just tweeted at YA and asked if all of the poets have been notified yet, they responded: “We are still in the process of notifying all winners.”
@SpartanDrew i would think you are right, but @wistfulwords was notified yesterday no?
I highly doubt that…my guess is the email was dated last Wednesday. I just don’t think YA is being truthful but don’t understand why. How can they say that a time stamp is part of the deciding factor for attending a regional then send emails out to some 5 days later. I’m calling BS
Yeah, I emailed them specifically about that and all they would say is that the list will be posted December 2nd. It really infuriates me that they won’t directly answer my question, so I’m guessing @SpartanDrew is correct. Really don’t know why they are intent on dragging this out.
big lurker here. Not to speak for @wistfulwords, but (s)he said she had checked her spam before, so I’m guessing she really got the email yesterday. I emailed a specific person last night at YoungArts and they said “We are still in the process of notifying winners, at all award levels: Finalist, HM, and Merit, until November 28th.” I feel like they might actually be staggering them, which is baffling, but the optimist in me doesn’t think that they would blatantly lie. The Twitter page still says “Don’t lose hope just yet.” Just my two cents 
I agree with @shysquid. We shouldn’t be talking for @wistfulwords. I personally think it’s really insensitive to the people who are waiting to repeatedly say that you don’t think that notifications are going out and that YA is lying when YA explicitly stated that they were still notifying winners. As unfair as it is, they have no reason to lie as of right now. Right now, we should be happy for those who won and keep hoping for those who are waiting.
I signed up so I could wish @wistfulwords congratulations. Reading that good news felt like I was celebrating too. I also really appreciate the update from @shysquid . And @SpartanDrew , I completely agree with everything you have written - it doesn’t make sense - unless different notifications have different due dates, or the time stamp is measured by the individual e-mail - there is no figuring it out at this point. I thought notifications probably went to spam folders because they were sent in a mass e-mail, but that must not be true. It is just fun to know that people really are still getting notifications at all levels. Best of luck to everyone still waiting, and if this is not your year, don’t give up!
This is weird…so I didn’t get an email and I called youngarts on Friday and they said they were done notifying winners. But today I get an email from Cornish College saying congratulations on being selected as a young arts finalist…I’m so confused, does it mean something? Or do you think it was just a mistake…?
I just got an email from Cornish congratulating me on my recent selection as a YoungArts Finalist. Is this just fake? Or should I think this means something? Have I just not been notified yet?? Or does everyone get this email? I’m literally freaking out.
Yeah I got the same thing too 
I got the same e-mail too. I called and the person who spoke with me said something alluding to the e-mail being sent out to a lot of people being a mistake…
Wait… you called and they said they were done notifying finalists? But on twitter they said they are still notifying. This is so confusing.
Yeah, it was a mistake. I just got a reply from Cornish saying Finalists haven’t been posted and apologizing. Honestly, I’m pretty mad. I got super excited about it for a couple of minutes. What a way to ruin someone’s day…
Yeah I called on Friday and she told me that all winners have been notified!
@FlameAlchemist Agreed, but more disappointed than mad.
Now I can’t help but wonder if only non-winners, everyone who entered, or actual winners were meant to receive that notice… but then again I don’t want to spend Thanksgiving overthinking 
Okay guys this is the info I know. So I got the email too, I called and they said it was a mistake and that all the emails went out, but my friend’s friend who is not on the forum got a finalist email today and it said that not all the spots are filled up yet for the finalists spots.
Edit: A person on Twitter got notified 25 minutes ago. They still might be notifying guys!
Hi all, I was a finalist and asked our alumni coordinator. She said that email was sent in error to all applicants. My sister got it too so I messaged to check. Very cruel of them to do that. I think finalists have been notified — 3 of my friends in writing have been called.
I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving, your work matters and at the end of the day this is just a competition — one of many. Life is long and you are all full of so much promise. Whether you win or not, sharing your work with complete strangers is an act of remarkable bravery.
If any of you are in writing and want to apply next year, feel free to shoot me a message and we can work on your portfolios together. Big love to you all. xoxo
I emailed youngarts and they told me there was an explanation for me getting my notification so late… but I’m really disappointed in how disorganized the whole process is. The equivalent contest, at least in terms of visual arts and writing, seems to be scholastic but that one’s a lot more organized (released in one list) and I think the notification system hurts more than it helps. Don’t get me wrong, I’m ecstatic over my award, but I really wish they just release all the winners at once and spare us all the stress.
From their Twitter, “Applicants, please disregard information shared by any entity besides YoungArts regarding our notification process. We are still in the process of notifying winners and all winners will be announced to the public on Thursday, November 29. Thank you and good luck!” And in response to why they haven’t released the list yet, “Because we have not yet notified all of our winners. Thank you.” @NotAMathlete You are too kind. Sending love! I think we really are just going to have to wait and see.