YoungArts 2018

Not yet. Should be any day. Fingers crossed!

Just got the call! Finalist in CNF! Good luck everyone!

Congratulations!!! What is CNF?

I think it’s creative nonfiction

Sorry, I should’ve said a little more haha. I got the call while in statistics class! Yes, I’m a finalist in Creative Non-Fiction. I entered in Poetry and CNF. If the calling system is like in previous years, they probably won’t notify all of the disciplines at the same time so don’t worry too much if you haven’t heard back yet! Best of luck to all of you and if anyone wants me to look over their submissions inbox me!

[I hope to see you all in Miami :^)]

What did they say on the phone?
Argh I’m so nervous

What is the area code that these phone call(s) come from? Thanks in advance.

Probably Miami. I imagine the winners list will be out tomorrow. I didn’t think they called finalists last year.

The phone number begins in (305) — the # is on their website! Haha, I was actually in class and declined the call first, but then I googled the number and I was like ah, it’s the YoungArts # and left in the middle of class so I’m not sure what they say, but I was directed to the office and I gave them my name and she looked it up I guess. :’)

If you haven’t gotten a call, don’t worry! I think they do the calls by discipline!

Theatre finalists were called today as well.

Wait, so were all writing finalists called today? Or just CNF?

Um, I’m not really sure? I just talked to my friend and one of them is a CNF finalist as well and another is a CNF/Poetry double finalist. But, I haven’t heard about anyone else getting a poetry call at all. But it could be that the finalists are just not people that I know haha.

Do they stagger the results/ or all at once?

Talked to my friend who is a YA/Presidential Scholar veteran. It’s likely being done either by genre or alphabetically.

I called! Notification is JUST beginning. It’ll go until early December and the list will be posted in a early December as well. Hope this gives you all some relief — the wait is so nerve racking!

Let me know if there’s other questions you want me to call them about! Hope to see you all @ Miami Week!!

Thanks for that info! Do you know if all writers have been called yet?

I know a lot of teen writers and only two in my network have been contacted! I’ve checked with a significant amount of the Adroit mentees as well! It sounds like they only called CNF and the one poetry was notified because they were a double finalist!

wait so just to clarify, the actual list is coming out in december? ://////

It will probably come out sometime this week. It usually is out before Thanksgiving. I think they just say December so they aren’t held to getting it all done in November in case there’s a hold up.

@hoooboy OMG CONGRATS!!! that’s so awesome!! does ur friend who also won have a similar last name starting letter as u?