YWER was awesome! Thanks to our amazing YWER Scholars!

Find your unique voice while making friends with other young writers

The Young Writers Educational Retreat or YWER (pronounced “why we are”) is a brand new opportunity for middle school students from Waldorf schools who are interested in developing as young writers to meet and connect with other young writers. It is kind of like the Waldorf tradition of Pentathlon but subtract the wrestling, add lots of creative writing, then throw in a summer camp vibe.

Share Your Voice

YWER will publish our first journal this summer. It will be an opportunity to get published and share your unique writing with others. Submission details forthcoming.

Current submissions are only open for current campers and alumni writers.