THE ATLAS 17 — Pre-Orders Available Now! Release Party on 8/18

Pre-orders for the 17th volume of The Atlas literary magazine, produced by the 2022 Young Emerging Writers Interns, are available now!

Featuring some of the best writing by writers under the age of 20 anywhere in the country, The Atlas is the annual publication of the Young Emerging Writers Summer Internship Program. All sales go to support the Young Emerging Writers and youth writing programs at the Midwest Writing Center.

Join us on Thursday, August 18, 7pm CT at Rozz-Tox for The Atlas 17 Release Party, featuring readings by this year’s YEW Interns – event is free and open.

Get your copy of The Atlas 17 by using the PayPal link below…





Our most sincere thanks to our sponsors/grantors for their generous support of the 2022 Young Emerging Writers Internship Program and The Atlas 17: the Illinois Arts Council Agency, the Scott County Regional Authority, the Regional Development Authority, Modern Woodmen of America, Illinois Humanities, the CD Wiman Memorial Trust, the Melvin McKay Charitable Trust, the Moline Foundation, the Rock Island Public Library, and Rozz-Tox.