The 20th volume of the annual literary magazine, produced by the 2025 Young Emerging Writers Interns, featuring some of the best writing by writers under the age of 20 anywhere in the U.S.
THE ATLAS 20 / Young Emerging Writers 2025 Interns and Staff
The 2025 Young Emerging Writers
Stella Ashdown | Natalia Badillo | Asmita Bag |Mady Beyer | Vivian Bornhoeft | Lynn Carlsten | Ethan Cortez | Sofia Cotton | Duncan DeMarr | Aurora Dolan | Zafirah Hassan | Riley Johnson | Ayden Kelley | Lyn Kress | Imani Lopez | Sam MIller | Lola Nakashima-Brooke | Roberto Orlofske | Lynn Ortiz | Caroline Page | Cyrus Pruett | Tanya Rastogi | Anna Terry | Danielle Wassenhove | George Young
YEW Program Director/Editorial Director: Ryan CollinsAssistant Program Director/Managing Editor: Erica EastlandAssistant Program Director: Sarah Elgatian
Editorial Fellows: Zafirah Hassan & Lyn Kress
Workshop Leaders/Assistant Editors: Adrian Cole, Melissa Conway, Janey Locander, Ava Miller, Larissa Pothoven, Hailey Schmacht, Morgan Webb, Esther Windt
Cover Image: untitled by Lyn Kress (canvas and oil)
Back Cover Image: Uh Y'know by Ayden Kelley (photograph & Photoshop)
Cover Design & Layout: Sam Bruner
Page Design & Interior Layout: Sam Bruner & Erica Eastland
Printed by Carlisle Ryan Digital Print Services in Dubuque, IA
Orders for the 20th volume of The Atlas literary magazine, produced by the 2025 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.
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