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THE ATLAS 21 Pre-Order is live! Order your copy today | Release Party 8/13 at Rozz-Tox!

Posted on by Ryan Collins

THE ATLAS 21! The annual literary magazine produced by the Young Emerging Writers will be released at Rozz-Tox on Thurs. 8/13 at 6pm — but you can order your copy today!

Use the link below to order your copy today – you can pick them up on 8/13 or we will mail them out to you after the release party (you do not need a paypal account to use the link, FYI).

If you are interested in discounts on a bulk order &/or an educational order, please contact Ryan Collins: ryan.collins@mwcqc.org | (309) 732-7330.

YEW Intern & Staff Showcase – Thursday 7/23 at RIPL Watts-Midtown Branch, 5:30 p.m.

Posted on by Ryan Collins

MWC celebrates 21 years of The Young Emerging Writers Program (YEW) with a showcase of selected YEW 2026 interns and staff on Thursday, July 23 at the RIPL Watts-Midtown Branch.

The event will start at 5:30pm with a social, followed by the Young Emerging Writers showcase, followed by readings from a selection of this year’s YEW interns and staff, previewing THE ATLAS 21 literary magazine, which the program will publish on 8/13 (pre-orders coming soon). Back issues of The Atlas will be available for $5/copy, as well as other MWC Press books.

Young Emerging Writers 20th Anniversary T-Shirts – limited edition!

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To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Young Emerging Writers, we printed some limited edition t-shirts! The design was done by YEW 2025 Editorial Fellow Lyn Kress, who asked the YEW 2025 interns and staff to sketch on a large notepad and then took those sketches and arranged them into this terrific design! Many thanks to Lyn & tony Johnson for handing the printing.