We are a non-profit organization based in Springfiel

d, Ill., the land of our sixteenth U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln. We are prou

d to serve central Illinois and have been doing so since 1993. For the past fifteen years, our annual teen poetry anthology, Navigating the Maze, has reached teens, their families and friends, and others around the world. Thanks to the Vachel Lindsay Association for its continued support. 

Our goal is to inspire and support the literary arts.

Submit your work to SPW's newest book! Deadline Aug. 3, 2013.