Writing Programs & Workshops

• Alfred University Summer Programs in Creative Writing (deadline: May 4, 2007)
• Fir Acres Workshop in Writing and Thinking (Lewis & Clark College, July 1 – 13, for students completing grades 8 – 12)
• The Folger Shakespeare's Sisters Poetry Seminar (for students in grades 10-12)
• Oxbridge Academic Programs Summer 2007 (admission is taking place currently, limited space available)
• Jonathan R. Reynolds Young Writers Workshop (deadline: April 23, 2007)
• Sewanee Young Writers’ Conference Workshops (Review of applications begins March 5, 2007)
• University of Maryland Young Scholars Program (first come, first serve)
• UVA Writers Workshop (Deadline: March 5, 2007)
• The Writer's Center Workshops

Alfred University Summer Programs in Creative Writing – for students entering 10, 11 and 12th grades next school year. Deadline: May 4, 2007

These programs are for students interested in learning new ways to improve their writing skills. They also provide the student with an opportunity to sample life on a college campus, and to meet other students with similar interests and academic ability. Please see the brochure located in the English Dept. office, A320 for more information. Deadline for application is May 4, 2007. You may visit www.alfred.edu/summer to obtain the application and to find out more about the program.

Fir Acres Workshop in Writing and Thinking – Lewis & Clark College, July 1-13, for students completing grades 8-12.

Fir Acres collaboratively explores the relationship between writing, thinking, and learning, and come to understand writing as a liberal art. Participants leave with a deeper understanding of themselves and their world, and a better preparation for the rigors of a college education. Refer students to the Contest Info binder in the English Dept. for more info. More info also can be found at www.lclark.edu/org/firacres or call 503-768-7200.

The Folger Shakespeare's Sisters Poetry Seminar
(application deadline: November 19, 2004)

Shakespeare's Sisters
Five Centuries of Poetry by Women at the Folger Shakespeare Library
Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30pm, January 19-March 30, 2005

In this 10-week seminar, students in grades 10-12 read and discuss the works of British and American women poets from the mid-sixteenth century to the present. Participants also write some poetry of their own; the course culminates with a poetry slam.

For more information please call 202-675-0395 or email us at educate@folger.edu.

Program details
Application Form (must be postmarked by Nov. 19, 2004)

Oxbridge Academic Programs Summer 2007 – The Cambridge Tradition and The Oxford Tradition, for grades 10 – 12.

Course descriptions, program information and other useful information can be found in the catalog in the English Dept office, A320. Currently, admission is taking place, but still open. There are deadlines for payments, but decisions are made within 4 weeks of a completed application’s receipt. Call 1-800-828-8349, or visit www.oxbridgeprograms.com for more information.

The Jonathan R. Reynolds Young Writers Workshop – at Denison University, June 17 – 24, 2007. Open to current 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students. Deadline for application: April 23, 2007.

The workshop is designed to give you an opportunity to develop your talents and visions as a beginning poet or writer. Financial assistance is available. Brochure in the English Dept office, A320 or call (740)587-6565 or visit www.denison.edu/english/reynolds.html

Sewanee Young Writers’ Conference Workshops in Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Non fiction
High school students are eligible to apply, for application www.sewanee.edu/ywc
Review of applications begins March 5, 2007.

University of Maryland Young Scholars Program – July 8-27, 2007. Enroll now! Admission is first come, first served basis.

This is a great way to test academic interests and explore career opportunities while learning about campus life. For current sophomores and juniors who have an academic average of 3.0 or better. You can earn 3 Maryland credits! Brochure can be found in the English Dept office, A320 or visit www.summer.umd.edu/ysp1 . You can also call 1 -301-314-8240.

UVA Writers Workshop
Song writing, Poetry, Playwriting, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Mixed Genre Creative. Writing Session I begins 6/24 – 7/6/2007 and Session II begins July 8 – 27, 2007. More info www.uvawriters.com
Deadline: March 5, 2007

The Writer's Center
Youth Workshops in Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Composition, Essay Writing, and Creative Writing:
Composition for High School
Teen Writing Workshop
Contact the Writer's Center at 4508 Walsh Street, Chevy Chase, MD or at 301-654-8664 for more information and registration forms

Link to Writer's Center http://www.writer.org

Fall Semester Opportunities at the Writer's Center

The Writer’s Center has received funding to offer three free creative writing master classes for high school students in the fall of 2007. These four-session classes in poetry, fiction, and personal essay, will meet at The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD 20815. There is no tuition charge for students who are accepted into these master class workshops, but they must apply by submitting writing samples. Download the descriptions of the three workshops, application guidelines, and instructor bios here.