CDWP Young Writers Workshops - Discovering Your Voice
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Find your voice and your community this summer! In this creative writing workshop, rising 10-12th graders will join a unique community of writers on the UAlbany campus. Young writers will visit multiple spaces on campus for inspiration as they explore multiple genres of writing. On each day of the workshop, acclaimed professional authors affiliated with the New York State Writers Institute will visit to give readings and engage in craft discussions. Gifted facilitators from the Capital District Writing Project will lead carefully designed writing exercises and provide prompts to help young writers find their voice and go on a journey of creative discovery. After a week of writing and individualized feedback, young writers will share their writing in a culminating celebratory showcase and contribute to an online space highlighting the work of workshop participants past and present.
This workshop is for highly motivated and creative high school students who are eager to develop their craft and to find their voice in a supportive writing community.
Highlights:
• July 7-11, 2025, 9am-4pm
• For rising 10th-12th graders
• Creative writing across multiple genres
• Visits and readings from acclaimed guest authors
• Small class size
• One-on-one writing conferences
• Expert guidance from exemplary writing teachers
• Lunch provided
• Culminating celebratory showcase
• Publication opportunities
If you have any questions, please let us know! For more information, please email Nancy Czachor at CDWPWriteNow@gmail.com.
The cost of this workshop is $550. Please note that payment is not due at the time you submit your application. If you are accepted into the workshop, the payment fee would be due prior to the start of the workshop. Scholarships may be available.
Application:
• Online application form
• A 300-word Statement, Essay, Story, or Poem that illustrates how writing has been meaningful in your life
• Letter of Recommendation (from a teacher or advisor)
• Optional: Creative Writing Sample
• Apply by May 1st, 2025
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