Summer Workshops for Teen Writers at Stony Brook Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y., May 29, 2009 – What better place for talented young writers to hone their creative voices than at Stony Brook Southampton this summer?
 Professor Billy Collins, center, at the 2008 workshop. |
The Young American Writers Project (YAWP) Summer Workshops pair professional writers with high school students for four-day retreats in creative writing and playwriting.
The YAWP Creative Writing Workshop runs July 7-10 and the YAWP Summer Playwriting Workshop runs July 14-17, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Students ages 14-17 may apply to one or both workshops. Students who are 13 years old may only apply to the second workshop.
For further information, contact 631-632-5070 or visit http://stonybrook.edu/sb/southampton/mfa/yawp.shtml.
The YAWP Creative Writing Workshop is the offspring of the acclaimed Southampton Writers Conference and brings teens into the creative world of working writers. This workshop allows young poets, essayists and storytellers to discover and explore new talents and develop existing ones. By the week's end, students will have a body of work to submit or publish and will participate in a final reading open to the public.
The YAWP Summer Playwriting Workshop is led by professional teaching artists who guide students through four days of concentrated instruction in the process of writing a short, two-character play. The final day is devoted to presentation, in rehearsed reading format, of the participating students' work. The reading will be open to the public.
YAWP, created by Stony Brook Southampton's acclaimed MFA in Writing and Literature program, is dedicated to mentoring young people in the development of creative expression and critical thinking through writing.
The Goals of YAWP: to enhance critical thinking, collaboration and communications skills; to help each student find and develop his or her unique voice and point of view; to use creative expression as a way to solve problems and promote global awareness; to advance 21st century skills while supporting ELA requirements, and to expose students to the unique creative programs and resources at Stony Brook Southampton
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For Further Information, Contact Darren Johnson at 631-632-5088 or 631-316-1873