Young Writers Institutes – Online 2021
Attention, interested young people entering grades 7-12! We are again holding online Young Writers Institutes during two weeks in July. The dates are as follows:
Week One: Tuesday, July 6, Wednesday, July 7, and Thursday July 8
Week Two: Tuesday, July 13, Wednesday, July 14, and Thursday, July 15
Optional In-Person Writing Marathon in Oakland: Friday, July 16
Synchronous sessions (2 each day) will be held in late mornings and early afternoons.
Cost: $100 (Scholarships available if needed)
We’re again taking our traditional writing camp online through Google platforms. Writing coaches will guide you through synchronous and asynchronous writing workshops, lessons, discussions, activities and inquiries. You’ll identify your own writing goals for the Institute and we’ll lead you through the writing process to accomplish them! Have you ever considered submitting to the The 12th Annual New York Times Summer Reading Contest or Scholastic Writing Awards 2022? Maybe you’ve been itching to start writing that stellar novel you’re always daydreaming about? Let’s get started!
Here is the link for registration: https://forms.gle/WvG3SMpjqSqwAjjg7
REGISTRATION HAS NOW BEEN CLOSED AS OF 6/16/21.
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Time |
Task/Activity |
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10:30 am- 11 am |
Instructors meet/ admin tasks / prep |
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11- 11:30 am |
Synchronous zoom session A |
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11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
LUNCH BREAK |
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12:30 – 1 pm |
Synchronous zoom session B – writing workshops |
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1- 1:30 pm |
Unstructured — asynchronous or independent writing time; writing coaches available until 1:30 for independent check-in |
If you have questions or concerns, please call WPWP Director Laura Roop at (734) 474-3926 or e-mail her at laurroop@pitt.edu
Camp coordinators and instructors are Colleen Geiger and Carly McPartland, both of whom are finishing up their public school teaching responsibilities for 2020-21 right now:
Colleen Geiger colleen51381@gmail.com
Carly McPartland c.e.mcpartland@gmail.com
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WPWP teacher-consultant Kathy Giegel will be offering an in-person Young Writers Program for grades 4-6 during the week of July 26-30, 9:00 am-12:00 pm. The location is :
Atlas Art Studio
75 Shenot Road
Wexford PA. 15090
For more information, please contact Kathy Geigel at:
412-298-2069
kathyanngiegel@gmail.com
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Here are links to the anthologies created during the last two summers of Young Writers, Grades 7-12:
Young Writers Anthology 2020
Young Writers Online Institute – 2020
Young Writers Anthology 2019
Young Writers Institute 2019 Anthology