The Teen Writers' Workshop is a two-week, non-residential summer camp with daily afternoon sessions to help teens develop their creative writing talents.

Sponsorship

The Teen Writers' Workshop, which grew out of the popular Young Writers' Workshop, began in 2007 as a pilot program. It is sponsored by the NC State College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of English and is a nonprofit program.

Eligibility

Students who will enter the 9th-12th grades in Fall 2009.

Enrollment

The workshop is limited to the first 30 applicants selected based upon their writing samples.

Application

Please download the application and follow the instructions for submitting it.

Tuition

$200. Include your check payable to Teen Writers' Workshop with your application. Refunds are available, minus $10 for handling, through June29. After that date, refunds will be granted only if a replacement applicant is available.

Deadline

June 13, 2009. Participants will receive a confirmation letter with workshop details upon acceptance.

Faculty

Workshop teachers include published writers from the Triangle area as well as faculty from NC State and other area colleges.

Structure 

The TWW offers a lecture and small-group environment for teens interested in developing their creative writing skills. Each day, the entire group will meet for initial large group session on a topic of interest. After the break, students will spend the remaining time in more intimate small-group sessions with an instructor.

Field Trips

On at least one day of the workshop, the teens will meet at an off-campus location. In 2007, the teens found inspiration at the North Carolina Museum of Art.

Publication

Participants will submit their original works for inclusion in the TWW Literary Journal. A contest will be held to determine the name of each year's edition. In 2007, the journal was titled Kiss Me, I'm Poetic! and included not only works of fiction and poetry but also original artwork.

Public Reading

On the last Friday evening of the workshop, teens will be offered the opportunity to read their original works at a public venue. Participants are not required to read, but doing so will give teens a valuable opportunity to practice presenting their work to an audience. Attending the event and supporting the teens who do read is also encouraged.