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RFH 2010, Arts

Young Writers at Colgate

Wed, May 11, 2011

Registration is open for the Young Writers' Workshop hosted this summer at Colgate. The program will be held Aug. 8-12 as a one-week workshop for teens entering grades 6-10 in the fall.

Visiting artists include non-fiction writer Matt McCue (An Honorable Run, with publications in New York, ESPN The Magazine, Bloomberg, and The Daily Meal), fiction writer Brian Hall (The Saskiad, Fall of Frost), and poet Naomi Guttman, a professor of English at Hamilton College and author of Wet Apples, White Blood and Reasons for Winter.

Four workshop groups of up to 12 students each will meet for six hours per day (including time for lunch and recreation). Participants are grouped by age. Young writers will work closely with published writers and poets, certified teachers, and undergraduate mentors.

To apply for the 2011 Young Writers Workshop, parents must complete the online application form and mail a $25 deposit and writing sample to Katherine Klein, Young Writers' Workshop, 225 Alumni Hall, Colgate University 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346 by June 1. to pay $195 tuition; after Aug. 1, tuition is $215 .

Scholarships are available.

Sponsors and partners for the workshop include:

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