What better place for talented young writers to hone their creative voices than at Stony Brook Southampton this summer?
The Young Artists and Writers Project (YAWP), created by Stony Brook Southampton’s MFA in Writing and Literature program, is dedicated to mentoring young people in the development of creative expression and critical thinking through writing.
The YAWP Summer Workshops pair seasoned writers with students, ages 13-18, in fiction, essay, poetry, playwriting and screenwriting.
The goals of YAWP include:
• 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.
• To provide community outreach for Southampton Graduate Arts.
• To develop and support the next generation of writers, readers and artists.
THE YAWP CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
July 8-12, 2019
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Student writers in fiction, poetry and essay discover new ways to explore their ideas and have them heard. By week’s end, students have several pieces of completed work to submit or publish. On the final day, they participate in a reading of their work at the 2019 Summer Writing Conference.
Cost: $525
THE YAWP SCRIPTWRITING WORKSHOP
July 15-19, 2019
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Five days of concentrated writing, during which each student creates a short, two-character script for stage or screen. The final day is devoted to a rehearsed reading of students’ work at the 2016 Summer Writing Conference.
Cost: $575
Partial scholarships available for both workshops
PLEASE NOTE: The YAWP Summer Workshops are offered on a daily basis for two consecutive weeks in July. YAWP is not a sleep-away camp. Out of town participants are welcome, but must have local housing.
NEW!
July, 2019 – Dates TBD
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: 535 8th Avenue, at 37th Street
Student writers in fiction, poetry and essay discover new ways to explore their ideas and have them heard. By week’s end, students have several pieces of completed work to submit or publish. On the final day, they participate in a reading of their work for an invited audience.
Cost: $525
For more information about our workshops, contact William Chandler at william.chandler@stonybrook.edu or call (631) 632-5101 or (310) 614-1217.
View details here: www.stonybrook.edu/southampton/summer
For more information about workshops, contact William Chandler at william.chandler@stonybrook.edu or call (631) 632-5101 or (310) 614-1217.