Welcome to the website of The Workshop for Young Writers – the nation's flagship pre-college writing program that creates tomorrow's poets, playwrights, novelists, short story, nonfiction, screen, and song writers!
We are "back," after a summer's hiatus caused by dormitory construction, and we're making plans for a blockbuster 30th Anniversary Year.
Our 2012 calendar is:
Session 1 (2 weeks): June 24-July 6
Session 2 (3 weeks): July 8-July 27
2012 brings an exciting new face to the program. The most sought-after experience for today’s young writers, the UVA Writers Workshop will definitely be “the place” for you this summer. The desire to write is what counts! To begin the application process, use this link: Login. While the deadline is March 1, we are reviewing late applications on a rolling basis.
Stay tuned for details about the launch of our new website that is scheduled for April. In the meantime, read our 2012 brochure for details about this summer, check out “Prospective Students” for the most essential information -- and don't miss the video!
The Young Writers Workshop of the University of Virginia,
established in 1982, brings together a community of writers
with a common purpose: to create a supportive and noncompetitive
environment where teenagers can live and work as artists.
Every staff member has a commitment to writing. The faculty,
professional authors interested in developing new talent,
bring practical experience to the workshop setting.
The staff counselors, who are graduates and
undergraduates in related fields, broaden our instructional
program as assisting workshop teachers and elective course
instructors. The administrators, also writers, are dedicated
to nurturing the artistic vision.
The Young Writers Workshop, housed on the historic grounds of the
University of Virginia, uses the resources of a great institution
-- the home of former Poet Laureate Rita Dove and 1998 Pulitzer
Prize recipient Charles Wright--to provide a comprehensive program
for talented young writers.
Our program is dedicated to developing the work
of young writers in the range of rising freshman to seniors in high
school. The desire to write is what counts. We encourage inexperienced
as well as practiced writers to apply. You will receive feedback,
personal attention, and the level of instruction you need in order
to grow. You will also receive written commentaries from your instructor
specific to your progress and suggestions toward eventual publication.
