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Young Writers Conference
UT Martin Young Writers Conference
This one-day conference, designed for students in grades 9-12, offers a series of writing workshops taught by UT faculty and visiting poet Bill Brown. Students can attend hands-on workshops in writing poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, as well as songwriting and writing on-line. In this fourth annual workshop, we have the pleasure of adding a workshop in play writing. Other events include a luncheon, a reading and book signing by visiting poet Bill Brown, and an open mic reading where students ill have the opportunity to share works created during the conference or other original writing created at home or in school. Throughout the day students will create pieces of writing, connect with other young writers from the region, and learn from outstanding writers and teachers of writing.
The conference registration fee is $5 for students and $10 for teachers and includes all workshops, readings and a luncheon. The conference is open to outstanding students recommended by their teachers on the basis of academic achievement and artistic promise. Teachers are encouraged, but are not required to attend along with their students. We do ask that recommending teachers follow their school policies in arranging for parent/guardian permissions for students who will be attending the conference.
Click here to download brochure and registration information, or contact Leslie LaChance, Assistant Professor of English at UTM, by emailing her at lachance@utm.edu. |
