Dates: TBA

UT Marting Boling University Center

Student Registration Fee: $10

Teacher Registration Fee: $15

Registration fee includes all workshops, reading and a luncheon

This one-day conference, designed for students in grades 9-12, offers a series of writing workshops taught by UT Martin faculty and visiting poet Marilyn Kallet. Students can attend hands-on workshops in writing poetry, fiction and non-fiction, as well as songwriting, writing letters of application, book binding and collaborative writing. This year we are pleased to add workshops on peer review, writing letters to public officials and writing chivalric narrative. Other events include a luncheon, a reading and book signing by visiting poet Marilyn Kallet, and an open mic reading for students. Students will have the opportunity to read 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 is sponsored by the UT Martin Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages.

The conference registration fee is $10 for students and $15 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.

Registration is limited to 100 participants on a first come, first served basis. Registration forms must be received by October 29th, along with payment for the conference registration fee. Checks can be made payable to UT Martin.