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My oh my, this Kansas heat can only mean one thing: it’s almost time for another Young Writers’ Workshop at Kansas State University! This year’s staff has been hard at work planning another fun-filled week at the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art. The director, instructors, and I are so excited to meet all the … Continue reading Meet Our 2017 Staff
First and foremost, thank you to all who attended today’s reading. Dr. Karlin, our program director, believes it was the largest turnout we’ve had over the past three years. It meant so much to the young writers, instructors, and our program that so many of you turned out to support creative writing and our young … Continue reading Another Year in the Books
Well, readers, we’re nearly upon the last day of the Workshop, which means our young writers have started to turn their attention towards the final day’s reading. Although the reading is the culminating point of the week-long workshop, it isn’t the only aim of the week. Among other things, we here at the Young Writers’ … Continue reading The Quality of Things
Our morning began with the pop-up typhoon that whipped through Manhattan. But what is a rainy morning if not an excuse to get some writing done? Today, the young writers were especially prolific, moving from poems to plays to life writing. But while I have your undivided attention, I want to put something on your … Continue reading Where Do You Find It?
Well, readers, we hope you’ve made the most of this break in the heat. Our young writers certainly did! After answering the daily morning question, the young writers played a few games to refresh each other on their names. High-octane memorization: one-part hand-eye coordination, one-part alliterations on names. We then moved inside to begin thinking … Continue reading Historically Speaking
From what I can tell, nothing brings out a teenager’s competitive spirit like a scavenger hunt. And can you think of a better place to have one than in a museum? Not likely, right? Well, after introductions and a few icebreaker activities, our young writers formed into groups based on their answer to the question: … Continue reading Conflict Arises
Goodness gracious, this is one toasty Kansas summer. But I’ve heard the Beach is perfect this time of the year. And guess what, starting Monday, our young writers will be setting up shop in the always temperate Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art! Our instructors, the program director, and I are seriously looking forward to … Continue reading Meet Our 2016 Staff
Last week’s Young Writers’ Workshop was a huge success, and we wanted to give one last thank you to all the awesome, ambitious young writers that participated this year. As a wrap-up post, here are just some of the pictures taken at Friday’s successful reading: The young writers receive a final, well-deserved round of applause. Until next year! ~ … Continue reading Final Day Photo-Reel
This moment was a week in the making. The pieces had been written. And rewritten. And revised, and probably rewritten again. Now it was simply the writers, their completed (and astounding) work, and a sleek wood podium behind which they would complete their journey as participants in the Young Writers’ Workshop. As they did yesterday, … Continue reading The End Of A Journey
With their big public reading just a day away, the young writers are officially in prep-mode. Pens went to paper in nearly every activity as they begin to polish what they’ve been working on all week. But before they reach their final destination of sharing their work with family, peers, and other members of the … Continue reading Oh, The Places They Went
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