Applications will be accepted until Sunday, April 15, 2001. The Young Writers Workshop has established itself as an intensive, invaluable experience for high school-age writers. It is designed to give the students the opportunity to develop their skills as poets and fiction writers. The eight-day program includes intensive workshops, tutorials, group talks, readings, social encounters with visiting writers and other events designed to heighten the students' perceptions of what it means to be a writer says Read. The workshops are directed by guest experts and faculty in Denison's creative writing program.
Time is set aside for journal writing, recreation, readings, free time and other social activities.
Her stories have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, The Kenyon Review, The Georgia Review, The Southern Review, The North American Review and other journals. Generous financial aid, made possible by the Reynolds Endowment, is available for students demonstrating financial need. The University has offered specialized study in writing arts for more than 40 years and numerous Denison students and alumni have garnered national recognition in competitions, literary journals and publications, and highly ranked graduate-level writing programs. A 1965 Denison University graduate, Jonathan Reynolds' success as a professional writer and his interest in helping young writers develop their talents led to the creation of the workshop. High school sophomores, juniors and seniors may apply.