Program
A Creative Writing Workshop for High School Students (ages 16-18)
Young Writers is an intensive two-week workshop for intellectually curious, motivated high-school students who are eager to develop their creative and critical abilities with language—to become better, more productive writers and more insightful thinkers. For over three decades, Young Writers has provided a dynamic and supportive environment where students can stretch their talents, discover new strengths, and challenge themselves in the company of peers who share their interests.
Our Approach
Writers discover what they want to say—their ideas, images, narrative direction—in the act of writing (and rewriting). At Young Writers, students write to explore ideas, then develop those ideas through further writing. Because good writers are also avid readers, students read short stories, poems, and essays to discuss, write about, and use as inspiration for their own work.
Summer in Gambier
Young Writers takes place at Kenyon College, a leading liberal arts college renowned for its tradition of literary study. Nestled among rolling hills in the village of Gambier, the Kenyon campus is known for its striking beauty. Its historic buildings and shaded lawns have nurtured excellent writers for generations. Participants immerse themselves in college living during Young Writers, living in dorms, writing in college classrooms, eating in Peirce Dining Hall, and taking advantage of the state-of-the art Kenyon Athletic Center. Young Writers is sponsored by the Kenyon Review, one of the country’s preeminent literary magazines.
