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The Reynolds Young Writers Workshop is open to qualified students who will have completed at least their sophomore year in high school by June 2012. Most students who attend the workshop are going into their junior or senior year in high school; we usually admit a few college-bound students as well. We do not admit ninth graders.

This year’s workshop will be held from June 17-24, 2012.Tuition for the workshop, activities, and full room and board for the 8-day program is $1,200. (On campus residency is required.) Financial assistance, made possible through the Reynolds Endowment, is available. Awards will be commensurate with the applicant’s financial need. To apply for financial aid, you need to complete the  form attached below as well as the other application forms. The application postmark deadline is March 9, 2012.

APPLICATIONS FOR 2012 ARE NOW CLOSED.

Application forms are available below as pdf documents (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). Please contact us if you would like us to send you paper copies of the forms.

download the application form

All application materials must be postmarked by March 9, 2012. Please send us the following items:

  1. The application form and statement of purpose
  2. A creative writing sample. Your writing sample should consist of approximately 10 pages of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction/essay, or any combination of the three. For fiction, the sample may include a short story, several short pieces, or an excerpt/chapter of a longer work. (Please indicate clearly if your sample is an excerpt.) For nonfiction, you may include memoir, personal essay, literary journalism, etc.. Prose should be typed, double-spaced; poems should be typed, single-spaced. Please do not send more than 10 poems. If you have not done any creative writing, you may send an academic paper from an English class. Writing samples do not need to be in the same genre as the workshop class you want to take. We recommend you send your strongest, most polished work. Please be sure that your name appears on every page.
  3. A financial assistance form, if required (download here).
  4. A letter of recommendation from an English teacher or other high school teacher or school official (e.g., guidance counselor) who knows you well and is familiar with your writing. Please complete the top portion of the form and give it to your recommender (download here). Letters of recommendation should be sent to us directly by the recommender, not with the rest of your application materials.
  5. A nonrefundable application fee of $25 (check or money order), payable to Denison University.

Please mail completed applications (postmarked no later than March 9, 2012) to:

Reynolds Young Writers Workshop
Department of English
Denison University
Box 810
Granville, OH 43023-0810

To request a paper application or for additional information, please contact the Director, Dr. Margot Singer, at (740) 587-6207 (Denison English Department) or by email at reynoldswriting@denison.edu.

We look forward to reading your work!