2011 Summer Teen Fellowship, and May 21st YAWP

Applications are now open for
the 2011 Summer Teen Fellowship!

Also: the next YAWP is May 21st, featuring Fiction, Poetry, and "Impossible Fiction"

Hello YAWPers!
We're now accepting applications for the 2011 Summer Teen Fellowship! Applications are due Friday, June 3rd. The fellowship will take place here at Grub Street HQ July 18th to August 4th. For more information, and to apply, go here.

Next Saturday, May 21st, we'll have another excellent line-up of YAWP classes. Click here to register! (Don't worry, it's still free.)

This month we're offering Fiction, taught by Becky Tuch; Poetry, taught by Regie Gibson (note that Poetry will ONLY take place in the morning this month!! Sorry!!); and Impossible Fiction, taught by Drew Jameson. After class, there will be a volunteer open-mic reading from 3 to 3:30 PM.

As ever, the Saturday YAWP session will be located at 160 Boylston Street, Boston, and is FREE for all young writers ages 13-18. You'll get a YAWP notebook, writing exercises, feedback from brilliant teachers, and snacks. All you need to bring is your imagination.
Here's the schedule:
• 10 AM to 12 PM: AM Workshops in Fiction, Poetry, and Impossible Fiction
• 12 PM to 1 PM: Social hour and lunch (we encourage you to bring your own lunch)
• 1 PM to 3 PM: PM Workshops in Fiction and Impossible Fiction
• 3 PM to 3:30 PM: Open Mic Reading
Email me at chip@grubstreet.org if you have any questions -- and we'll see you on the 21st!

Chip Cheek
Administrative Coordinator
YAWP (Young Adult Writers Program) is now entering its fifth year and is hosted by Grub Street, Boston's only non-profit creative writing center. YAWP has been recognized by Boston Globe as the city's hub for young writers. For more information visit grubstreet.org or contact us at 617.695.0075 or email Chip Cheek at chip@grubstreet.org.

I too am not a bit tamed-I too am untranslatable;
I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world!
-Walt Whitman from Leaves of Grass