Guest Poet: Cameron BarnettYWI will be hosting guest poet, Cameron Barnett. Barnett will spend an entire day working with participants as they create and refine their writing. Barnett is an award winning poet who's work has appeared in or is forthcoming from Superstition Review, Rattle, TriQuarterly, and IDK Magazine, among others. He is the author of The Drowning Boy's Guide to Water, winner of the Autumn House Press 2017 Rising Writer Contest, and finalist for the 49th NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Literary Work in Poetry.
Cameron Barnett teaches middle school language arts and social studies at Falk Laboratory School in Oakland, and also serves as an editor for Pittsburgh Poetry Journal. More information about Barnett and his poetry can be found at https://www.cameronbarnett.net/. |
2019 YWI Field Trip: Chatham University, Eden Hall CampusWe will take the short walk to Chatham University's Eden Hall Campus. "As the world's first academic community built from below the ground up specially for the study of sustainability, Chatham University's Eden Hall Campus is a living laboratory that offers an unparalleled range of opportunities to introduce sustainability related topics." A portion of our time at Chatham will be spent taking a guided tour of the campus and buildings. We will also use the opportunity to take inspiration from the natural beauty of the campus and spend some time writing.
The specific day is yet to be determined, but the trip will take place rain or shine. |
About the Young Writers' Institute
The Young Writers' Institute is sponsored by Pine-Richland-Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education (PR-PAGE) and facilitated by the Fellows of The Western Pennsylvania Writing Project. All students entering grades 4-8 are welcome to register. Students will spend the week exploring their creative writing abilities through instruction, modeling, and creation of written works.
Eden Hall Upper Elementary School
June, 17-21, 2019
Monday- Friday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Eden Hall Upper Elementary School
June, 17-21, 2019
Monday- Friday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Here's what students had to say about the Young Writers' Institute:
I just wish it could be a little longer. Other than that, it was phenomenal! I loved that we used so much poetry and made a bunch of new friends. Otherwise it was great! No other stuff from me! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I really liked sharing at the end of each day and hearing other people's writing. This was a really fun camp! I look forward to next year! |
It was so fun and I really liked the movies that you had to record your voice Writing is fun for me through this and I write my own chapter books now This camp helped me to grow as a writer and I would recommend it to anyone who likes to have fun!!! |