Young Writers Workshop

The Ohio State University Young Writers Workshop is a week-long summer program for high school students in Columbus City Schools, charter schools in the city of Columbus, and students in public schools across Ohio. YWW students live on campus and attend daily workshops and courses taught by Ohio State Department of English creative writing faculty, alumni of its graduate MFA program, and current MFA students. There are also readings, sessions with visiting writers in various fields, and other events, including an open mic reading of the participants’ own work, and (of course!) time for their own writing every day. YWW participants study fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction writing, with a major emphasis in one of those three genres. The program concludes with a capstone event honoring the Young Writers.