Calling Young Creative Writers On North Shore To Beverly For Endicott College Workshop

BEVERLY, MA — Endicott College invites aspiring creative writers of all experience levels from high schools throughout the North Shore to attend its Fifth Annual Young Writers' Workshop on June 28 through June 30 at the seaside Beverly campus.

Students entering grades 9 through 12 are eligible to attend the workshop that will run for three days from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Endicott faculty and published authors will conduct sessions focusing on poetry, fiction, playwriting, screenwriting and young adult writing.

"This is an outstanding and unique opportunity for young writers to hone their skills with distinguished and supportive faculty on our seaside campus," said Elizabeth Winthrop, Associate Professor of English and Director of the Young Writers Workshop.

This year's instructors include Alena Dillon, whose newly published book is about women fighter pilots in WWII, and Sara Johnson Allen, who teaches in the Communications program at Endicott and whose debut novel is due in August.

Also on the faculty are Charlotte Gordon, Distinguished Professor of English, author of "Romantic Outlaws," and "The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Daughter Mary Shelley," Daniel Sklar, author of "Flying Cats," Laurie Stolarz, author of 18 young adult novels, including "Bleed," and Elizabeth Winthrop, author of four novels, including "The Mercy Seat."

Students attending will work closely with the instructors to create and refine new writing and learn how to best receive and give feedback to their peers. There will also be tips on getting work published and the chance to exchange ideas and experiences with fellow young creative writers.

Those interested can register here. The $250 fee includes all activities, lunch and snacks each day and a workshop T-shirt.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)