Writing Action Day - Monday, Oct. 20, 2008 Each October the Writers Institute and the English Department offer fourteen workshop sessions for high school seniors who visit campus for a day. Parents and teachers are invited as well, and a nationally-known writer speaks on the writing process and answers student questions. Recent workshops have been given in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, journalism, sportswriting, memoir, and the college essay. For more information about Writing Action Day or to register to attend, contact the Office of Admissions at (570) 372-4260.

Advanced Writers' Workshops in Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction "Every year I am amazed by the enthusiasm of the faculty in the Susquehanna program. Their passion is contagious; by week's end the students have not only learned much about the craft of writing, but are also energized to continue the exploration of their own creativity." -Susan Perabo, author of Who I Was Supposed to Be and The Broken Places July 6-12, 2008 (Program Details) Request an Application for the Advanced Writers' Workshop "Through the Writers Workshop, I learned many skills that helped me become a more accomplished writer. By rooming on campus with the other kids in the workshop, I got to experience the feel of college life and in the process made friends that I still consider to be my nearest and dearest nearly two years later." -Charlie Riccardelli '09 An exciting weeklong experience now in its 20th summer, the Writers Workshop at Susquehanna University provides America's most talented high school writers with the opportunity to work in intensive, small-group workshops headed by nationally recognized authors. One of only 27 programs selected by Early College Programs 2003 as a Best Value in Summer College Programs for High School Students, the Writers Workshop features workshops in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Class sizes are limited to 15 students in order to ensure close supervision and individual conferencing. The Writers Workshop is open to experienced writers entering 11th or 12th grade in the fall of 2008. Writers Workshop attendees are chosen based on teacher/counselor recommendations and portfolio submissions, and each applicant is required to submit 5-6 poems or 6-8 pages of fiction/creative nonfiction. Portfolios and applications must be postmarked or e-mailed by May 1, 2008, to be considered for review. "While attending the Writers Institute week-long workshop, I wrote some of my best work and feel that, in the short period of time I spent there, I improved immensely. My positive experience at the workshop is the main reason why I am at Susquehanna." -Yvonne Harris '09

The Apprentice Writer Excerpts from The Apprentice Writer Submission Requirements The Apprentice Writer publishes poems, stories, and personal essays by high school students from a twenty-state area. It has a circulation of 11,000 and is distributed each September. In its twenty-sixth year, it is edited and produced, in part, by Susquehanna writing students.