JCU Young Writers Workshop

01/02/2026

The 2026 Young Writers Workshop application portal is now open! https://admission.jcu.edu/register/SiTH2026Applicationn

03/27/2024

The John Carroll University Young Writers Workshop (YWW), a week-long summer camp at John Carroll University, is now offering in-person, overnight residential, (and possibly online) options, so students from all over the country can experience inspiring and rigorous creative writing! This year's workshop takes place from Monday, July 22 to Friday, July 26, 2024. The cost for the day-only option is $450; the residential option is $1000. Some scholarships are available. The application deadline for the workshop is May 1, 2024. For more information about the JCU YWW, please visit sites.jcu.edu/yww

In the JCU YWW, students grades 8-12 participate in an immersive writing experience in the craft of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Studying with acclaimed professors, students read, engage in writing exercises, workshop their stories and poems, and experience a pre-college environment. They compose new work, which will be published in our annual anthology. The last day of camp features a reception and reading by the Young Writers.

As a writer of twelve books, I have always sought the company of other writers to improve my craft. Community is essential to my experience of being a writer. I founded the YWW in 2010 because I believed that high school writers also craved a space to read, write, and share their work -- with established writers and peers. Mentorship and community provide the kindling for the writer's fiery desire to write great stories and poems. The alums of the YWW have proved me right! For more information about my work, check out this site.

Email me at [email protected] or call 216-556-1101 or contact our Graduate Coordinator, Megan Connor at 216-397-1911 with any questions.

Are you looking for a leg up on college applications? Do you want to hone your writing skills? Do you need some inspiration to write and want to get feedback from peers and published writers? Do you want to have a pre-college experience at a big-time university? The John Carroll Young Writers Worksh...

05/09/2023

Applications still open for this year's camp!

07/18/2022

Hey YWW meet Ashley !

Ashley Worthington, M.A.-English (graduated 2022); Graduate Coordinator; fave contemporary authors: Zadie Smith and Donna Tartt. I’m looking forward to some weekend trips to Pittsburgh, Ithaca, and Hocking Hills this summer.

07/14/2022

Hello July! Who’s ready to workshop? Let’s meet another intern!😍

Julia Kashuba graduated JCU this year as a Psychology and Creative Writing double-major. One of her favorite writers is Haruki Murakami. She is excited to be a fourth-time YWW intern this summer, and looks forward to moving in with her best friend and starting graduate school!

06/26/2022

YOUNG WRITERS!!!! Happy Sunday🌞 meet another intern who will be writing alongside you this summer !!

Alara is an incoming senior at JCU and will be interning with us this summer. One of her favorite writers is Stephen King. She is looking forward to spending the summer in Turkey and sleeping in everyday.

06/15/2022

Yoooooo Young writers !!! Who’s ready to meet another intern?! Workshop gets closer and closer everyday, we can’t wait to see you!!

Morgan is an incoming senior at JCU and is one of our interns for this summer. One of her favorite writers is Kristin Hannah. This summer Morgan is looking forward to going on infinite walks with her dogs and eating her body weight in ice cream.

05/26/2022

Hey YWW! We’d love to introduce you to who you will be working with this summer!!!

Meet Olivia!

Olivia Mirmohamed is a John Carroll 2022 graduate! Olivia will be writing with you all as an intern this summer for YWW. One of her favorite writers is Susan Steinberg. Olivia is looking forward to reading the entirety of the LOTR series this summer !!!

05/26/2022

Hey young writers! Send in your apps !

03/27/2022

Calling all young writers ! Join us this summer for our annual Young Writers Workshop!July25th-29th!!
Spend a week with your craft and other creative young writers!