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Atlantic Center for the Arts’ your word Teen Creative Writing Residency is a one-of-kind, multi-genre summer writing residency that offers 9th through rising 12th grade writers workshops and mentorship by distinguished authors in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction/ memoir, on the grounds of a breathtakingly beautiful ecological preserve. your word Teen Creative Writing Residency will be held from July 24 through August 6, 2011, offering 21 participants an extraordinary opportunity to explore and expand the power of their individual voices through writing workshops.
The program will take place at Atlantic Center for the Arts, an artists’ community on the east coast of central Florida. For the past 29 years, through its internationally renowned residency program, ACA has hosted 360 distinguished Master Artists, who have worked with and mentored over 3,500 emerging and mid-career artists. Founded in 1977 by Doris Leeper, a painter, sculptor and environmentalist, Atlantic Center’s mission is twofold – to nurture and support talented artists, and to provide quality cultural experiences for the community-at-large. your word Teen Creative Writing Residency program is modeled after Atlantic Center’s successful and widely respected artists-in-residence program.
21 teen writers will join 3 Master Writers-in-Residence, one in each of the following genres - Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction/Memoir. Teens will select their focus genre, and will be placed in one of three groups, determined by focus. Groups will rotate to each Master Artist several times, exploring each of the genres. Scheduled recreational activities include evening events with guest writers and readings, a trip to New Smyrna’s beaches, writing workshops, as well as movies and art workshops. Atlantic Center for the Arts’ Community Arts Manager will facilitate the program, and chaperones will be on-site 24-hours a day throughout the program. The residency provides mentorship by Master Writers as well as the opportunity to meet and interact with peers.
Atlantic Center for the Arts is located on 10 acres of pine and palmetto forest, representing the interaction between nature, environment and creativity. Nestled within a 67-acre ecological preserve, the campus is connected by raised boardwalks. Students will reside in two buildings containing 28 single occupancy housing units (4 handicap-accessible), furnished with double bed, private bathroom, work desk, small refrigerator, and linens. Atlantic Center’s award winning studio complex includes a dining hall, digital media lab, library, administration building, and a visitor center & gallery.
The selection process for your word Teen Creative Writing Residency is competitive. Atlantic Center for the Arts receives the applications and the Master Artists-in-Residence provide the rankings that determine acceptance to the program. Applications received after the deadline will be considered only if space is available.
2011 Master Writers-in-Residence
Martín Espada: Poetry
Hillary Jordan: Fiction
Thrity Umrigar: Creative Nonfiction/Memoir
TBA: 2011 your word Fellowship recipient
John Murillo: Writer-in-Residence
Visit your word Teen Creative Writing Residency at http://www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org
If you are 13 or older, you can also fill out this form to send them email.
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Tuition:
$1,295 for the two week residency. Includes instruction, accommodations, workshops, meals, admission, and all activities. (Financial Aid for tuition and travel stipends are available on a limited basis. Please see Application Procedure, Item #4)
Application Deadline: April 4th, 2011!
Application Procedure:
Faxed or electronic applications will not be considered. Applications postmarked after this date will be considered only if space is still available. Applications must be typewritten and must include items #1, 2, & 3. (Item #4 is optional unless you are requesting scholarship support.)
1. Application Form: Download
Visit ACA's website and click on "your word Teen Writing Program" in the navigation bar. Download, print, and complete the form or phone for mailed/faxed hard copy.
2. Statement of Intent: 1 page
Why do you want to attend, and what do you hope to achieve in this residency? (Limited to one page.)
3. Writing Sample: 3 pages
Your writing sample should be your best work featuring your primary genre. For example, you may submit 3 pages of poetry, or 3 pages of fiction, or 3 pages of creative non-fiction/memoir. You may include more than one genre in your sample (for example, 1 poem, and 2 pages of fiction) but the entire sample is limited to 3 pages. Submit two copies of your writing sample. All sheets must be 8.5x11 paper. Submission must be typed on one side of the sheet: double-spaced for prose, single-spaced for poetry. Do not send more pages than required, surplus pages will not be processed. Application materials will not be returned.
4. Financial Aid: Download
To apply for financial support, download, print, and complete a Financial Aid Form from the your word section of ACA's website, or call to request a hard copy version. A limited number of travel stipends are also available. Financial aid requests are not considered until acceptance status is determined.
Mail to the following address by the application deadline of April 4:
your word Teen Creative Writing Residency
Atlantic Center for the Arts
1414 Art Center Avenue
New Smyrna Beach, Florida 32168
For more information, contact Community Arts Manager, Sarah Higgins at (386) 423-1753 or visit
www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org
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