S186.
Building a Successful Young Writers Program
Saturday, March 26, 2022
1:45 pm to 3:00 pm
Young writers programs allow literary organizations to expand their reach and inspire a new generation of readers and writers, but such programs require months of thoughtful planning and attention to detail. Panelists representing a diversity of offerings for young writers (mentorship programs, in-person and virtual classes, yearlong and summer programs) will offer tips for structuring, marketing, and facilitating a young writers program while also considering issues of access and equity.
Participants
Marian Crotty is the author of What Counts as Love, which was longlisted for the PEN/Bingham Prize and won the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize. She is an associate professor at Loyola University Maryland and an assistant editor at the Common where she works with the Common Young Writers Program.
Karin Gottshall’s most recent book is The River Won't Hold You. Her poems have appeared in the Kenyon Review, the Colorado Review, Crazyhorse, and FIELD. Gottshall teaches at Middlebury College and directs the New England Young Writers' Conference at Bread Loaf.
J. Joseph Kane is the director of youth programs for the Porch—a Nashville-based creative writing nonprofit. Before moving to Tennessee, Joe taught poetry in Detroit Public Schools through the Inside Out Literary Arts Project. He has an MA in poetry from Central Michigan University.
Richard Z. Santos's debut novel, Trust Me, was published in March 2020. He is a board member of The National Book Critics Circle. Recent work can be found in Texas Monthly, Awst Press, Kirkus Reviews, and Crime Reads.
