University of the South

Sewanee Young Writers' Conference

The SYWC is a summer conference for high schoolers passionate about creative writing. You'll spend two weeks reading, cultivating your writing, and forming a community with other young writers. Workshops have no more than twelve students each, led by accomplished faculty. Participants attend morning workshops (9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.) and afternoon activities including craft classes, readings, and literary discussions.