Thursday Workshop & Pizza Party, 5:00–7:00 PM
Workshops are limited to the first 30 students and teachers who sign up. Workshops are FREE for students, grades 7-12, and their teachers. However, students must bring a piece of writing or a written plan for a piece to enter in the 2012 Scholastic Writing Contest.
All three workshops will be held 5:00–7:00pm in Spratt Hall 103 at Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, MO. (Directions to MWSU | Find Spratt Hall 103)
| Registration Closed | Thursday, October 27th: Writing Short Story & Science Fiction. Registration will close for this workshop on October 25th. |
| Registration Closed | Thursday, November 3rd: Writing Personal Essays & Persuasive Pieces. Registration will close for this workshop on November 1st. |
| Registration Closed | Thursday, November 10th: Writing Poetry. Registration will close for this workshop on November 7th. |
Thursday Workshop & Pizza Party Schedule
- Pizza and online registration/signup for the 2012 Contest at http://www.artandwriting.org
- Workshopping fiction (10/27), essays and persuasive writings (11/3), and poetry (11/10) winning entries from prior years
- Practicing writing strategies
- Small group sessions where students share drafts and/or plans for their 2012 contest pieces
Workshop participants will receive pizza, a copy of The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers' The Best Teen Writing 2010, and a certificate of completion..
Workshop Presenters and Facilitators
Ms. Rosetta Ballew-Jennings, Missouri Western adjunct English instructor (Workshop presenter on November 10. Ms. Baussett-Page has an MFA and is a published poet.)
Dr. Bill Church, Missouri Western English and creative writing professor (Workshop presenter on October 27; Dr. Church recently published his fiction in Coal City Review and Steam Ticket.)
Dr. Michael Charlton, Missouri Western English professor (Workshop presenter on November 3; Dr. Charlton teaches technical and persuasive writing.)
Dr. Jane Frick, Missouri Western English professor and Prairie Lands Writing Project site director (facilitator)
Ms. Amanda Moyers, St. Joseph Central High School Communication Arts teacher and Missouri Scholastic Writing Region Leadership Team Member (facilitator)
Mr. Tom Pankiewicz, Missouri Western English instructor and Prairie Lands Writing Project institutes director
