Application for The Ohio State University's Young Writers Program

If you participated in last year’s Young Writers Workshop as a rising junior, you are welcome to apply again this year. Your application will be evaluated in exactly the same way as the others.

Personal Information

First Name

Last Name

Name you would like to be called

Pronoun preference

Date of Birth

Food/environmental allergies

Diet restrictions

Ex: Vegetarian, vegan, no pork, kosher, etc.

T-shirt size

Contact Information

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Ex: words@gmail.com

Student phone number

Format: xxx xxx-xxxx

Parent/Guardian Information

Relationship

First Name

Last Name

Parent/guardian phone number

Format: xxx xxx-xxx

School and Placement Information

School Name

Current Grade Level

10th

11th

Please note, you MUST be in either 10th or 11th grade currently to apply for this program.

Other kinds of writing that interest you

(ie: songwriting, screenwriting, etc.)

Extracurricular activities/other interests

Upload a Statement of Interest and a Writing Sample

Please do not put your name or any other identifying information on either of the files uploaded below. They will be evaluated anonymously by the Director of the YWW Program.

Statement of Interest

Please submit a statement (no more than one page long) about your interest in writing, and why you would like to be a participant in the Young Writers Workshop at Ohio State.

Statement of Interest

File must be in Adobe .pdf or Word .doc or .docx file format.
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Writing Sample

Do not submit academic/analytical papers or other essays that are samples of your critical writing: we are interested in your fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction (by the latter, we mean, for example: a true story about your life, a reflective personal essay that expresses your thoughts and ideas about something you've observed or experienced, a piece of literary journalism, or any other piece of writing that showcases your own creativity).

This writing sample, along with your statement of interest, is the single basis for your admission into the Young Writers Workshop, so choose it carefully. (It can be something you've written for school or something you’ve written on your own, or a combination of the two.)

Writing Sample

File must be in Adobe .pdf or Word .doc or .docx file format.
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Verification

Verification

By checking this, I verify that I am the student named in this application and that the files uploaded are my own work.

Other

Is there any other information you'd like us to have?