Young Authors' Studio: Writing Retreat

9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. YA Books to Spark Your Creativity

Creative writing activities led by Professor Wendy Williams using these books for inspiration:

• "American Born" Chinese (G.L. Yang)

• "Anya’s Ghost" (V. Brosgol)

• "Brown Girl Dreaming" (J. Woodson)

• "Maximilian and the Mystery of the Guardian Angel" (X. Garza)

• "Ninth Ward " (J.P. Rhodes)

• "Sick" (T. Leveen)

• "The Arrival" (S. Tan)

• "The First Rule of Punk" (C.C. Perez)

• "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" (B. Selznick)

• “Animation Short Script Writing” with Dr. La Verne Abe Harris

• “Blackout Poetry” with Sophia DeSanti

• “Collage Poetry” with Anisa Myers

• “Comic/Manga Character Design” with Erin Anglin

• “Scar Biography” with Sharon Enck

• “Writing about Songs” with Dr. Amy Shinabarger

12 p.m.–1 p.m. Lunch

1 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Spoken Word Poetry Workshop & Open Mic

Featuring Tomas Stanton, Poet and Teaching Artist