Scholarship Available for our Upcoming Advanced Writer Weekend (SCBWI Members ONLY)

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We are thrilled to offer the Funny Friends $500 scholarship

sponsored by author Crystal Allen to honor her mentor Donna Gehpart

who is teaching with us at The Writing Barn during the Mastering the Middle Grade Advanced Writer Workshop.

DEADLINE TO APPLY: Thursday, January 14th

 

12249874_954153107956648_1604373908775625636_nWe will be taking applications over the next two weeks. Please fill out an application and along with the sample pages, please send a paragraph stating financial need and purpose. Applicants should be current SCBWI members and may live anywhere in the United States or abroad.

Most of us can remember at least one middle grade novel that made an indelible mark on us and helped shape us into who we are today. These books aimed at fourth through seventh grade are what made many of us lifelong readers—and writers! This Mastering the Middle Grade Workshop will be held over the course of four days. Faculty, Donna Gephart and Tina Wexler, will lecture and lead group workshops with exercises, designed to improve your writing and get you thinking about Middle Grade in a whole new way.

 

laura-line-200“I met Donna Gephart in April, 2010, at an Erma Bombeck Writing Workshop in Dayton, Ohio. We became instant friends. Throughout the years, she has proven to be a treasure in my personal and professional life. She’s a giver, and my writing has matured from the things she has given to me, in person, through emails, and on her blog. I can’t be at the amazing Writing Barn for the Advanced Writer Weekend Workshop, but on Donna’s behalf, for all she’s given to me, I want to give to someone else.” author, Crystal Allen


During this Middle Grade intensive weekend, you will enjoy the intimate setting of the Barn and the engaging faculty while giving your manuscript the attention it deserves so it may stand out in today’s competitive publishing marketplace. You can look forward to:

  • Writing exercises and hands-on revision practice
  • Study of character development
  • Specific information and advice on voice
  • Evening visits from Austin authors/illustrators and/or a visit to Austin indie BookPeople
  • In-depth critiques of up to eight pages of your work with your fellow attendees and the esteemed faculty in a collegiate workshop environment
  • Evening readings around the fire pit or on the party porch
  • Delicious vegetarian breakfasts and lunches
  • Dinners at local Austin eateries (*not included in price of the weekend)
  • A relaxing and inviting environment to create