
Today I was on Scott's blog and discovered something really cool: a SF/Fantasy writer's workshop for teens! It's called ALPHA. Their website says:
Does that sound like you? Would you like to study writing under Michael A. Arnzen, Christopher McKitterick, Timothy Zahn, or Tamora Pierce? That's right, I said TAMORA PIERCE! Well then, what are you waiting for, go to the Alpha website now for details!The ALPHA SF/F/H Workshop for Young Writers (ages 14 - 19) will be held at the University of Pittsburgh’s Greensburg Campus July 16 - 25, 2008 in conjunction with Pittsburgh’s science fiction convention, Confluence, July 25 - 27th.
We’re looking for enthusiastic, talented young writers who have a strong interest in science fiction, fantasy and/or horror and a passion for writing.
Come spend ten days working with professional authors, each of whom will spend two days at the workshop.

2 comments:
Interesting - geared towards boys but guess they need it more than the girls. Funny thing is, I think more females write sci-fi/fantasy than males but I could be wrong - looking forward to seeing you all again at the Decatur Book Festival (hopefully I will be there as an author this time and not just a volunteer - be on the lookout for my geography series coming this fall) - see you all in the postings - E :)
Geared toward boys? I just went to the site and I don't see it. The books Scott Westerfeld writes aren't geared specifically to boys (his most famous series -Uglies/Pretties/Specials- has a girl as its protagonist.)
As far as writing goes, I would guess more teen girls write or have been writing longer than most teen boys. But that's just based on anecdotal experience rather than hard data.
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