The Teen Summer Writing Fellowship is an intensive, three-week creative writing program for young writers. Through classes, workshops, and readings, students will generate new work, learn about the craft of writing, and gain knowledge of the writing/publishing world. In the tradition of adult writing fellowships, each student will receive a stipend of $800 upon completing the program and successfully completing its requirements. Fellows have the option of staying on for a fourth and/or fifth week to edit and format the YAWP Anthology, which will collect writing from from all teens participating in summer programming at GrubStreet.

The YAWP Fellowship is by application only and 20 students will be chosen to participate. YAWP fellowship recipients may only attend the fellowship every other year, once as an incoming freshman/sophomore and once as an incoming junior/senior. Students learn techniques in all genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and screenwriting. And no matter their favorite genre, they’re expected to try any and all writing techniques covered in the program. Students are also encouraged to fuse genres and explore sub-genres like sci-fi/fantasy, verse novels, speculative fiction/magical realism, mystery, romance, and whatever their imagination calls for. This program is rooted in artistic exploration and learning how to commit to their art no matter where life takes you.

Eligible Participants: Only applicants who live and attend school in Suffolk, Norfolk, Middlesex, Essex or Plymouth counties will be considered, although Boston residents will be prioritized

Genre(s): Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Location(s): Boston, MA

Submissions Open: Various

Submissions Close: March 10

Submission Fee: None

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