What Time Is It? Young Writers Time!

The Young Writers Workshop, SIUC's creative writing workshop for teens age 15-18, is back again for another summer! With the workshop comes a series of poetry and prose readings by SIUC faculty, graduate students and guest writers. You are cordially invited to attend any of the readings below, as they are free and open to the public.

10th Anniversary of the Young Writers Workshop Summer 2008 Reading Series
All Readings are Free and Open to the Public

JUNE 24th, 2008:
SIUC Faculty Reading: Pinckney Benedict
Faner 1326, Harry T. Moore Auditorium, 8 PM

JUNE 25th, 2008:
SIUC Graduate Creative Writers Reading:
Jenna Bazzell, Kerry James Evans, Alex Lumans & Travis Mossotti
Faner Hall 1005, 4-5 PM

SIUC Faculty Reading: Allison Joseph
Faner Hall 1326, Harry T. Moore Auditorium, 8PM

JUNE 26th, 2008:
SIUC Graduate Creative Writers Reading:
Renee Evans, Josh Woods, Abby Wheetley & Andy McFadyen-Ketchum
Faner Hall 1005, 4-5 PM

Guest Reader: Matt Guenette
Faner Hall 1326, Harry T. Moore Auditorium, 8 PM

JUNE 27th, 2008:
SIUC Graduate Creative Writers Reading:
Rachel Furey, Azizat Danmole, Rachna Sheth & Amie Whittemore
Faner Hall 1005, 4-5 PM

Guest Reader/Performer: Blair
Faner Hall 1325 (Harry T. Moore Auditorium), 8 PM

JUNE 28th, 2008:
Young Writers Workshop Participant Reading
Cisne Auditorium, Pulliam Hall 34, 1:30 PM

About our guest readers:
Matt Guenette is a 1999 graduate of the SIUC MFA program. He is the author of the poetry collections A Hush of Something Endless, a chapbook from Ropewalk Press, and Sudden Anthem, the 2007 winner of the American Poetry Journal Book Prize (Dream Horse Press). He lives, writes and teaches in Madison, Wisconsin.
More about Matt:
Matt's Blog

Blair is a poet/singer-songwriter/performer/spoken word artist whose work, in the words of Metro Times "focuses on the hope that rises from the ashes of despair." Blair is a National Poetry Slam Champion (2002 Team Detroit) and Detroit Grand Slam Champion (2003). He's been named Best Solo Artist by Real Detroit Weekly Readers' Poll and has been written about in periodicals around the country and overseas including Performing Songwriter Magazine, Hour Detroit Magazine and The Bay Area Times.
Blair's My Space Page