The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers is excited to offer a summer writing experience for educators participating in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards!
Educators with a student who received regional recognition in the 2022 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are eligible to apply for this experience, hosted by the Kenyon Review. The selected educator-writers will join other participants for an online, six-day workshop series from June 20–25, 2022, to hone their writing and teaching practices.
This opportunity is generously made possible through the Dr. Ernest B. Fleishman Educators’ Fund and the Maurice R. Robinson Fund.
How to Apply
Visit our Submittable page on February 1 to access an application. The deadline for applications is February 22 at 11:59 pm ET.
Important Note: to be eligible for this scholarship, educators must apply through the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Submittable page. Applications entered through the Kenyon Review’s application process will not be eligible for these scholarships.
Eligibility
Applicant must be the educator of at least one student who has received regional (Honorable Mention, Silver Key, Gold Key) recognition in the 2022 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The recognition can be for art or writing.
About the Kenyon Review’s Writers Workshop for Teachers
This synchronous online creative writing workshop is designed for high school and middle school teachers who love to write. The six-day intensive is part writers’ retreat and part professional development, inviting teachers to a range of prompts and strategies meant to inspire their own work as well as the work of their future students. Come to reconnect with your own inner writer—the one often lost beneath piles of grading!—and leave with new work and new techniques for your classroom teaching. More details are available at https://kenyonreview.org/teachers-online/.
Included in the Retreat
Tuition coverage to the virtual, six-day workshop series will be granted to each educator-writer, in addition to a $200 stipend to support their writing.
What to Expect in the Application
- A 10-page writing sample of prose and/or poetry. Any font size or font style is accepted, but we prefer that prose be double spaced and poetry single spaced.
- A personal statement reflecting on connections between your personal writing practice and your work as an educator.
The Selection Process
Twelve educator-writers will be selected through a competitive juried process. The committee’s criteria will focus on the quality of the submitted work (using the same rubric used to evaluate student work) and personal statement.
About the Dr. Ernest B. Fleishman Educators’ Fund
The Dr. Ernest B. Fleishman Educators’ Fund allows the Alliance to provide recognition, professional-development opportunities, and classroom materials to educators whose students excel in the Awards, especially those from under-resourced communities. The fund was formed in recognition of Dr. Ernest B. Fleishman, a champion of educators, long-time member of the Alliance Board of Directors, and former senior executive at Scholastic Inc.
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Alex Zhai, Stairway to Nothing, Photography. Grade 12, Harker Upper School, San Jose, CA. Akamichi Lee, Educator; Pacific Grove Art Center, Affiliate. Silver Medal