Open to students currently in grades 2-12
Week one: June 21-June 25th Monday-Thursday 9-3:00; Friday 9-noon. Week two: June 28-July 2nd Monday-Thursday 9-3:00; Friday 9-noon. Writers may choose the session that fits best with their summer plan or come for both!
Early bird registration through May 7th $225/week After May 7th, $250/week
The SYWP is held at Resurrection Lutheran Academy, 6840 Nimtz Parkway, South Bend, Indiana.
Covid safety precautions: As always, we prioritize the health and safety of our families and yours. All teachers have been vaccinated and we will meet or exceed CDC guidelines to ensure the safest possible conditions. Please contact Kathy with any questions or concerns.
Register online & pay online or mail in check: Click here for registration form
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About the Guest Authors |
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Candace FlemingCandace is the versatile and acclaimed author of more than forty books for children and young adults, including the Los Angeles Times Book Prize honored The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of the Russian Empire; Boston Globe/Horn Book Award-winning biography, The Lincolns; the bestselling picture book, Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!; the Sibert-Award-winning Giant Squid; and the beloved Boxes for Katje. She contributed the chapter on Katharine of Aragon to Fatal Throne. |
Chris CrutcherCrutcher has written thirteen novels and two collections of short stories including what he calls an ill-advised autobiography titled King of the Mild Frontier, which was designated by “Publisher’s Weekly” as “the YA book most adults would have read if they knew it existed.” Five of Crutcher’s books also appeared on an American Library Association list of the 100 Best Books for Teens of the Twentieth Century (1999 to 2000).
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Patrick Flores-ScottAs a young man, Flores-Scott struggled as a reader himself and wanted to write a novel that his students who also shared his difficulty would enjoy. Adopting a style of short paragraphs and chapters, his novels not only become easier to read but prove that there is more than one type of successful author in the world. Flores-Scott resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan and had his first novel, Jumped In, named in the 2014 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults list. His second novel, American Road Trip is a 2019 Best Fiction for Young Adults pick. |
Barbara ShoupShoup is the author of eight novels for adults and young adults, most recently An American Tune; Looking for Jack Kerouac; and a memoir, A Commotion in Your Heart. She is the the co-author of Novel Ideas: Contemporary Authors Share the Creative Process and Story Matters. Her young adult novels, Wish You Were Here and Stranded in Harmony were selected as American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults. Vermeer’s Daughter was a School Library Journal Best Adult Book for Young Adults. |
Local writer, Kathy Higgs-Coulthard, believes that great stories start by asking WHAT IF? In her latest middle grade novel, Kathy asked ...
What if... your dad came home with 43 chickens in the back of his truck? What would your friends think if your kitchen became a clucking, pecking, cock-a-doodle-dooing madhouse?That's exactly what happened to middle-schooler Sami Duggan in this novel set in South Bend, Indiana.Now available as an e-book (on Amazon for $3.99) or in print through CleanReads, Amazon, or Barnes & Noble. |
We'd love to hear from you!Contact Director, Kathy Higgs-Coulthardvia email michianawriterscenter@gmail.comvia phone (574) 220-8798 |
Find Kathy online at www.writewithkathy.com
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Resurrection Lutheran Academy—
with much appreciation for hosting our SYWP at their beautiful, state of the art facility since 2012.