Kenyon Young Writers 2017

I apologize if another discussion has already been made (I couldn’t find another one!).

Decisions came out 3/24!

The Iowa thread has a lot of Kenyon discussion on it, but no official thread has been made yet.

I am planning to attend Kenyon Session II and am very excited! Maybe we should start a facebook group for those that are going.

I made a facebook group! Feel free to join :slight_smile:

can you post the link? or the name of the facebook group?

Can a past participant in the Kenyon program talk a little bit about what a a typical day is like at this workshop? Did you learn a lot? Do you feel your writing improved by attending?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1403277236359177/

It should also be there if you just search for it - Kenyon Review Young Writers Workshop 2017 (session II)

I can’t find it on Facebook. When I search it brings up other years.

I just wanted to make a comment about the 300 word essay on the Kenyon application. I have seen posts on other threads questioning how good the program could possibly be if it only requires a 300 word personal statement. Writers have so much to say, and often don’t like to be cut off. My English teacher is very familiar with the program. She told me that being able to make a concise but meaningful statement can be challenging. Revising and editing is a crucial part of good writing. She said that the administrators of the program know exactly what they’re doing and know what they are looking for when they request this on the application. She highly recommends this program as one of the best our country has to offer. I was reading the threads from years gone by, and this was brought up several times so I just wanted to address it.

@oak2maple @itsjustmyfuture @katiekat1984 is anyone willing to exchange the 300 word essays with me? i think it’s so incredible how differently writers can capture ideas in so few words and im really interested in our reasons for writing :slight_smile: pm me!

anyone going to session 1?

going to session 2

Is anyone going to session two willing to start a group chat or exchange emails or something?

I am! I’m going to start an FB group, if you’re interested