Pellissippi’s Young Creative Writer’s Workshop

• The YCWW is a free, day-long event open to all but geared mainly to area high school, middle school, and PSCC students with an interest in creative writing.
• The YCWW happens on Saturday, November 2nd, at the PSCC Strawberry Plains campus.
• Our keynote speaker/featured workshop leader is best-selling Harper-Collins writer, Angela Jackson Brown, author of multiple novels, including Homeward, When Stars Rain Down and The Light Always Breaks.
• Morning coffee, pastries/fruit, and lunch will be provided, along with a packet and “goody bag” for each attendee.
• Door prizes will be given during lunch.
• Musical entertainment this year is provided by Kelle Jolly, an incredibly talented “Afrilachian-Georgia-lina-Peach” embracing a rich blend of cultural influences.
• Workshops offered this year include fiction, spoken-word poetry, playwriting and publication.
• This year’s poetry workshop will be taught by Joseph Woods, aka “Black Atticus,” hailed as “one of the most intelligent and heartfelt voices of the new southern hip hop movement” and the current Poet Laureate of Knoxville.
• We will feature a “Writer’s Room” segment where attendees may interact one-on-one with our workshop leaders and other professional writers from the community.
• Our “Appalachian Arts” space will feature artisans, craftspeople and interpreters who will offer attendees a glimpse of the rich culture of our area. If you ever wished to learn to quilt or to immerse yourself in area history, this is a great opportunity!
• We will host a “Showcase” at the end of the day where attendees may read/perform original works before an audience of peers, instructors and family members.

NEW THIS YEAR:

• Join us for a special generative workshop from Highlander Center’s Ashby Combahee: “How Historical Investigation Shapes Historical Fiction Narratives.”
• Be part of our “Afrilachian Journeys” and Music/History Trivia Stations where you can learn about prominent Afrilachians from our area and win prizes!

In short, we are going to have a wonderful time together!

Contact Professor Patty Ireland for more details: [email protected]     865 225-2340