Pellissippi’s 12th Annual Young Creative Writer’s Workshop

Pellissippi's 12th annual Young Creative Writer's Workshop (YCWW), held on the Strawberry Plains campus, will offer workshops in fiction, poetry, publication and craft-focused subjects, along with workshops and activities in honor of the theme, “Joined at the Roots”: “Quilting Bee” station, "Story Square” station, “What Connects YOU to Home?” station; fun games with prizes; and the “Writer’s Room” to meet and interact with workshop leaders and folks from the Knoxville Writers’ Guild, Mossy Creek Writers and Appalachia Bare journal editors.

Door prizes are given away during lunch at 12:30 p.m. Attendees may read/perform their original works at the “Showcase!” Parents and teachers are welcome to attend. The YCWW is a free event offering food, entertainment, door prizes, a nationally acclaimed keynote speaker (author Doug Van Gundy), musical entertainment and workshops in all types of creative writing with professional writers, including spoken word poetry with “Black Atticus,” the previous Poet Laureate of Knoxville, and motivational poetry with “Rhea Sunshine” (Rhea Carmon),  another previous Poet Laureate of Knoxville.

Attendees may come for all or part of the day’s events. For more information, contact Patty Ireland at [email protected] or 865-225-2340.