If you are applying to the Young Writers Institute:

Download the Young Writers Institute Application form and the Teacher Recomendation form here in February 2010.

To be admitted to the Young Writers Institute, you must be a high-school student entering your junior or senior year in the fall of 2010. Applications must be made by postal mail. Enclose your completed application form, a $35 check payable to Washington University, a sealed letter of recommendation from a teacher, and a total of 10 pages of typewritten, hard-copy, unpublished poetry or creative prose as your writing sample. This material will be read and workshopped by your instructor and class during the first week of the Institute.

For all applicants:

* Your writing sample should be writings for which you are seeking reader responses and suggestions for improvement.

* Checks should be made out to Washington University.

* Address your envelope to:

Young Writers Institute
Campus Box 1085
Washington University
1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130
Attn: Erin Presson

Please note that applying to the Summer Writers Institiute or Young Writers Institute does not guarantee admittance. The deadline for applications is May 1, 2010. Questions? Telephone (314) 935-6720, or email the Summer Writers Institute.