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of Words

UNM Young Writers Conference


Calling all young writers!

Saturday, June 7, 9am - 3pm, for ages 10-17
Enroll online or register other ways with # 17180 SAA

Student Union Building, University of New Mexico
Cost: $55 includes keynote, workshops, boxed lunch

lunch!

Spend a day in the company of professional writers and publishers! 

 Keynote presentation by award-winning author-illustrator Betsy James.

Workshops are hands-on and conducted by experienced writers in an intimate, encouraging environment. Choose from a variety of workshop topics including how to:

  • develop characters and dialogue
  • write screenplays
  • create and publish comic books
  • write for newspapers
  • revise and publish your work

Opportunity for participants to share their work if they wish.

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Summer Magic

To help with summer planning, you can register for any of your favorite classes in the Summer Youth Program and lock in your summer schedule now.

Find online registration for all of the Summer Youth classes here.

Learn more about our Youth Program / see a calendar / planner page

(Signed Emergency Contact & Code of Conduct Forms are required for all Youth Program classes, including the Young Writers Conference.)

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Contact

For more information,
please call the Youth Program Supervisor at 277-0698
or email naomis@unm.edu.

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Teach a class with us

Have you spent a lifetime of learning on a favorite subject? Is there something you can do that nobody else can do? You can teach a class with UNM Continuing Education!

Turn in a course proposal. (PDF file to download, instructions on the file.)

(If you need Adobe Acrobat Reader so you can see and print PDF's, click here to download it for free.)

 

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Young Writers Conference
now enrolling!

Enroll online here

# 17180 SAA to
register other ways
Registration 277-0077

Our keynote speaker, Betsy James is an award-winning author and illustrator. Visit Betsy's website here.

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Summer Magic!

Download the summer youth classes flyer

Download a registration form

Plan your summer schedule with our handy guide to summer classes.

There's something for everyone in our Youth Program — where kids find out what they can do!


Signed forms required for all youth classes, including the Young Writers Conference:
Emergency Contacts (fill out & sign)
Code of Conduct