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  • Juniper Young Writers Online

    Our summer online program provides young writers with opportunities for experimentation, creativity and wild invention, all delivered remotely. Dates TBA. Applications for summer 2024 will open in early 2024.

    Juniper Young Writers Online

    Our summer online program provides young writers with opportunities for experimentation, creativity and wild invention, all delivered remotely. Dates TBA. Applications for summer 2024 will open in early 2024.

  • Juniper Institute for Young Writers

    The Juniper Institute for Young Writers is a one-week residential summer creative writing program for motivated high-school age students. Dates TBA. Applications for summer 2024 will open in early 2024.

    Juniper Institute for Young Writers

    The Juniper Institute for Young Writers is a one-week residential summer creative writing program for motivated high-school age students. Dates TBA. Applications for summer 2024 will open in early 2024.

  • JYWO Winter Workshops: December 26-29, 2023

    Our Winter Workshops online program provides young writers with opportunities for experimentation, creativity and wild invention, December 26-29, 2023. Applications are due by November 1, 2023.

    JYWO Winter Workshops: December 26-29, 2023

    Our Winter Workshops online program provides young writers with opportunities for experimentation, creativity and wild invention, December 26-29, 2023. Applications are due by November 1, 2023.

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CWI Interview: Sarah Ahmad

October 05, 2022

Q: What are your personal writing goals at the moment?...

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October 03, 2022

Are you curious about what happens during the week of Juniper Young Writers Online? Do you want to write and talk with other passionate young writers? Do you want to experiment and play with...

CWI Interview: Michael Zendejas

September 30, 2022

  Q: What are your personal writing goals at the moment? Mike: I have a few goals right now, including: finishing edits on my novel, adapting my award-winning short story, Joaquin and the Other Mar...

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A group of young writers work with watercolors in a cross-genre studio session at the Juniper Institute for Young Writers.

Hear what young writers have to say about their time at Juniper

"It was incredibly refreshing to meet a whole host of young writers who I immediately clicked with. Juniper offered me with a support system for the future to fall back on whenever I need an extra boost of confidence (whether it be in my personal life or with my writing). All in all, I learned a lot about myself as a writer and even more so about myself as a person." —JIYW Participant

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