Few spots remain for Cole Writers Institute, July 12-16

Institute to feature local novelist Elizabeth Brundage

(June 9, 2010) With just a few spots remaining for this year's Cole Summer Writers Institute, July 12-16, students at the Voorheesville Middle School and the Clayton A. Bouton High School are encouraged to get their applications in.

The Cole Summer Writers Institute is a one-week writing workshop for students that started in 2004. Funding is underwritten by the Karen Cole Foundation.

During the workshop, students will participate in a variety of writing activities, including a one-day session with guest speaker and local novelist Elizabeth Brundage, author of The Doctor's Wife, Somebody Else's Daughter, and the upcoming A Stranger Like You. To culminate the students’ efforts, their completed work will be published inThe Blackbird Review—the district’s literary magazine.

"The Institute gives middle school and high school age writers an opportunity to hone their writing skills in a fun, relaxed environment," says Institute Director Brian Stumbaugh.

The workshop will run July 12-16 from 9-11:30 a.m at Clayton A. Bouton High School. The fee is $50. For more information or to apply, please visit the Cole Writer's Institute Web site.