About Our Nonprofit Organization Capitol City Young Writers is a national 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to educating and inspiring young writers up to and including high school. Our goal is to educate today's youth on the art and craft of writing, so as to encourage their own love of writing. Students are exposed to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, memoir, screenplay, broadcast radio, songwriting, and many other forms of creative writing.
CCYW is sponsored by the English Department at Sacramento State University in CA and several student run organizations through the English Department.
Education and Inspiration for Aspiring Young Writers
Hone your writing skills at writing workshops and conferences provided by our nonprofit organization based in Sacramento, California. As one of the very few nonprofit organizations offering literary assistance for young writers on a national level, Capitol City Young Writers is your first choice for enhancing your writing prowess! Contact us today for more information.
CCYW BLOG NOW ACTIVE - VISIT OUR BLOG! Run by the youth advisory board members http://capitolcityyoungwriters.wordpress.com/
Saturday "Meet the Authors" Events
...take place at Sacramento State Univeristy, Sacramento, CA. from 9 a.m. to Noon.
• January 30, 2010: This meeting has been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date.
• March 13, 2010: The Art of Memoir: Speakers include Linda Joy Myers, author of The Power of Memoir, and Patricia V. Davis, author of Harlot's Sauce: A Memoir of Food, Family, Love, Loss and Greece. H
Comments from out past meeting, May 16, 2009, The Art of Fiction, Laurel Ann Hill, author of Heroes Arise
Dear Verna,
What
a lovely experience! What a great group of people! What delightful
young writers! And what a great lady you are! Thank you for this
opportunity to speak and the respect with which I was treated. And
thanks also for giving Laurelsuch a wonderful and valuable forum. Laurel is so special as a writer and a person, besides which her book is such an important piece of fiction.
Membership Features: Free Membership Until May 2011 Site being updated at the moment regarding membership details. Check back soon or email us.
— Discover new and exciting careers — Meet Professionals in the Publishing Industry — Meet Published Authors — Attend Writing Workshops to Hone Your Writing — Meet Other Young Writers with Similar Interests — Enhance your creativity through writing — Receive a Quarterly Newsletter with Updates on Writing Contests, Tips on Improving Your Writing, & a Spotlight Article by a Published Author
Young writers also discover the many different career paths of the publishing world through exposure to professionals in the industry, including publishers, editors, literary agents, book designers, published authors, and educators! Opportunities are presented for writers to improve their own writing by participating in readings, workshops, writing contests, and conferences.
