Opportunities to assist with the Young Writers' Workshop

For information about our current offering of the Young Writers' Workshop, please visit the homepage.

 

Instructors for the Young Writers' Workshop (2025)

We are seeking three instructors for the 2025 Young Writers' Workshop summer program, to be held in person, unless health restrictions require a virtual modality. Requirements: Work full-time with middle-school-aged students, 8:00am-5:00pm, July 7-11, and part-time with the program director one week earlier (June 30-July 3) to set up program and two days after (July 14-15) for assessment of the program. Duties include assisting with preparation for each workshop day, generating and leading writing activities, lesson planning, and program assessment. Honorarium: $1,500. Current K-State graduate students and term instructors in English or related programs encouraged to apply; previous teaching experience and graduate student status preferred. Applicants with experience with middle-school students will be strongly considered.

Please send CV and letter of interest to <english@ksu.edu> by April 11, 2025.

 

Program Assistant for the Young Writers' Workshop (2024)

We are seeking a program assistant for the 2025 Young Writers' Workshop summer program, to be held in person, unless health restrictions require a virtual modality. Requirements: Duties include assisting with program set-up, communicating with parents and visiting authors, writing social media posts, capturing program activities, and collecting and organizing program assessment data. Part-time for the weeks of June 30-3 and July 14-18, full-time for the week of July 7-11. Honorarium: $1,500. Applicants should have strong communication, multimedia, and computer skills. Undergraduates and graduate students at Kansas State in English or related fields encouraged to apply; work experience may be used for ENGL 495 or ENGL 797 internship credit.

Please send CV and letter of interest to <english@ksu.edu> by April 11, 2025.