CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM First Summer Session: May 30-June 28, 2005   Second Summer Session: June 29-July 29, 2005 William Faulkner...Tennessee Williams... Eudora Welty...Barry Hannah...John Grisham...Greg Iles. On and on goes the list of writers who are Mississippi’s own—some even The University of Mississippi’s own. The South continues to produce literature reflecting the experiences unique to our region. Some of tomorrow’s acclaimed Southern writers are high school students today. Are you one of them? Students who have a way with words can come to the Summer College for a semester of intensive writing and at the same time earn 7 hours of college credit. The program is designed to offer students concentrated practice in writing their own work and in analyzing their own as well as others’ writing. Students take the following courses: English 318: Beginning Fiction Workshop is an introduction to fiction through reading and writing short stories. The 3-hour course is taught by English department faculty. ENGL 102, also taught by faculty, is a writing course on a selected topic. It carries 3 hours of credit. EL 153: Sports Conditioning is a 1-hour course taught by exercise science faculty who help students create their own fitness development programs. In addition to their course work, students will have opportunities to visit with published writers, including the writers in residence at Ole Miss and authors who visit Oxford during the session. Creative Writing Program students participate in the Exploring sessions as well as the social and recreational activities of the Summer College for High School Students. Any student who has a 3.2 GPA on 15 academic courses in the College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC) or a minimum 25 ACT or the SAT equivalent and a 3.5 GPA on 10 academic courses in the CPC is eligible. (If you are unclear as to how The University of Mississippi defines the College Preparatory Curriculum, please visit our Web site at www.olemiss.edu/admissions/policies and click on College Preparatory Curriculum. One of the teacher recommendations should be from an English teacher. Samples of the student’s work are welcome but not required. In addition, applicants must be recommended by their high school principals. To apply, students should complete an application, checking Creative Writing Program and the appropriate session on the front of the application. Costs for the Creative Writing Program include tuition, room, meal plan and fees. Students admitted to the program automatically receive a partial tuition scholarship. Some full scholarships based on need and merit are available. Financial concerns should not prevent a student from applying.