Summer Programs
Creative Writing Workshop
Dates: June 17-21, 2024
Move-In: June 16, 2024
Grades: Rising 7th-9th grades
Cost: Residential $710/Commuter $400 What’s included in the cost?
Registration Due: May 1, 2024
Sponsoring Department(s): UM Office of Pre-College Programs and the UM English Department
Write with the encouragement and guidance of experienced, actively publishing writers in our week-long, in-person program. Be inspired by the same landscapes that nurtured the talents of William Faulkner, John Grisham, and many other writers. During this workshop, students will experience a variety of approaches to prose and poetry.
Residential students will live in a residence hall on campus, supervised by live-in counselors. All counselors are undergraduate students trained in the supervision of minors and background-checked. Evening recreational activities may include use of the campus recreational center, board games, and trips to locations on campus or in town.
Michael Pontacoloni is a poet from Windsor, Connecticut. His work has appeared in Cincinnati Review, Pleaides, Denver Quarterly, Mississippi Review, and elsewhere, and he has received scholarships from the Sewanee Writers Conference and the Vermont Studio Center. He holds an MFA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a MAT from the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. He is completing his PhD at the University of Mississippi.
Regular Registration Deadline:
- June Programs = May 1st
- July Programs = June 1st
Late Registration Deadline:
An additional $40 late registration fee will be charged per week registered.
- June Programs = May 20th
- July Programs = June 20th
Registration Instructions
Program registration is a 3-step process that should be completed in order:
- Step 1: Pay and secure your spot.
- Step 2: Create an account.
- Step 3: Complete registration and checklist items.
Please only complete one (1) student registration per transaction. If registering multiple students, complete one student's registration, then start the process over for the next student. This system does not allow entry of multiple students' information within the same registration.
Step 1. Pay and secure your spot
Pay using the payment portal linked above to secure your student's spot.
Step 2: Create an account
Please use a personal email account, not a school affiliated email address, as most servers block external emails.
Within 3 business days, you will receive an email from umprecollege@myschoolapp.com with steps to create your Admissions Portal through our Blackbaud MySchoolApp system.
Step 3. Complete your registration and checklist items before the deadline.
Once in the Admissions Portal, you will instantly see your program’s registration checklist that our admissions team has assigned you. Please complete the registration checklist before the program deadline and within 14 days of creating an account.
Registration includes standard questions (e.g., contact information, academic history, etc.) as well as instructions for submitting rules and guidelines agreements and medical information and forms.
Before the program begins:
Prior to the start of summer, you will receive a detailed pre-summer logistics email along with a pre-arrival checklist shown on your MySchoolApp account.
Incomplete or Late Registrations
After you have paid and secured a seat in the program, make sure to finish the remaining steps within two (2) weeks. If your registration is incomplete or an application is inactive for three (3) weeks, a $20 late fee will incur, unless an extension is requested.
Refund Policy
You must cancel your registration at least two weeks before the chosen session to receive an 80% refund. Refunds are not available to cancellations made less than two weeks prior to the chosen session. Full refunds will be issued if the camp is cancelled due to low enrollment.