THE FLAGSHIP PROGRAM
You’re a Writer.
Become a Literary Citizen.
The Workshop is an invite-only creative writing conservatory for high-potential juniors. We utilize the Iowa Workshop Model to help students build publish-ready portfolios and launch passion projects proving intellectual vitality to T30 universities.
Building Your "Spike"
Choose Your Trajectory
Colleges like Brown and Yale weigh "Talent" as heavily as GPA in their admissions rubrics (as per published Common Data Sets).
To turn your creative writing hobby into an Ivy League-worthy application "spike," you'll need to build it out into a legacy project. Don't know where to start?
We'll help you choose your path.
Editor-in-Chief
Found an indie press. Curate submissions, publish work, host readings, and partner with local nonprofits to distribute your anthology.
Creative Director
Direct an artist's collective. Define your vision, set up interdisciplinary collaborations (e.g., poetry + music), and put on genre-bending showcases.
Workshop Founder
Lead your own generative writing workshop. Design prompts, facilitate sessions for younger students, and foster a new writers' community.
The Curriculum
A six-month intensive (March – August) parallel to an MFA experience.
The Workshop (Weekly)
Small-group critique sessions following the Iowa Model. Students submit work on rotation and receive rigorous, written feedback from faculty and peers.
Faculty Distinction: Our workshop leaders hold terminal degrees. We do not hire "tutors"—we believe students deserve practicing artists.
Private Office Hours
1:1 mentorship focused on individual voice, revision, and submission strategy. We guide the curation of the "Literary Citizenship" passion project, including contest submissions and portfolio sequencing.
The Apps Lab Integration
Workshop students receive a specialized 25% tuition adjustment for Senior Fall application services. We bridge the gap between creative output and the Common App personal statement.
Admissions & Eligibility
By Invitation
Reserved for current members of the Academy (9th/10th grade). Nominations are based on portfolio readiness.
By Application
For high-potential juniors not currently enrolled. Requires submission of a 10-page (fiction) or 5-page (poetry) sample.
Start ApplicationTHE FLAGSHIP PROGRAM
You’re a Writer.
Become a Literary Citizen.
The Writers’ Workshop is an invite-only conservatory for high-potential juniors. We utilize the Iowa Workshop Model to help you build a publish-ready portfolio and launch a literary citizenship passion project that proves intellectual vitality to T30 colleges and universities.
Literary Citizenship: The strategic shift from private hobbyist to public leader. It is the act of building legacy platforms—journals, workshops, and collectives—that prove to admissions officers that you won’t just attend their university...you'll elevate its intellectual life.
Building Your Spike
Colleges like Brown and Yale weigh “Talent” as heavily as GPA
in their admissions rubrics (as per published Common Data Sets).
To turn your creative writing hobby into an Ivy League-worthy application “spike,”
you’ll need to build it out into a legacy project. Sound difficult?
Don’t worry—we’ll show you how.
Editor-in-Chief
Found an indie press: curate submissions, publish work, host readings, and partner with local nonprofits and orgs.
Creative Director
Direct an artists' collective: define your vision, set up interdisciplinary collaborations, and put on genre-bending showcases.
Workshop Founder
Lead your own generative writing workshop: design prompts, facilitate sessions, and foster a new writers' community.
The Conservatory Curriculum
A six-month intensive (March – August) designed to parallel a first-year MFA experience.
Faculty Distinction
Our workshop leaders hold terminal degrees and extensive professional experience. We do not hire "tutors"—we believe students deserve practicing artists as mentors.
I. The Workshop (Weekly)
Small-group critique sessions following the Iowa Model. Students submit work on rotation and receive rigorous, written feedback from faculty and peers.
II. Private Office Hours (Weekly)
1:1 mentorship focused on individual voice, revision and submission strategy, and the curation of each student’s literary citizenship passion project. (Additional support for contest / magazine submission and portfolio sequencing.)
III. The Apps Lab Integration
Workshop students receive a specialized 25% tuition adjustment for Senior Fall application services (typically beginning during the post-11th summer).
Admissions & Eligibility
Enrollment is strictly capped at 8 students per Workshop section to ensure quality of feedback and instruction.
Path I: Internal Track
By Invitation
Reserved for current members of the Academy (9th/10th grade). Nominations are based on portfolio readiness.
Path II: External Track
By Application
For high-potential juniors not currently enrolled in the Academy. Requires submission of a 10-page (fiction) or 5-page (poetry) writing sample and a 350-word artist statement.
Start Application