About

The Alpha SF/F/H Workshop for Young Writers is a workshop for writers ages 14-19 who are passionate about writing science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Young writers from as far away as New Zealand have traveled to Greensburg, PA for ten days of intensive writing experience with guest authors such as Tamora Pierce, Ellen Kushner, and Holly Black.

If you want to learn more about Alpha, you can read what previous students have to say about the workshop (short version: it is awesome) or take a look at the list of Alpha graduates’ publications and awards.

As alumni of the workshop, we don’t want any young writer to miss out on something this amazing. So, we’re raising money to support Alpha’s scholarship fund. While the workshop keeps tuition costs as low as possible, some students still need financial aid in order to attend.

We are currently planning an auction of genre- and writing-related goods and services, to be held January 13-20, 2012. (If you’d like to donate an item to be auctioned, this post has more details.) In addition to the auction, anyone who donates to the workshop will receive an anthology of flash fiction, written and illustrated by Alpha alumni.

More details to follow. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at alphawritersworkshop (at) gmail (dot) com.