Become a Writing Fellow (part-time)
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Writing Fellows are being sought for the Fall 2012 Cohort. We are accepting applications no later than 1 August, 2012.
Deep is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides creative writing workshops for public school students in Savannah. At the end of each semester, Deep publishes students' work in an anthology-- professionally illustrated, printed, and bound.
Deep’s Writing Fellows are a group of local writers who volunteer to help Savannah’s kids tell stories. The Writing Fellows plan and lead ten writing workshops with as assigned co-teacher, in an assigned Savannah public middle school. Fellows attend a two-day training session and lesson-planning workshop prior to the start of the program. Ten 75-minute workshops take place once-per-week, after-school, some time between the hours of 2:30 and 5pm.
Specific Responsibilities:
•Attend a two-day orientation in September
•Plan with a co-teacher weekly, for ten weeks
•Co-Lead a 75-minute workshop weekly, for ten weeks
•Comment on student writing weekly, for ten weeks
•Compile student work at the end of the ten week series for publication
Qualifications:
•Bachelor’s Degree or higher
•Strong skills in oral and written communication
•An independent, curious, problem-solving attitude
•A love of reading and writing
Perks:
The Deep Writing Fellows is a community of writers. In addition to the privilege of working with our amazing students, the following opportunities are also available to our community.
•A 3-part adult lecture series, led by published authors, on memoir-writing, poetry, and micro-fiction (interns required to attend 1 of 3 workshops)
•The "That Writing Lady" adult lecture series on the teaching of writing, led by our Executive Director and curriculum book author, Catherine Killingsworth (interns required to attend 1 of 3 workshops)
•Opportunity for publication in our new annual publication, "The Deep Dish"
•Critique groups
Writing Fellow Cohort Timelines:
Fall: September – December (applications due 1 Aug)
Spring: February – May (applications due 1 Jan)
All aspiring or professional writers, graduate students, professors, teachers, or other curious persons should apply. Undergraduates may apply to our highly competitive Writing Fellow Internship program.
To apply, please email a resume and a brief note about why you're interested in this opportunity. Qualified applicants will be asked to fill out a quick application and to sit for an interview.
Qualified former volunteers must only send an email with a note (no resume required).
Compensation
•This is a volunteer or internship opportunity (unpaid)
Sarah
sarah [at] deepkids [dot] com
deepkids.com
Note: This opportunity is not affiliated with the Savannah Writers Group (I simply stumbled across it online).
Deep is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides creative writing workshops for public school students in Savannah. At the end of each semester, Deep publishes students' work in an anthology-- professionally illustrated, printed, and bound.
Deep’s Writing Fellows are a group of local writers who volunteer to help Savannah’s kids tell stories. The Writing Fellows plan and lead ten writing workshops with as assigned co-teacher, in an assigned Savannah public middle school. Fellows attend a two-day training session and lesson-planning workshop prior to the start of the program. Ten 75-minute workshops take place once-per-week, after-school, some time between the hours of 2:30 and 5pm.
Specific Responsibilities:
•Attend a two-day orientation in September
•Plan with a co-teacher weekly, for ten weeks
•Co-Lead a 75-minute workshop weekly, for ten weeks
•Comment on student writing weekly, for ten weeks
•Compile student work at the end of the ten week series for publication
Qualifications:
•Bachelor’s Degree or higher
•Strong skills in oral and written communication
•An independent, curious, problem-solving attitude
•A love of reading and writing
Perks:
The Deep Writing Fellows is a community of writers. In addition to the privilege of working with our amazing students, the following opportunities are also available to our community.
•A 3-part adult lecture series, led by published authors, on memoir-writing, poetry, and micro-fiction (interns required to attend 1 of 3 workshops)
•The "That Writing Lady" adult lecture series on the teaching of writing, led by our Executive Director and curriculum book author, Catherine Killingsworth (interns required to attend 1 of 3 workshops)
•Opportunity for publication in our new annual publication, "The Deep Dish"
•Critique groups
Writing Fellow Cohort Timelines:
Fall: September – December (applications due 1 Aug)
Spring: February – May (applications due 1 Jan)
All aspiring or professional writers, graduate students, professors, teachers, or other curious persons should apply. Undergraduates may apply to our highly competitive Writing Fellow Internship program.
To apply, please email a resume and a brief note about why you're interested in this opportunity. Qualified applicants will be asked to fill out a quick application and to sit for an interview.
Qualified former volunteers must only send an email with a note (no resume required).
Compensation
•This is a volunteer or internship opportunity (unpaid)
Sarah
sarah [at] deepkids [dot] com
deepkids.com
Note: This opportunity is not affiliated with the Savannah Writers Group (I simply stumbled across it online).
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