Nonprofit Organization & Writing Workshops

Capitol City Young Writers

Call Us at (877) 816-7659 in El Dorado Hills, California

About Our Nonprofit Organization
Capitol City Young Writers is a national 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to educating and mentoring junior high and high school writers as well as avid readers. Our goal is to educate today's youth on the art and business of writing, so as to encourage and support their future career aspirations in the writing industry. Students are exposed to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, memoir, screenplay, broadcast radio, songwriting, and many other forms of creative writing to show the diversity of careers available to them.

Service Area: Nationwide

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CCYW Master Mentor Program

CCYW is a mentoring program based upon the dedication and spirit of volunteers. CCYW offers a diverse and distinctive group of published authors and professional writers to work directly with young writers in the Master Mentor Program. This program will match experts with members who have shown exceptional talent and dedication to the art and craft of writing in a diverse group of fields from fiction, journalism, screenwriting and more. The objective is to foster creative talents and develop professional skills. By merging opportunity, knowledge, and a social networking, CCYW can offer guidance and support as members’ educational and professional careers advance. Invitation to this advanced mentoring program is by application and invitation only. Acceptance into this program and/or working with a published author is not a promise of representation or publication. This program is offered only to provide guidance and education.

We are in the process of matching published author Michele Scott with a young writer for the Master Mentor Program. (2012)

http://michelescott.com

Alexa, a New York high school student and CCYW youth advisory board member will be working on her fifth YA manuscript, A Blessing in Disguise, with published author Shirley Jump. www.shirleyjump.com (2010)

Emily, a high school student in Washington, worked with published author Eldon Thompson on her seventh full-length manuscript, Queen of the Underworld. www.eldonthompson.com (Summer 2009)