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Capitol City Young Writers Call Us at (877) 816-7659 in El Dorado Hills, California |
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About Our Nonprofit Organization
Capitol City Young Writers is a national 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to educating and inspiring young writers up to and including high school. Our goal is to educate today's youth on the art and craft of writing, so as to encourage their own love of writing. Students are exposed to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, memoir, screenplay, broadcast radio, songwriting, and many other forms of creative writing.
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CCYW is sponsored by the English Department at Sacramento State University in CA and several student run organizations through the English Department.
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CCYW Youth Advisory Board Members
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In 2007, Elena was awarded first place by The Betty Award for her short fiction tale "My Fairy and Me." In 2008, Elena attended Stanford University's EPGY two week resident program in creative writing, participating with 20 other students from all over the world. Her other interests include singing, playing the piano, guitar, bass clarinet and tenor saxophone. Elena started writing her own music compositions at age 10 and aspires to become a musician, songwriter and singer. |
Elena,
California, Junior High |
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Alexa self-published her fourth YA novel, Confessions from the Heart of A Teenage Girl, at fourteen. She will take part in a teen author panel and will be speaking and signing books for the Reading Specialists Council of Suffolk in January, 2010. Her fifth manuscript, A Blessing In Disguise, is complete. Alexa is working with published author and board member Michele Scott on this manuscript as part of the CCYW Master Mentor Program. Aside from writing, Alexa enjoys playing varsity golf, contributing to the school newspaper, and taking journalism and IB courses. |
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Alexa,
New York, High School |
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Breanne has participated in two National Writing Competitions(NaNoWriMo). She also writes short stories and poetry. Breanne is Secretary of a Creative Writing Club and Student Ambassador for the People to People Organization. As an ambassador, Breanne has traveled to Australia and Washington, DC. This summer, she will travel to Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Her interests include reading, riding her horses, spending time with her animals, and ballroom and salsa dancing. Breanne is participating in the Master Mentor program. |
Breanne,
California, High School |
Alda is a junior in High School in New York. She has completed five fantasy manuscripts and is currently working on a sixth novel, on top of homework and the SAT’s. Being a big nerd (and proud of it), she participates in just about every academic team there is. Aside from writing books that are too long for their own good, Alda enjoys reading, surfing the Internet even though she has other things to do and archery, which she isn’t very good at but will keep at anyway. |
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Alda,
New York, Junior High |
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