ABAC to host Young Writers Conference

TIFTON — The English and Communication Department at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College will offer a virtual Young Writers Conference from 9 a.m. until noon on June 25.

Wendy Harrison, the department chair for English and Communication at ABAC, said the conference is open to ninth-grade students through college students. There is no charge for the conference, but participants must register at https://link.abac.edu/YWC2022.

“The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Your South, Your Story,’ and workshops this year will focus on ‘Reading Like a Writer,’ ‘Publishing Dos and Don’ts,’ and ‘World-Building,’ in which students will create their own worlds in writing,” Harrison said. “Workshops will be led by ABAC faculty, who are themselves published writers and can offer both practical and technical advice to student writers.

“We’re excited about the opportunity to offer this conference virtually because students who may not have the time or means to travel to Tifton will have the chance to attend.”

Full-time ABAC students and those students who will be full-time at ABAC in the fall term can qualify to receive scholarship support toward their ABAC tuition.

For more information about the conference, contact Harrison at [email protected] or (229) 391-4962.

The Department of English and Communication at ABAC offers a bachelor’s degree in Writing and Communication. Anyone interested in more information about ABAC’s Writing and Communication degree can visit the ABAC website at https://catalog.abac.edu/programs/BS-WRCOM.

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