Students Reflect on the 2017 Summer Workshop
By Gabrielle Schwabauer, Staff Writer
After nearly two months of effort, the 2017 OYAN Summer Workshop Journal is finally complete!
The Summer Workshop: Take Off Your Mask
By Eve Fitzsimmons, Student Contributor
Once upon a time, there was a girl. This girl was quiet, shy, super introverted, and really liked
corners. Drawing attention to herself was off limits. She prayed that people would just smile
and keep walking.
Writing Workshops: How to Sharpen Your Focus
By Tineke Bryson, Staff Writer
What are writing workshops supposed to do for us? Whatever it is, how do we make sure it happens? Can we leap into more than one pool of opportunity?
Why a College Grad Chose to Start His Next Chapter with Our Writing Workshop
By Jim Viebke, Guest Contributor
My journey to the 2017 Winter Workshop began seven years earlier when I first started using The One Year Adventure Novel (or “OYAN”). This is not just a story about the Winter Workshop, but also a story about how the workshop played an important part in my journey as a writer.
A Writer to Her Younger Self
By Sarah Noé, Staff Writer
The saying goes that hindsight is 20/20, and I’ve certainly had moments of discovery that I wish I could pass back to my younger self. Alas, I am without a functioning time-travel device, hence I wrote up this open letter of sorts instead.