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2022 FLEX Essay Contest & Writing Workshop

NorCal competition in partnership with the India Community Center
SoCal competition in partnership with FLEX Irvine

Yoon
        leading workshop

Win a Summer Workshop with The Stanford Daily! Earn College Scholarship Awards!

Students from grades 6-12 will hone their writing skills in a supportive academic environment. Professional writing teachers, including one of this year’s PEN America Literary Award winners, Yoon Choi, create a dynamic and fun environment to discuss various current event topics, learn to write persuasively, and draft essays.

Students will be given a topic to write about. This experience will be a great way for writers at all levels (from the beginner to the most accomplished) to improve their writing skills in a low-pressure environment.

Wordsmith your way into an unforgettable summer experience with the journalism team at The Stanford Daily, the newspaper of Stanford University.

Featured Instructors

9th-12th Grade: Yoon Choi, FLEX HeadStart English & Writing, Program Director

Yoon Choi
  • Winner of the PEN/Robert W Bingham Prize
  • Guest Writing Lecturer at Stanford, USC, State University of NY, Chapman University and more
  • Stanford University Stegner Writing Fellow
  • Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) Instructor and Curriculum Developer

6th-8th Grade: Dr. Henry Rownd, FLEX College Prep Principal Instructor

Dr. Henry Rownd
  • B.A. from Carleton College & PhD from Stanford University
  • Teaching Subjects: AP English Language Composition, College Essay, and Creative Writing

Upcoming Contest/Workshop Dates

For more information, contact academics@flexcollegeprep.com

India Community Center

Event Flyer

2022 NorCal Essay Contest Flyer 2022 SoCal Essay Contest Flyer

Competition Dates

  • NorCal: Sat 5/21, 9-11am
    India Community Center
    525 Los Coches St.
    Milpitas, CA 95035
  • SoCal: Sat 5/21, 3-5pm
    FLEX Irvine
    2860 Michelle Dr. #220
    Irvine, CA 92606

Entry Fees

  • $50: Regular Price
  • $25: Early-Bird (by May 19, 2022)

2-Hour Workshop

  • 1st Hour: Instruction
  • 2nd Hour: Writing

High School Prizes

  • Grand: Stanford Daily Experience + $200 Scholarship + Workshop*
  • 1st: $150 Scholarship + Workshop*
  • 2nd: $100 Scholarship + Workshop*
  • 3 Runners-Up: Workshop*

* HS Summer Writing Workshop with Yoon Choi

Middle School Prizes

  • 1st: $200 Scholarship + Workshop*
  • 2nd: $150 Scholarship + Workshop*
  • 3rd: $100 Scholarship + Workshop*
  • 3 Runners-Up: Workshop*

* MS Summer Writing Workshop with Dr. Henry Rownd

All participants will receive a Writing Guidebook and Certificate of Completion.
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