2022 FLEX Essay Contest & Writing Workshop
NorCal competition in partnership with the India Community Center
SoCal competition in partnership with FLEX Irvine
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
- 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
- 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
Event 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