MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Publishers and Author’s Association has announced that the Young Writers Storytelling Workshop will be back for a second year and has grown since its debut in 2024.

This year, the workshop will have additional break-out sessions for the students to choose from. It will run from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time Saturday, May 17, at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette.

“The workshop will run in parallel to UPPAA’s main conference, but the sessions will be aimed at a youthful audience who are beginning their writing journeys,” said Rehema Clarken of Hancock, who is the workshop chair.

Last year, four award-winning authors taught the basics of storytelling, but this year, participants will have more to choose from with breakout sessions in the afternoon.

The additional sessions are designed especially for returning participants to help them further develop their writing skills. These sessions, led by published authors and industry professionals, will cover topics such as creating vivid characters, dynamic plots and engaging settings, as well as writing for journalism and editing to publish.

Like the UPPAA spring conference, participants in the Young Writers Storytelling Workshop will sign up for the tracks they wish to participate in, have additional writing time in each breakout, and a question and answer session with a panel of authors during the lunch break.

Enrollment for workshop is now open.

The workshop fee is $25 per student for the general public. Children of UPPAA members with family membership packages can attend for free. A limited number of need-based scholarships are available, contact storytelling@uppaa.org for details.