The Leanne Scholarships
for ages 11-17 - Open for Summer 2025!
YouthWrite is delighted to offer The Leanne Scholarships
for applicants in financial need to attend our camps.
A full or partial scholarship (depending on funds) for those in financial need who are interested in attending the YouthWrite camps. The scholarship is in memoriam of Leanne Palylyk, a young and talented writer and poet who passed at the age of 11.
Selection Process
- Fill out the application form below. Be sure to include all contact information, the gender and age of the applicant (who must be between 11-17 years of age), and an e-mail address.
- With the form, submit a letter from a teacher or parent describing the applicant's writing ability and reasons for applying for the scholarship, including information about financial need.
- Include ONE short sample of the applicant's writing, either 75 words of poetry, two pages double-spaced of prose, or a 1-page comic with a minimum of 3 panels.
- Full or partial scholarship awards are made at the discretion of the coordinator and supervisors, based on the overall application and the applicant's financial need.
- The successful applicant(s) will be notified via e-mail.
- We do receive a lot of applications and ask that you please be patient with our response times.
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Relax Poem
Ahhh
Your hectic day
Is done.
Now you're ready
For some fun.
Have a drink
of sweet champagne,
Do not think
Of stormy rain.
It's warm inside
And comforting,
Sit near the heat
And think of spring.
Relax my dear
And disappear.
by Leanne Palylyk
©1990
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