Atlantic Center for the Arts
your word: 2010 Teen Creative Writing Residency
Sunday, July 25 - Saturday, August 7
@ Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
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* Application Deadline March 26, 2010 - Notification of acceptance status will be mailed in late April.
 Facilities and Housing
Atlantic Center for the Arts is located on 69 acres in New Smyrna Beach and represents the interaction between nature, environment and creativity.
Teen writers will reside in two buildings containing 28 private housing units (4 handicap-accessible), located a short walk from the studios and furnished with double bed, private bathroom, work desk, small refrigerator, and linens.
 The housing units constitute private space for each participant, with communal meeting space outside the individual suites. Each structure contains 14 units, providing space for participants, 24 hour chaperones, 1 ACA resident intern, and the supervising ACA staff member. The your word Fellow, an emerging writer who participates in the program by providing assistance and mentorship, also resides in participant housing.
Atlantic Center’s award-winning studio complex includes seven artists’ studios, digital media lab, dining hall, library, administration building, and the 5,000 square foot Pabst Visitor Center & Gallery. With the exception of the housing units, the campus is entirely wireless. [ Studios, Facilities and Housing ]
About New Smyrna Beach
New Smyrna Beach is a quiet seaside retreat on Florida's east central coast, located at the mouth of the Ponce de Leon Inlet. The Inlet serves as the gateway to the historic and picturesque Indian River-Intracoastal Waterway. Bounded on the south by the 57,000-acre Canaveral National Seashore and on the north by Smyrna Dunes Park, New Smyrna Beach is a refuge for many endangered species of wildlife.
Additional Information
your word: Teen Creative Writing Residency
Atlantic Center for the Arts
1414 Art Center Avenue
New Smyrna Beach, Florida 32168
Phone 386.423.1753
Email Sarah Higgins, Community Arts Manager
shiggins@atlanticcenterforthearts.org
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