Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Welcome to the Hampden Writers' Workshop

First, let me tell you a little bit about myself.

My name is Khaliah Williams and I am a 10 year veteran of the college admission process.

My career in admissions began in 1999.  I was hired as a tour guide and later senior interview when I was an undergraduate student at Sarah Lawrence College. Soon after graduation, I was hired by my alma mater as an admission counselor and later as the Director of Multicultural Recruitment. I have also worked as the Assistant Director of Admission at Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts.

Since 2003 I have been a frequent volunteer as a college counselor with College Summit, a non-profit organization which helps students from underrepresented populations achieve their college goals.

From 2007 until 2010 I took a break from college admissions to attend the Iowa Writers' Workshop where I  received my MFA in Fiction Writing. While in Iowa in was fortunate to have the opportunity to teach undergraduate creative writing classes.

My fiction and non-fiction work has been published in the Hawaii Women's Journal, Frontier Psychiatrist, and most recently on the Book County Blog (a subsidiary of Penguin Books).

I currently live in Baltimore, MD where I work as a college counselor at an independent school.

My Philosophy on the college admission process is a simple one: Applying to college is a journey of self discovery. And, as we say in my office, The Process, "may not always be fair but it can be fun".

This summer I look forward to helping your rising senior discover the colleges that best fit their needs both academically and socially. Battling Writer's Block? I will guide your student as they put together stand out college essays and supplements.

Not in Baltimore? We can conduct our sessions via Skype or Google Hangout. I am also available to do in-person meetings in the NoVa/Washington DC area as well as Philadelphia, Delaware, and New York City.

Services Offered:

College Counseling
College Essay Writing
Mock Admissions Committee (for groups of students or parents)

I will also be hosting two four week creative writing courses (limit 8 students per class) for high school students in the Baltimore City area.

Classes will take place Mondays and Wednesdays from 1PM-3PM
Location: TBA

Session 1: June 23rd-July 18th
Session 2:  July 28th-August 22nd

I also offer MFA manuscript consultations on a case by case basis.

I look forward to helping you through a challenging but exciting process.

For rates and services please email me, Khaliah Williams at:

hampdenwritersworkshop@gmail.com

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