Under the direction of Dr. Maria Lester and with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the inaugural free Summer Creative Writing Workshop at the John Updike Childhood Home concluded—after perhaps giving a boost to a new generation of writers who got to spend a week thinking and writing inside the house where a young John Updike said his own “creative eggs were hatched.” Here are some scenes from the week. We’ll all look forward to seeing what these young talents will publish in the future.