Writing Workshops for Students & Adults
October & November
click on any of the classes below to learn more about that session
- October 8, 15 and 22: Amazing Essays for College and Scholarships (grades 10 - 12) $100
- October 9, 16, 23: Terrifying Tales: Halloween Edition (grades 6 - 8) $75
- October 11 and 18: Creating Collage Books (grades 3 - 6) $75
- October 14, 21, November 4, 11, 18: Young Playwrights (Grades 9 - 12) $100
January & February
- Jan 6, 21, February 4, March 4, 18: Developing and Crafting the Short Story (adult) $300
- January 8, 15, 29, February 5, 12, 19: More Comic Creations (grades 3 -6) $100
- January 12, 26, February 2, 9, 16, 23: Winter Warm-up (grades 6 - 8) $100
Space in each session is limited. Both payment and registration must be completed to hold your spot in the class.
*Payment must be made online with a credit card at the time of registration.
A limited number of scholarships are available
Apply for a SCHOLARSHIP for a student workshop
Apply for a SCHOLARSHIP for an adult workshop
*Alternative payment methods may be arranged. Contact Jill Tewsley at [email protected].
*Payment must be made online with a credit card at the time of registration.
A limited number of scholarships are available
Apply for a SCHOLARSHIP for a student workshop
Apply for a SCHOLARSHIP for an adult workshop
*Alternative payment methods may be arranged. Contact Jill Tewsley at [email protected].
Amazing Essays for College and Scholarships (Grades 10 -12)
To register for this workshop be sure to complete the registration form as well as process your payment by clicking on the BUY NOW button. It is recommended that you complete the registration process first.
Amazing Essays for College and ScholarshipsWednesday
October 8, 15 and 22 6 - 8 PM Grades 10 - 12 Are you putting off writing the college essay that may change the course of your future?! Relax, take a deep breath...and register today. This is an opportunity to get ahead of the college application and scholarship cycles. Craft personalized essays that showcases you as the unique student and individual you are! Don’t put this off – college admission and scholarship deadlines are fast approaching! Instructor: Margaret Goeman |
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Young Playwrights (Grades 9 -12)
To register for this workshop be sure to complete the registration form as well as process your payment by clicking on the BUY NOW button. It is recommended that you complete the registration process first.
Young PlaywrightsTuesday
October 14, 21, November 4, 11, 18 6-8pm. Grades 9 - 12 Learn the craft of script writing from story development to dialog to formatting and script-writing conventions and write a script of your own. Writers will have an opportunity to start and flesh out a script for the fun of it or to submit to the Young Playwrights competition. There will plenty of opportunity for learning new skills, writing, and gaining feedback from peers and teacher. Instructor: TBA |
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Terrifying Tales - Halloween Edition (Grades 6 - 8)
To register for this workshop be sure to complete the registration form as well as process your payment by clicking on the BUY NOW button. It is recommended that you complete the registration process first.
Terrifying Tales - Halloween EditionThursday
October 9, 16, 23 5pm-7pm Grades 6 - 8 The best scary stories are filled with eerie suspense and creepy details, and what better to inspire both but Halloween?! What if the trick-or-treaters aren’t human children? When a jack-o-lantern speaks, what will it say? Suppose you are lost in a cemetery on All-Hallows-Eve? What happens on Halloween is up to you, the writer! Model stories and interactive writing exercises will help you write your most bone-chilling tale yet! Instructor: Erin Fitzpatrick |
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Winter Warm-Up (Grades 6 - 8)
To register for this workshop be sure to complete the registration form as well as process your payment by clicking on the BUY NOW button. It is recommended that you complete the registration process first.
Winter Warm-UpMonday
January 12, 26, February 2, 9, 16, 23 5pm-6:30pm. Grades 6 - 8 Winter is a season of long, dark, and cold months. What better way to brighten up the short days and ease the frigid temps than with a good short story and a warm beverage?! Using the sparkle of snow, the gleam of ice, the blade of a skate, or the bluster of the wind, we will let winter INSPIRE us. This workshop will be an interactive adventure into writing short stories. Hot chocolate included in registration. Instructor: Erin Fitzpatrick |
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Creating Collage Books (Grades 3 - 6)
To register for this workshop be sure to complete the registration form as well as process your payment by clicking on the BUY NOW button. It is recommended that you complete the registration process first.
Creating Collage BooksSaturday
October 11 and 18 9am-12pm Grades 3 - 6 Write and illustrate your own children’s book! This two day workshop will get you using your imagination to write fun stories and your hands to create unique collage illustrations! You’ll end up with a book that you can take home to enjoy or to give away as a holiday gift! All supplies for this class are included in the registration. Instructor: Christina Collins |
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More Comic Creations (Grades 3 - 6)
To register for this workshop be sure to complete the registration form as well as process your payment by clicking on the BUY NOW button. It is recommended that you complete the registration process first.
More Comic CreationsThursday
January 8, 15, 29 and February 5, 12, 19 5pm-6:30pm Grades 3 - 6 Love drawing? Love writing crazy stories? Love reading comics and cartoons? Then this workshop is the one for you! Learn to combine story-telling and art to create comics of your own. Instructor: Christina Collins |
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Developing and Crafting the Short Story (Adult)
CLASS FULL - REGISTRATION CLOSED
January 6 (Tuesday) , 21 (Wednesday), February 4 (Tuesday), March 4 (Tuesday), 18 (Tuesday)
6 - 8 PM Adult workshop This short story workshop will focus on the initial aspects of writing a short story, and the process of crafting those elements and impulses into final form. We will spend time discussing various ways to enter into the story telling process and we will also discuss the importance of detail and imagery in the creation of writing short fiction. Our emphasis will be on helping each workshop participant develop an organic process rather than adhering to a set notion of how a story comes into being and how it is crafted into a memorable piece of writing. The goal is to produce one short story during the course of the workshop. Class time will be divided between discussion of assigned reading, in class writing and discussion/critique of participant work. Each participant will be given individualized critique and personalized attention. This is a workshop designed for any level of writer, from beginner to one who has spent many hours at the keyboard working a story into being. The style of the workshop is low-key, informal and decidedly organic and free-flowing. Instructor: Michael Delp was an instructor of creative writing at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan. His literary works have been recognized and highlighted at Wayne State University in their Made in Michigan Series. He is known for writing about nature, especially fishing and water. |
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