Richmond Young Writers: February 2010

2/3/10

RICHMOND YOUNG WRITERS, Summer 2010

Spend a week creative writing with professional writers! Explore the ins and outs of group and individual writing exercises through journaling, people-watching, character development, zine-making poetry and prose.

Each session of Richmond Young Writers will meet from 2-5 pm at Chop Suey Books in the heart of Carytown. Three professional writers will teach special workshops on Tuesday-Thursday each week, culminating in a live reading at the Byrd Theatre on Friday afternoon.

Stay tuned for updates about each specific writer and workshops!

Session 1: June 21- June 25, ages 10-14

Session 2: June 28- July 2, ages 10-14

Session 3: July 5- July 9, ages 10-14

Session 4: July 12- July 16, ages 14-17

RYW 2009: 35 Young Writers, 18 Schools.

"I was surprised how much I liked memoir writing and nonfiction."
-Liz, 13

"I learned that I like to write all kinds of things."
-Willa, 11

"That in some ways I love writing and in some ways I hate it."
- Tony, 12

"I was surprised how much I could write in 5 minutes."
-Katie, 11

"This class was awesome!"
-Alina, 10

"I learned that I can write well."
-Imran, 12

"I had a much easier time writing than I thought I would."
-Emma, 12

"It was totally and utterly FABULOUS!"
-Katie, 12

"I learned that when I was urged to write, I had a lot of ideas." - Daniel, 12

"This week was awesome! I liked all the writing assignments."
- Kia, 15

"I was surprised by what I was good at that I thought I wasn't."
-Hannah, 14

"I learned that I can write about anything I want."
-Aleena, 12

"I learned that I have more potential than I thought."
- Lee, 10

"Good class! Wish it was 4 hours, not 3!"
-Noah, 12

"I learned that if I push myself, I think I can write better."
-Hannah, 12

"I learned that I wasn't as bad at poetry as I thought."
-Nechama, 12

"I am strong with describing things. I love writing poems and fairytales."
- Beatrice, 10

"I was surprised how fun this class was."
- Billy, 12

Richmond Young Writers

2/3/10

RYW 2009: 35 Young Writers, 18 Schools.

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