Richmond Young Writers’ Spring Intensives introduce young writers to the art and joy of creative writing. Students may bring their own journals, or if they prefer, have one provided for them. Student work from each class will culminate in a zine or book that young writers will be able to take home at the end of each session. We can’t wait to work with young writers- old and new!
Scholarships!
This spring, we have eight full scholarship opportunities available for young writers who might not otherwise have the chance to write with us. In order to apply for a scholarship, young writers should email a paragraph about why they love writing to richmondyoungwriters@gmail.com two weeks prior to the class they would like to attend. Scholarships will be awarded on a “first come, first served” basis.
Locations!
Chop Suey Books (in Carytown across from the Byrd Theatre) 2913 West Cary Street, 23220
Studio Two Three (Across from Rostov’s) 1617 West Main Street, 23220
Contact!
Email: richmondyoungwriters@gmail.com
Bird Cox: 276-252-5477
Julie Geen: 804-244-1566
Valley Haggard: 804-822-1680
REGISTRATION!
Each spring intensive is $90. Feel free to register your child for multiple classes! Please fill out a registration form for each class that you wish to register for. Payment may be made by clicking on the PAYPAL link below each class description or by mailing a check payable to Richmond Young Writers to RYW/ 1202 Hillside Avenue/ Richmond, VA 23229. Questions? Please email richmondyoungwriters@gmail.com.
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS!
Character Craze, ages 8-10
Wednesdays, February 1-22 with Valley Haggard
Chop Suey Books
Does your ballerina have a mohawk and like to play chess in the desert? Is your Uncle Bob a rock star living in Atlantis? Individually and together we’ll create as many zany, bizarre and seriously silly characters as our imaginations will allow, giving each creation lives, stories and poems of their own.
Before going to Paypal, please follow the link below to fill out our registration form!
Registration Form!
Mouthin’ Off: The Craft of Dialogue, ages 11-13
Tuesdays, February 7-28 with Bird Cox
Chop Suey Books
Katniss Everdeen doesn’t sound like Hermione Granger, who definitely doesn’t sound like Frodo Baggins. To make your characters really come alive, they’ve got to speak like real people: with their own dialects, slang, speech patterns and vocabulary! Learn how to make it happen as we explore writing, listening and partner exercises designed to sharpen up your casts of unique voices.
Before going to Paypal, please follow the link below to fill out our registration form!
Registration Form!
Magical Creatures, ages 8-10
Mondays, March 5-26, 4:30-6pm with Julie Geen
Chop Suey Books
Dragons, Unicorns, Faeries, Wizards and Wonder! Create your own world with your own fantastical creatures. We will go a little wild making our own worlds out of words and populating them with creatures from our imaginations.
Before going to Paypal, please follow the link below to fill out our registration form!
Registration Form!
Seriously Surreal, ages 11-13
Wednesdays, March 7-28, 4:30-6pm with Valley Haggard
Chop Suey Books
In the world of surrealism, sometimes two plus two equals a purple biker gang playing Twister on the moon. Time folds, walls melt and people are easily mistaken for large broccoli trees. Play with language and bend the rules as you know them to create stories and poems that are truly “above reality.”
Before going to Paypal, please follow the link below to fill out our registration form!
Registration Form!
Poetry & The Real World, ages 14-16
Tuesdays, March 13 - April 3 with Bird Cox
Chop Suey Books
Many modern poets depend on atmospheres, voices and the experience of living their regular daily lives for the kind of rich material that transforms wildly on the page. We’ll be reading a few ‘real world’ poets for inspiration, then developing our mundane experiences into a collection of vivid, revelatory free-form poems.
Before going to Paypal, please follow the link below to fill out our registration form!
Registration Form!
GIANT SQUID INC. – ages 11-13
Wednesdays, April 4-25 with Bird Cox
Studio Two Three
Giant Squid Inc. features a different method of combining writing and art each session, and in this class, we’ll be creating our own stamp blocks with which to print images that correlate to our written work! Giant Squid encourages students who are already writing on their own to push further, go deeper and transform their brightest, most revelatory ideas into refined written work and imagery.
Before going to Paypal, please follow the link below to fill out our registration form!
Registration Form!
Writing the Dark Side, ages 11-13
Mondays, April 16 - May 7 4:30-6pm with Julie Geen
Chop Suey Books
Vampires, Werewolves Zombies and Aliens! We will create our own tales from the dark side and write our way to safety. Exploring the corners of our minds unlocks creative powers that are ours to use to make our own worlds.
Before going to Paypal, please follow the link below to fill out our registration form!
Before going to Paypal, please follow the link below to fill out our registration form!
Registration Form!
Stranger Than Fiction, ages 14-16
Wednesdays, April 18- May 9, 4:30-6 pm with Valley Haggard
Chop Suey Books
Did that really just happen? You can’t make this stuff up! Sometimes the world that we experience is even stranger than the world we read about. Using our own dreams, observations and memories we’ll write our truths and then experiment with transforming those truths into flash fiction, stories and vignettes.
Before going to Paypal, please follow the link below to fill out our registration form!
Registration Form!
