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Our after-school workshops and weekend intensives give young visionaries the chance to connect, get creative, build their writing collections, and ask for feedback on their work. We offer both in-person and virtual options, as well as financial assistance, to ensure that all writers can participate.

Workshops are organized by age group. Scroll down for age groups 12-15 and 15-18!

AGES 9-12

Like tarot cards, oracle cards can inspire and guide our intuition and creativity. Come learn new ways to generate writing of any genre with basic spreads and writing exercises.

While you are permitted to bring your own deck, we’ll be using a special Samhain oracle card deck for our writing, just in time for fall festivities! 

FOR AGES 12-15

Dungeons & Dragons is a collective storytelling game played amongst friends with dice telling you what you can and can't do. You are cordially invited to come play D&D over the course of six weeks in this online campaign -- to build a character and go on an adventure with us. What makes this particular D&D game unique is that we will be taking breaks to allow writers space to write the story of their character, with the hope that -- at the end of the workshop -- the story will continue.

If this is the void Nietzsche warned us about, then we don’t see what the big deal is. Why? In this workshop, students will merely dive into stories of the uncanny, the unknowable, and the cosmically weird. Drawing inspiration from contemporary as well as classic authors, we’ll write strange tales and terrifying worlds that defy logic and linger long after the last page.

Word + Well: Journaling for Mental Wellness is a reflective class that helps students explore their thoughts and emotions through guided journaling. Each session offers calming prompts, creative exercises, and mindfulness techniques designed to support emotional awareness and resilience. Participants will learn how writing can be a powerful tool for self-care, stress relief, and personal growth. No writing experience is needed, just an open heart and a curious mind.

Dungeons & Dragons is a collective storytelling game played amongst friends with dice telling you what you can and can't do. You are cordially invited to come play D&D over the course of six weeks in this online campaign -- to build a character and go on an adventure with us. What makes this particular D&D game unique is that we will be taking breaks to allow writers space to write the story of their character, with the hope that -- at the end of the workshop -- the story will continue.

Being neurodivergent can be fun, strange, confusing, exhilarating, and heartbreaking…all within the same five minutes. 

This workshop is designed for those who want to celebrate and vent all of the nuances of living with ADHD, autism, Tourette Syndrome, and others that fall under the neurodivergent umbrella. We’ll use both visual and written prompts to create our pieces and share them with one another.

FOR AGES 15-18

Flow & Fiction: Writing Through Yoga is a playful one-day class that combines gentle movement with creative storytelling. Through simple yoga poses and guided breathing, students will tap into their imaginations and bring characters and adventures to life. After moving their bodies, they'll settle into a fun writing activity inspired by what they felt and imagined. This class encourages self-expression, mindfulness, and creativity all in one joyful session!

In this 3-hour workshop , students will learn the basics of film criticism. Students will learn about and have the opportunity to apply film theory to their writing, with a focus on how to translate visual elements and their effects into words, and how those elements interact with story components like plot, character, and theme. Upon completion of the workshop, students will have written a piece of film criticism or essay about one of their favorite films, genres, or filmmakers, and leave with a stronger understanding of cinematic technique and how to verbalize what is unique about the art form of film.

Word + Well: Journaling for Mental Wellness is a reflective class that helps students explore their thoughts and emotions through guided journaling. Each session offers calming prompts, creative exercises, and mindfulness techniques designed to support emotional awareness and resilience. Participants will learn how writing can be a powerful tool for self-care, stress relief, and personal growth. No writing experience is needed, just an open heart and a curious mind.

During this 3-hour workshop, students will learn about Diary Films, a type of personal essay film that comes from the mid-century American Experimental movement. Students will write a personal essay or “diary entry,” and choose images that express the feelings and themes of their essay. This class will focus on the use of visual metaphor and how to express verbal ideas through figurative visual language.