About Woven Word Creative Writing Workshops
Woven Word Young Writers offers workshops focused on developing your creative voice and writing style, learning to express emotions through art, and simply enjoying the writing process. Woven Word offers a breath of fresh air to the rule-driven, test-defined writing world students often encounter in schools. Together we build a writers' community and reintroduce writing as something you can do for yourself. Because everyone has something to say, and writing is a powerful way to say it!
Woven Word Young Writers offers after school workshops each week with options for ages 7-18 (see below). Workshops last between one and two hours. In house academic year workshops include two writing periods and snack break. A potluck reading of members work is held in the spring. Virtual workshops are shortened a bit, but still built for relaxing, affirmative social time in a supportive writers "circle" (ok... it's actually a grid...). |
Teen Writers Workshop (Ages 12-18)
Wednesdays 4:30-6:30 in Hadley*
* With Virtual Option
We start with chatting, and a group brainstorm. We read poetry out loud or a reading related to the upcoming prompts. We offer many prompt choices which members are free to ignore if they choose. We write for 30 minutes, then share the work in a circle of affirmative feedback. There is a social/snack break in the middle.
This year we are meeting in person with a virtual option. Writers can join on Zoom if need be and workshops may be fully virtual at times.
Summers on the Houseboat 2024
July 8-12
9 AM - 4 PM
Ages 12-18
$390
This summer Woven Word will offer one week-long full day programs featuring a river houseboat for a fun, intensive writing adventure. If you'd like to learn more about Woven Word Summers on the Houseboat, go to Woven Word Summer Program.
July 8-12
9 AM - 4 PM
Ages 12-18
$390
This summer Woven Word will offer one week-long full day programs featuring a river houseboat for a fun, intensive writing adventure. If you'd like to learn more about Woven Word Summers on the Houseboat, go to Woven Word Summer Program.
Woven Word Young Writers is based in Hadley, Massachusetts. For more specific questions, contact Lynn Bowmaster at Lrbowmaster@gmail.com.
"Every poet is a miniaturist of meaning, building cathedrals
of beauty and truth..."