Prose Workshop

In this course, writers work intensively to create compelling prose through study, critique, and experimentation. We read and discuss age-appropriate stories by published authors and complete daily generative writing exercises geared toward specific craft topics such as point of view, tone, character, and temporality. Each student will have at least one story workshop, in which they receive creative and constructive feedback on their own writing from their peers and instructor. The objective of this story workshop is to generate enthusiasm for narrative possibilities in revision. Through the exchange of work and ideas, as well as shared creative risk-taking, our learning environment becomes a supportive community of writers.

Poetry Workshop

In this course, writers work intensively on creating compelling poetry through study, critique, and experimentation. We read and discuss age-appropriate poems by published authors in order to deepen our understanding of what makes a poem meaningful and impactful. We complete daily generative exercises geared toward specific craft topics such as diction and syntax, metaphor, tone, and the poetic line. Each student will have at least two poem workshops, in which they receive creative and constructive critique on their own writing. The objective of this poetry workshop is to learn the fundamentals of poetry at the same time that we experiment, play, and—best of all—challenge what can be done with language.