Creative Writing
If you adore the written word, constantly look for new sources of inspiration, and want to communicate more clearly, effectively and creatively – welcome to our creative writing workshop!
We cover form, style and critical mechanics. We address character development, story line, dialogue, and we consider effective modes of writing. Through a variety of projects, students apply critical tools to their writing, such as journaling, first-person expression, reporting and writing in response. Students learn to bring clarity and nuance to their work.
The instructor guides the class, and students benefit from a workshop environment. Girls read their work aloud and review peers’ writing. They offer and receive criticism in a productive and appropriate way and edit their own work by integrating constructive feedback.
Last summer, the writers also led story slams and participated in local open-mic nights! All students contributed to a final anthology – a printed and bound piece they bring home.
No writer writes in a vacuum. Students truly come away from this program with a greater tool kit for inspiring and developing their own work. For girls who would enjoy spending their whole session honing their writing, we recommend The Zine as a great counterpart to this class.