Creative Writing Workshop

Every great story starts somewhere — and this workshop is where yours begins. The Creative Writing Workshop is a hands-on course for middle school students who want to write fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, scripts, and more with real skill and confidence. You'll build fully realized characters, map out plots that grip readers from the first page to the last, and develop a distinctive voice that's unmistakably yours. Along the way, you'll write, share, get feedback, and revise — because that's how writers actually grow. Whether you're a first-time storyteller or someone with notebooks full of ideas waiting to be shaped, this workshop gives you the tools, techniques, and community to make your writing come alive.

Finding Your Voice Across Genres You'll explore how tone, perspective, and audience shape writing while experimenting with fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and scriptwriting to discover where your strengths lie.

Characters and Plot Structure You'll build characters with rich backstories, clear motivations, and believable flaws, then map plots across the full narrative arc using conflict, foreshadowing, and suspense to keep readers hooked.

Setting, Imagery, and Dialogue You'll use sensory details and fresh figurative language to make settings feel real, and write dialogue that sounds natural while revealing character and moving the story forward.

Revision, Feedback, and Your Portfolio You'll practice self-editing for structure, pacing, clarity, and style, trade constructive feedback with fellow writers, and shape your pieces into a portfolio of original work.