Calling all would be alchemists, mad scientists, and wizards! When we begin to combine words, a limitless number of creations become possible and there is an endless supply of language already out in the world, ready to be collected. We will treat this workshop as a laboratory for mixing up new, strange, delightful, frightening, and wonderful creations from a wide variety of unlikely sources. Each week, students will be assigned to search for “raw materials” (drawn from history, literature, nature, science, pop culture, fine arts, and more) to bring to the next class for experimentation. We will process, refine, assemble, deconstruct, and reassemble these materials into stories, poems, essays, and whatever else our creative brains decide to make. The goal is to make new writing, learn revision skills, and hone our ability to listen carefully to the world of language around us.
All enrolled students will have the opportunity to publish work in the 2026 issue of the National Writers Series’ Literary Journal.
Registration Required:
https://nationalwritersseries.org/raising-writers/writing-classes/
Class Date: Thursdays, September 11- October 16
Class Time: 5:30 - 7:00PM
Class Size: 10-12
Age Group: Middle School; Grades 5-8
Location: Hybrid, first and last class at the Elk Rapids District Library, intervening classes on Zoom
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