After-School Writing Workshops

 2008 Spring Writing Workshops

Experiment with the art of writing

• Workshops are eight week, fee-based, 90 minute, 4:00 - 5:30 pm, limited to 10 participants
• Tuition based: some partial scholarships available
• Tuition for classes held in bookstores is $75
• Tuition for classes on UO campus is $95
• Snack & writing supplies provided to fortify creativity

Community reading & dessert reception for all Spring workshop participants Wednesday, June 4, 2008, 7:00 PM, Borders Books & Music, 5 Oakway Center, Eugene

Mess with Words
Exercise your creativity in action packed word-play. Mess with storytelling, make out-loud poems; cut, glue and dangle words. Tell, illustrate, act and imagine both solo and in teams.
Led by Shannon Sprouse, these YWA workshops are hosted by UO Youth Enrichment/TAG and held at 1533 Moss Street (east side of UO campus).
• Ages 7-10
Choose Mondays or Thursdays

Mondays, April 7-June 2
(no class 5/26, Memorial Day)
or
Thursdays, April 10-May 29

Late registration welcome!

Mentor with an Author
Young writers ages 9-18 meet with an author* while discovering writers your age. Share bits from favorite books, test different writing tips, prepare for publishing, read on the radio & participate in an evening reading. (*See author bios below)

• Ages 9 - 11: Wednesdays, April 9-May 28
Classes led by Deborah Narin-Wells held at Borders Books and Music, 5 Oakway Center.
Classes led by Sara Burant held at Barnes & Noble, 1163 Valley River Drive.

Middle School: Mondays, April 7-June 2
Note: no workshop May 26, Memorial Day
Classes led by Deborah Narin-Wells held at Barnes & Noble, 1163 Valley River Drive.
Classes led by Louisa Lindsay-Sprouse held at Borders Books and Music, 5 Oakway Center.

Teens (ages 12- 18): Science Fiction/Fantasy: Mondays, April 7-June 2
Note: no workshop May 26, Memorial Day
Led by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Classes held at Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette Street

High School: Creative writing, Wednesdays, April 9-May 28
Led by Carter McKenzie
Classes held at Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette Street

YWA Contact: Louisa Lindsay-Sprouse: ywalouisa@aol.com

Registration details:
1.) Group size is limited to 10 participants, so reserve your space with full or partial tuition
2.) Print out and complete the registration form found at the bottom of this page
3.) Classes for ages 7-8 make checks out to UO ($95); all other classes make check out to YWA ($75).
3.) Mail completed registration form and check to: YWA/Workshops, P.O.B. 51538, Eugene, OR 97405
4.) You will receive a confirmation postcard through the mail

YWA Fall ‘08 WORKSHOPS START the 2nd WEEK IN OCTOBER