Woven Word Writing Workshop
Registration
Woven Word is a safe space where I feel that I can really be myself. I've written some of my favorite poems and stories and met unforgettable friends.
- Ollie Mae
- Ollie Mae
Woven Word Young Writers Workshop is dedicated to fostering a love of creative writing in kids and teens. Run by Lynn Bowmaster, Woven Word Young Writers offers after school and home school workshops which meet weekly in Hadley throughout the academic year. Woven Word creates a writing environment infused with fun and challenge. Inventive prompts and positive feedback are offered to help writers understand the strengths of their work. Woven Word also offers schools in-class workshops as teacher training to enhance creative writing in the curriculum. During the summer Woven Word offers week-long programs featuring a river houseboat for a fun, intensive writing adventure.
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How to Register for 2021-2022 Classes
Thank you! Sliding scale is available for families with limited incomes – Please email Lynn to inquire.) |
The woven word writers workshop program is a perfect place to relax and write. It is an amazing community and is the inspiration for many of my poems and ideas. Thank you Lynn for this lovely experience.
- Morgan Brown-McNeil
- Morgan Brown-McNeil
Virtual Workshops For Writers (Ages 10-14)Tuesdays 4:00-5:30 PM EDTWe offer suggested prompts from Woven Word’s treasure trove to get our creative juices flowing. These might include line prompts, a suggested exercise, and a group brainstorm. A writing period follows where members are invited to do whatever they want with the prompts (including ignore them). We try to have two writing/prompt periods "back to back". After a chunk of solid creating, writers are encouraged to share their pieces and receive affirmative feedback from Woven Word peers. In this way we learn from each other.
9/21-1/25 (not meeting: 12/21, 12/28) $365
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About Tuesday’s Virtual Writing Space
Some Woven Word families have requested that this workshop remain virtual this year. Although it’s not like being in a room together, relative to many virtual experiences it works quite well. I facilitate the opening so that everyone feels included in the writing circle. We read opening poetry, then often brainstorm some aspect of the writing prompt. Once we are writing, participants can turn off their camera for 30 minutes. We finish with the Read and Response section, which is both fun, affirmative, and social.
Some Woven Word families have requested that this workshop remain virtual this year. Although it’s not like being in a room together, relative to many virtual experiences it works quite well. I facilitate the opening so that everyone feels included in the writing circle. We read opening poetry, then often brainstorm some aspect of the writing prompt. Once we are writing, participants can turn off their camera for 30 minutes. We finish with the Read and Response section, which is both fun, affirmative, and social.
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In Person Teen Writers Workshop (Ages 12 -18)Wednesday 4:30-6:30 PM EDTFULL - Accepting WaitlistWe will begin the 2021-22 fall season meeting in person (both inside and outside at our bonfire circle) in Hadley.
As we treasure our writing community, we will adapt to a virtual zoom setting if COVID cases rise and the state recommends it. 9/22-1/26 (not meeting 12/22, 12/29) $380
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Summers on the Houseboat
Stayed tuned for Summers on the Houseboat workshops in 2022!
"We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time."