Woven Word Writing Workshops
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.
Registration Information for 2020-2021
Check out the available workshops below. The link below your chosen workshop will bring you to a registration form which - when completed - will direct to the workshop page where you select and pay. Thank you!
(Sliding scale is available for families with limited incomes – Please email Lynn to inquire.)
(Sliding scale is available for families with limited incomes – Please email Lynn to inquire.)
Summers on the HouseboatFor More Than 10 Years
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Summers on the Houseboat offers a special time to settle into long days of writing, chatting, laughing, and lounging. We write mornings outside at our house, then move to the houseboat on the Connecticut River for lunch and a recreational break. In the afternoon we return to the house and choose between a writing circle, a simple art space, or just reading and hanging out.
(Covid-adaptive for the second year.) Every person has stories and poems that belong to them alone. At Woven Word, we step away from school assignments to create a powerful space for writers to explore poetry and fiction on their own terms.
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Summers Writing from Home
Writing Workshops Where We Gather on Zoom
Woven Word works well online. We begin with readings and group brainstorms, then move into a settled writing period with cameras off. We return for a rousing second half. Writers share their work & receive affirmative feedback.
Young Writers (7-10) Virtual Workshops - MONDAY
With Honored Elders as Guests (free).
Woven Word specializes in building community around the writing circle. In COVID time we are interested in inviting elders into our virtual workshop to support young writers and enjoy the experience of writing together. In most cases, there won't be enough time for adults to read their work. However, during the fall honored elders have played a wonderful role giving affirmative feedback to our young writers. This option is COVID adaptive, and we welcome elder's feedback on the program.
Email Lynn to learn more.
Woven Word specializes in building community around the writing circle. In COVID time we are interested in inviting elders into our virtual workshop to support young writers and enjoy the experience of writing together. In most cases, there won't be enough time for adults to read their work. However, during the fall honored elders have played a wonderful role giving affirmative feedback to our young writers. This option is COVID adaptive, and we welcome elder's feedback on the program.
Email Lynn to learn more.
Young Writers (Ages 10-14) Virtual Workshops - TUESDAY
There are currently no open Tuesday spots for Upper Elementary-Middle School.
Teen Writers (12-18) Hybrid: Virtual & Outside Socially Distanced Workshops - WEDNESDAYS, 4:30-6:30
There are currently no open Wednesdays spots for Teen Writers.
In "Mother Nature's great re-write," Woven Word teens and their wonderful families are adapting our beloved program for COVID times. We meet virtually when the weather makes this necessary and outside around a bon fire when possible. An inside bathroom is available (with masks and sanitation procedure), as well as inside space in a sudden weather event.
In "Mother Nature's great re-write," Woven Word teens and their wonderful families are adapting our beloved program for COVID times. We meet virtually when the weather makes this necessary and outside around a bon fire when possible. An inside bathroom is available (with masks and sanitation procedure), as well as inside space in a sudden weather event.
