Do you enjoy writing fiction and want to make progress in your story, finishing it and deepening it? Or maybe you have an idea that has never quite gotten out of your head and onto the page? Wherever you are in your drafting process—from the very beginning to almost done—this group will help you keep up your writing momentum, as well as strengthen your story. Sessions will include a craft or process focus, as well as writing time. Craft topics will vary based on group members’ needs. Youth writers will learn to approach their craft, process, and interactions with each other like professional writers.
This workshop is for writers ages 12-14. The workshop takes place over six weeks on Thursday afternoons from 4:30-6:00pm. Workshop dates are January 13, 20, 27, February 3, 10, and 17. Registration is required.
Cancellation: Cancellations before January 5th will receive a full refund. No refunds after January 5th. Your payment of $180 is for 6 sessions of this workshop. We do not issue credits for missed classes except in the case of serious illnesses or emergencies. If a student needs to miss a class for a Covid-related reason (such as quarantine or exposure), a virtual option will be provided.
This workshop is in-person and masks are required per Boulder County regulations. We are dedicated to keeping our community safe. If you are showing obvious signs of illness, please stay home and contact the shop about the virtual option.
Sonja K. Solter graduated from Stanford University and earned an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University, with a critical thesis on writing trauma in middle grade and young adult realistic fiction. She’s a creative writing mentor and Drafting Workshop lead with the Society of Young Inklings, and enjoys writing poetry and prose for children of all ages. Her debut middle grade novel in verse, When You Know What I Know (Little, Brown 2020), is an International Literacy Association Honor Book and was a finalist for the Colorado Book Award for the Colorado Book Award for Juvenile Literature.
