Teen Series: Finding Your Writing Territories

Teen Series Classes are Open to Students in 6th-10th grade.
Saturday, April 28, 2012

You’ve been told to “write what you know,” but what if what you know is boring? How can you write interesting fiction if what you know isn’t any different from what everyone else knows?

Discover unique areas of expertise and sources of inspiration you didn’t even know you had! In this one-day class, we’ll investigate our own “writing territories,” things no one else in the world can write, and explore ways of turning those territories into poems, stories, and essays.

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Who Should Attend:

  • Students in grades 6-10

About the Instructor: Alison Brown has taught all over the world, from Southern Africa to Washington D.C to rural Iowa. These days, she divides her time between Costa Rica and Chicago.