BreakBread Literacy Project Teen Writing Program Creative Writing Workshops Fall 2021
BreadBread Literacy Project offers a series of virtual writing workshops for young creatives. Sessions are held via Zoom. Workshops are free, but registration is required. Open to students age 13-19, in grades 7-12. All workshop times are listed in EST, from 3:00-4:30 PM. Questions? Email Jamie Lyn Smith-Fletcher at jamielyn@breakbreadproject.org. Follow BreakBread Literacy Project on Twitter @BreakBreadProj and on Instagram @BreakBreadProject.
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Poetry Workshop: Process > Product with Adam Clay. Saturday, October 23, 2021, Via Zoom, 3:00-4:30 PM
Adam Clay
Join the Teen Writing Program creative writing workshop with special guest Adam Clay, on Saturday, October 23, 2021 via Zoom, from 3:00-4:30 PM, EST. Registration required to receive Zoom link.
Poetry: Process > Product:
Using a range of published poems as our guides, we’ll experiment with form (and formlessness) to discover new approaches to the creative process.
Adam Clay Bio:
Adam Clay’s most recent book is To Make Room for the Sea (Milkweed Editions, 2020). His poems have appeared in Tin House, Boston Review, Iowa Review, and elsewhere. He edits Mississippi Review and directs the Center for Writers at the University of Southern Mississippi where he teaches creative writing.
Find out more on Adam Clay at www.adamclay.org or follow him on IG: @tomakeroomforthesea and Twitter: @adamclaypoet
Publications include:
https://milkweed.org/book/to-make-room-for-the-sea
https://milkweed.org/book/stranger
https://milkweed.org/book/a-hotel-lobby-at-the-edge-of-the-world
https://parlorpress.com/products/the-wash
Poetry: Process > Product:
Using a range of published poems as our guides, we’ll experiment with form (and formlessness) to discover new approaches to the creative process.
Adam Clay Bio:
Adam Clay’s most recent book is To Make Room for the Sea (Milkweed Editions, 2020). His poems have appeared in Tin House, Boston Review, Iowa Review, and elsewhere. He edits Mississippi Review and directs the Center for Writers at the University of Southern Mississippi where he teaches creative writing.
Find out more on Adam Clay at www.adamclay.org or follow him on IG: @tomakeroomforthesea and Twitter: @adamclaypoet
Publications include:
https://milkweed.org/book/to-make-room-for-the-sea
https://milkweed.org/book/stranger
https://milkweed.org/book/a-hotel-lobby-at-the-edge-of-the-world
https://parlorpress.com/products/the-wash
Poetry with Richie Hofmann. Saturday, November 6, 2021 Via Zoom, 3:00-4:30 PM
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Join the Teen Writing Program creative writing workshop with special Richie Hoffman, on Saturday, November 6, 2021 via Zoom, from 3:00-4:30 PM, EST. Registration required to receive Zoom link.
Poetry w/ Richie Hofmann Richie Hofmann’s new collection of poems, A Hundred Lovers, will be published by Knopf in February2022. He teaches at Stanford University. |
NANOWRIMO Prep Crash Course
Have you been thinking about writing a book during National Novel Writing Month? Have you started a project, but given up when you weren't sure how to do it? This class is for you! Join us on Tuesdays in October, from 6-7 PM online via Zoom. Registration is required for participation. Contact Jamie Lyn Smith-Fletcher at knoxwrites1@gmail.com or click on the link to get registered.
Tuesday, October 19: Plotting Your Novel
The plot is the most important part of your novel. In this class, we'll nail down strategies for a fool proof plot. All ages are welcome. Please email Jamie Lyn Smith-Fletcher at knoxwrites1@gmail.com for more information.
The plot is the most important part of your novel. In this class, we'll nail down strategies for a fool proof plot. All ages are welcome. Please email Jamie Lyn Smith-Fletcher at knoxwrites1@gmail.com for more information.
Tuesday, October 26: World Building
In this crash course, we'll share strategies to help you create an evocative, unforgettably unique world for your novel. All ages are welcome. Please email Jamie Lyn Smith-Fletcher at knoxwrites1@gmail.com for more information.
In this crash course, we'll share strategies to help you create an evocative, unforgettably unique world for your novel. All ages are welcome. Please email Jamie Lyn Smith-Fletcher at knoxwrites1@gmail.com for more information.
NaNoWriMo Weekly Meetups!
National Novel Writing Month begins in November. Sharpen your pencils, power up your laptops, and get ready to write. Every Tuesday in November, we'll gather online from 5-6PM to talk shop and support each other's writing. This is a free, virtual event via Zoom. All ages welcome.
Dates to remember:
11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30
Get registered:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcucO2hpzorHNO4FqUCnwRzBBk0peEs3tt4
Participants can register via the zoom link above or by emailing knoxwrites1@gmail.com.
Dates to remember:
11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30
Get registered:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcucO2hpzorHNO4FqUCnwRzBBk0peEs3tt4
Participants can register via the zoom link above or by emailing knoxwrites1@gmail.com.
Local Literary Partners
Please support our local literary partners.
The Kenyon Review is a literary magazine based in Gambier, Ohio, US, home of Kenyon College. The KR frequently hosts a diverse roster of world-reknowned authors in its reading series https://www.kenyonreview.org/reading-series-2018-19/ and hosts a free literary festival each November. https://www.kenyonreview.org/programs/literary-festival/
Paragraphs Bookstore is the pride of downtown Mount Vernon and hub for avid readers. Paragraphs offers classes for elementary and middle-school age writers in collaboration with The Kenyon Review. Paragraphs also sponsors readings and author visits.
Founded in 1929, the Ohioana Library Association collects, preserves, and celebrates Ohio literature and other creative endeavors. We are a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit literary organization serving the state of Ohio. For more information, visit www.ohioana.org.
We are a family run business of 23 years. We provide excellent service with years of experience and knowledge. We sell books and specialty toys for people of all ages.