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Teen writers! Check out our upcoming free YAWP Saturday (remote) sessions happening this Saturday, December 12th. We have workshops that cover a variety of topics such as fiction, personal essay, poetry, and more. Plus, we've added two brand new classes happening back-to-back on Saturday, December 19th: Dream It, Write It!: Explore Fantasy & Sci-Fi Writing and Weekend Writing Escape Session. Fill your day with writing by signing up for both! Note: All YAWP Saturdays in Fall 2020 will be held remotely on Zoom. Click here for more information.

*December 12th* Remote Saturday Sessions

NaNoWriMo ...

We are thrilled to team up with the Boston Public Library to bring teen writers a free class every month! Check out all the remote class offerings below and register today. 

Writing Scary Stories for Halloween with Instructor KL Pereira

Thursday, October 29th from 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM (via Zoom)

We're thrilled to have Boston's Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola teaching Writing with Radical Imagination: Cross-Genre Afro-Futurism & More. Teen writers, get ready to examine the world around you in this cross-genre writing workshop starting next Monday, July 27th. Don't wait—apply today! As always, scholarships are available.

How do musicians write lyrics that instantly fill us with joy, sadness, or inspiration in just a few short lines? In this week-long, teen remote class, you'll explore the connections between writing and music, and learn the strategies and techniques that top musicians — like Kendrick Lamar, Tupac, Biggie, Fred the Godson, BabyFace, Alicia Keys, Jhene Aiko, Amy Winehouse, J.Cole., and more! — use to write songs that move us emotionally and land at the top of the Billboard charts.

While writing your own lyrics and verses, you'll also learn the Art ...

Teen writers! Want to transform your fanfiction to fan-worthy writing of your own, explore contemporary writers of a variety of backgrounds, or study the role of writing in music? We've got you covered with a full schedule of remote summer teen classes starting soon. Join fellow teens over live video conferencing via Zoom and work on your writing together from the comfort of home.

As always, scholarships are available for every single class. Click here to see all of teen summer classes.