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: YAWP …

Don't wait! Our upcoming "Weekly Writing Escape" classes are starting real soon. Stay connected to your art this fall on a weekly basis in these short remote sessions taking place on the weekend or on a weekday in the evening. Scholarships are available.

Weeknight Edition: 4 Thursdays, starting October 29th 8:00pm to 9:00pm
Instructor: Daniele Rivera 

Weekend Edition: 4 Saturdays, starting October 31st, 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Instructor: Nihal Mubarak

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)

While it would be too simple to say that writing or art can “fix” everything, writing can play a role in grounding us and providing a creative outlet.

During Writing Through It, teens will look at how writing can be used as a tool to deal with hardships such as the Covid-19 pandemic, loss and love

Teen writers, learn how to create characters we can obsess over, build your own unique worlds and environments, and how the pacing of fanfiction “chapters” translate to the scenes and beats of a novel.

How many writers in the world first developed a love of writing and a diligent practice through fanfiction? As fanfic writers, we engage characters we love and know deeply, giving them new adventures, at times filling in gaps in their stories