Over four 3-hour workshops (Oct, 12, 19 and 26), students will be taught the technical form and rules of screenwriting, as well as the story elements of a feature film. These will include three act structure, conflict and resolution, and The Hero’s Journey. Students will outline their film and develop character biographies before writing a […]
Dungeons & Dragons is a collective storytelling game played amongst friends with dice telling you what you can and can't do. You are cordially invited to come play D&D over the course of six weeks in this online campaign -- to build a character and go on an adventure with us. What makes this particular […]
If this is the void Nietzsche warned us about, then we don’t see what the big deal is. Why? In this workshop, students will merely dive into stories of the uncanny, the unknowable, and the cosmically weird. Drawing inspiration from contemporary as well as classic authors, we’ll write strange tales and terrifying worlds that defy […]
Word + Well: Journaling for Mental Wellness is a reflective class that helps students explore their thoughts and emotions through guided journaling. Each session offers calming prompts, creative exercises, and mindfulness techniques designed to support emotional awareness and resilience. Participants will learn how writing can be a powerful tool for self-care, stress relief, and personal […]
Word + Well: Journaling for Mental Wellness is a reflective class that helps students explore their thoughts and emotions through guided journaling. Each session offers calming prompts, creative exercises, and mindfulness techniques designed to support emotional awareness and resilience. Participants will learn how writing can be a powerful tool for self-care, stress relief, and personal […]
Word + Well: Journaling for Mental Wellness is a reflective class that helps students explore their thoughts and emotions through guided journaling. Each session offers calming prompts, creative exercises, and mindfulness techniques designed to support emotional awareness and resilience. Participants will learn how writing can be a powerful tool for self-care, stress relief, and personal […]
Flow & Fiction: Writing Through Yoga is a playful Richmond Young Writers one-day class that combines gentle movement with creative storytelling. Through simple yoga poses and guided breathing, students will tap into their imaginations and bring characters and adventures to life. After moving their bodies, they'll settle into a fun writing activity inspired by what […]
Being neurodivergent can be fun, strange, confusing, exhilarating, and heartbreaking…all within the same five minutes. This workshop is designed for those who want to celebrate and vent all of the nuances of living with ADHD, autism, Tourette Syndrome, and others that fall under the neurodivergent umbrella. We’ll use both visual and written prompts to create […]
Poetry 101 is a fun and approachable 4-week class designed to introduce teens to the world of poetry. Each week, students will explore a different poetic form or theme—like haiku, free verse, spoken word, and metaphor—through reading, discussion, and writing. No prior experience is needed, just curiosity and a willingness to play with words. By […]
Creative Letter Writing Saturday, Jan. 24th, 2-3:30pm At Quarry (2707 West Cary St.) Dear Writers, Sometimes it's easier to say something in writing than to say it out loud. We’ll write letters to inanimate objects, friends, family, abstract concepts and yourself! We’ll write letters that are poems, lists or epic sagas! All the best, Ms. […]
Save the World! 5 Mondays, Jan 26th-Feb 23rd, 5-6:30pm Virtual on Zoom Save the World Workshop invites you to combine curiosity, creativity, and real-world impact. Each class begins with an age-appropriate look at something happening in the news, followed by a short reading that helps students understand the issue, followed then a guided writing activity […]
Richmond Young Writers has seven summer camps on the 2026 calendar, including 3 full-day camps in collaboration with Open Space Education and Camp Truetimber! It's going to be a GLORIOUS summer of writing, thinking, connecting and imagining - get your young visionaries ages 8-18 signed up for all their favorites now! There are three locations […]
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