Summer 2010

Writer's Workshop (Grades 7-9)

Are you a part-time poet, a novel writer on the sly? Do you have journals crowding the bookshelf or sci-fi filling your computer? Then it's time to experience what it is like to be a full-fledged writer. For one week you and your fellow students do what writers do-- immerse yourself in your craft. Try your hand at fiction, poetry, songwriting and screenwriting. Experiment with memorable characters, dramatic settings and snappy dialog. Turn that mood into a blues song, or a past argument into a comic scene. Mold, sculpt and play with language. Nurture your unique writer's voice and take home a portfolio of your own personal prose and writing techniques you can use again and again.

Prerequisite(s):

EXEDNC; noncredit; $158

Instructor: Meg Hamill

Meg Hamill M.F.A., is a professional writer and editor and works as a poet-teacher with California Poets in the Schools. Meg has been teaching poetry and writing to students of all ages since 2003. She has published two books and frequently offers readings throughout the Bay Area.

  • June 28 - Jul 2, 9am-12pm
  • Carson Hall 68
  • EXEDNC; noncredit; $158
  • class# 1191