This week-long course encourages young writers to unleash their creativity in the genre of their choice.
·      Each day, we will focus on a specific tool of successful creative writing: observation, language, voice, scene, and character.
·      The workshop is student-driven.  Participants will choose their own focus genre: fiction, nonfiction, or poetry.
·      Each day will feature in-class writing exercises, as well as reading aloud, and constructive workshopping.
·      With a maximum of six participants, each child will receive plenty of personal feedback, as well as two personal conferences with me.
·      Students will complete at least one developed, polished piece by the end of the week.
·      Workshops will take place in my home in Prospect Heights.  I’ll provide snack, as well as one field trip to write “on the scene” in the Botanic Gardens.
·      We will finish the course with a reading at a local coffee shop!

About me: 
My writing has appeared in many magazines and anthologies, including the New York Times , the Believer , Tin House , Time Out New York , Philadelphia Magazine , the Rumpus , Bust , and the Forward .  In addition to being a writer, I am a tutor, mentor, and “organizational guide” for students of all ages.  I focus on literature, English, and (of course) writing, with a specialty in helping learning challenged people.  I also love to work with ambitious, talented aspiring young writers — and adults.  I have taught Composition, Expository, and Research writing at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, and am a teaching artist in New York City’s public schools for Teachers & Writers.  I have a BA from Barnard College, and an MFA in non-fiction writing from Columbia University.  I live in Brooklyn with my husband and young daughter.

Details: 
Sessions will run July 8-12, 9:30-12:30.  If there is sufficient interest, I am happy to run workshops on other dates – please contact me to discuss.  $200 per student.

My info: 
Elizabeth Isadora Gold / 347 351 7248 / golde@hotmail.com