Author: jordandombrowski

Today was the final day of the Young Writers’ Workshop and we had a blast! From the scavenger hunt to the final reading, the day was filled with good vibes, energy, and excitement. To start the day, the young writers pondered the question: What was your favorite part of the week? With an overwhelming number … Continue reading The Closing Chapter: The Fighting Platypi Graduate and the Young Writers Share their Work

It’s hard to believe today is already Thursday! With only one day of our workshop left, our young writers are making the most of each and every activity and are preparing to share their work tomorrow. To get started thinking about fiction, today’s starting question was: “What fictional world would you want to live in?” … Continue reading Tapping into Creativity: Bookmaking, Embracing Kairos, and Revision

It’s already Wednesday, which means the Young Writers’ Workshop is halfway over! We are soaking up every last moment we have together with a jam-packed day today. Our young writers began with the starting question: How would a bee describe a flower? My favorite answer is that the bee wouldn’t be able to put it … Continue reading The Power in Poetry: Ekphrastic Poetry, Epistolary Poetry, and Embracing the Abstract

The second day of the Young Writers’ Workshop began with the question: Who would Spiderman be in your universe? With answers ranging from spider-rat to Rapunzel spiderman (no webs, just hair), the young writers got their creative juices flowing and got ready to write! First, Riley led the young writers in a game of telephone … Continue reading “Setting the Stage” : Building Characters, Settings, and Scenes

This morning kicked off the 2023 Young Writers’ Workshop, and it is off to a fantastic start! Our morning writing prompt asked young writers to “Write a one-sentence fantasy story”, and to our delight, the young writers began to build off each other’s sentences! After our program director, Traci Brimhall, and our head of the … Continue reading The Beginnings of Stories and the Beginnings of the 2023 Young Writers’ Workshop

There are so many ways to spend summer vacation: going on trips, hanging out at the pool, relaxing at home, and more! With the 2023 Young Writers' Workshop beginning less than a week away, our instructors have been spending their summer preparing to meet our amazing young writers by creating exciting activities and brainstorming ways … Continue reading Introducing the 2023 Staff!