Sharing Favorites, Book Binding & Final Reading: Day 5 of the 2025 Young Writers’ Workshop

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5 days of hard work, 5 days of creative expressions... and we're done!!! It rained showers of creativity today at the UMB hall of the Beach Museum! Friends and families of our creative writers, faculty of the English department, and other friends all gathered to experience the fruit of our young writers’ diligent work all … Continue reading Sharing Favorites, Book Binding & Final Reading: Day 5 of the 2025 Young Writers’ Workshop

Buggy Rocks, Flash Fiction, and Revision Magic: Day 4 of Our Young Writers’ Workshop

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It’s been one, two, three, four days into our workshop, and we can’t believe we’ve come this far!! Have you ever felt as light as a bug or as hard as rock? Day 4 started with a self-portrait of the writers as bugs or rocks. Instructors Mira and Noah helped the young writers explore personal … Continue reading Buggy Rocks, Flash Fiction, and Revision Magic: Day 4 of Our Young Writers’ Workshop

Visual Thinking, Writing Persona, Character Building, & Collage Poetry: Day 2 of 2025 Young Writers’ Workshop

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We started Day 2 of our workshop with a session on Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS). I bet that, at least once, you have seen an artwork described it as “beautiful.” Other times, you might have felt the artist just made scribbles for elementary schoolers; or maybe you’ve had a mix of both experiences! This morning, … Continue reading Visual Thinking, Writing Persona, Character Building, & Collage Poetry: Day 2 of 2025 Young Writers’ Workshop

Map-Making, Imagery building & Dragonalia: Day One of the 2025 Young Writers’ Workshop

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We kicked off Day One of our young writers’ workshop today! Dr Karin Westman, the head of our English department at K-State, opened with a brief introduction, thanking the donors who made the workshop possible for their generosity. The director of the workshop, Dr. Ania Payne, welcomed everyone and eased us off into our opening … Continue reading Map-Making, Imagery building & Dragonalia: Day One of the 2025 Young Writers’ Workshop