How Sharing Stories Helps Kids (To Help Other Kids)
Please read my latest article on Huffington Post: storybooth: How Sharing Stories Helps Kids (To Help Other Kids) Seventh-grade student Carissa carried a painful memory around with her, but it wasn’t a secret. There were plenty of kids who witnessed (her now ex) boyfriend humiliate and verbally abuse her in the hallway at school. While the […]
Sign up for Teen Writing Camp on Bainbridge Island!
We’re so excited for the 2017 Teen Writing Camp at KRL’s Bainbridge Island branch! Calling all Kitsap area teens in grades 7-12! Join me and author Margaret Nevinski for a jam-packed week building your work-in-progress, creating new characters and stories, and strengthening your writing muscles. Every day, we’ll provide writing prompts and activities to stretch […]
Our 2nd Teen Story Slam is Coming This Spring!
The teen writers asked for it, so we’re bringing it back! On April 20, 2017, the Teen Story Slam returns. This time, we’re taking over Island Cool, the huge, popular fro-yo restaurant in Lynwood Village on Bainbridge Island. Teen creative writers in grades 7-12 are invited to step up to the mic to read their […]
Teen Writing Group Starts Thursday!
Calling all teen creative writers! It’s time for our monthly Teen Writers Group. We will meet the second Thursday of every month, throughout the school year. Our first meeting is: Thurs. Sept. 8th 3:30 to 5:00 at Bainbridge Public Library Looking forward to seeing returning writers, and hoping to see new faces. Please bring a friend […]