COURSE DETAILS:
Have you ever been caught writing stories in math class? Or maybe you're that quiet kid in the back of the class not saying much to anyone but speaking volumes with your pen whenever there is a chance to write in class? There are all kinds of writers and they are all welcome in this writing workshop about coming up with creative ideas, writing them down, and being supported in a safe environment - fellow writers and a teacher who will provide positive feedback as well as thoughtful suggestions. By the end of the week, there will have been an experience of lot of laughs, newly-made friends, and most importantly, every young writer will realize that he/she has their own unique voice and to keep picking up that pen and using that voice in one of the most powerful ways - WRITING!

BIO:
TED (T.M.) MURPHY, a graduate of Boston College, resides in Falmouth. He is the author of the acclaimed Belltown Mystery Series for kids 10-14. Currently with six books in the series and more on the way, Murphy has received high praise over the years from being listed on BookSense Children's 76 as Favorite New Series to being chosen by Cape Cod Magazine as One of the 400 Cape Cod People Who Brighten Our Lives. Murphy's books have also been optioned by Encounter Studios and Phoenix Pictures and he has taught his Just Write It course for kids for over twelve years.

Five Sessions – The Power Of Characters In A Story; The Power Of Suspense In A Story; The Power Of Music In A Story; The Power Of Animal Stories; The Power Of Family Stories

COURSE DETAILS:
Writing the lyric-narrative poem allows us to use our skills in setting a scene so sharp, creating characters so vivid that the poem will burst into lyricism, transforming the experience into poetry! We will discover the emotional sparks of our writing, seek the sensual language that will draw the reader in, and employ strategies to push the experience to lyrical heights. I will bring examples of both classical and modern lyric-narrative poems. Students may bring their poems to the first class and I will bring writing exercises to spark new poems. The students should leave with at least one lyrical narrative and the skills to write more.

BIO:
David R. Surette is the author of two books of poetry "Easy to Keep, Hard to Keep In" and "Young Gentlemen's School." He has taught English and creative writing for over twenty years in both the Waltham, MA and East Bridgewater, MA school systems. He was the faculty advisor for Waltham High Schools literary magazine The Abstract and has been the advisor to East Bridgewater's literary magazine "The Viking Saga" for the last five years. Surette is the co-host of Poetribe, a poetry series that meets in southeastern Massachusetts.