SERVING THE NEXT GENERATION
WRITERS IN THE SCHOOLS

Teachers & Administrators, find out more about our WRITERS IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAMS and learn how to bring a professional creative writing workshop to your school or classroom. We’d love to talk with you about how we can best serve your students.
FICTION FANTASTIC

FICTION FANTASTIC YOUNG WRITERS CONTEST is an annual fiction contest for upper elementary, middle, and high school students in Lane County, Oregon. This contest is free to students attending public, private, and homeschool.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Teacher Talks -The Book Club
A reading and discussion group for writing instructors and enthusiasts.
“Our Stories” with the NAACP
The community, Wordcrafters, and the NAACP are happy to present a new community storytelling program, “Our Stories.” Over the course of a year, we’ll explore topics by theme marked by an ancient proverb.
Six-layered Classic Scenes
Join Eric Witchey in April to gain insights into scene development as well as tools to create emotionally powerful reader-based scenes.
The Mystery of Voice through Focus on the Character’s Moment
Join Eric Witchey in May for exercises in character perception, voice, and attitude.
Wordcraft at Wildcraft for our 10th Birthday
We’ve hit double digits! Come celebrate with us!
Decisions and Actions Reveal Character
Join Eric Witchey in June to explore the relationship between character decisions, character psychology, and backstory.
YOUTH CLASSES & CAMPS
Rainbow Reads
Join Rainbow Reads–a young adult LGBTQIA2S+ book group for Lane County teens hosted by Wordcrafters in Eugene in partnership with the Eugene Public Library!
Wordcraft at Wildcraft for our 10th Birthday
We’ve hit double digits! Come celebrate with us!
SciFi & Fantasy Summer Camp
Get ready to create short stories set in your own scifi or fantasy work with Scifi & Fantasy camp!
Adventures in Writing Summer Camp
Young writers, get ready to go on an exciting exploration with Adventures in Writing Summer Camp!
LATEST ARTICLES & PODCASTS
Double Trouble: Put Your Setting to Work
“…require that characters deliver their news while climbing three flights of stairs, place a protagonist’s important interview in a too-noisy or sinister location that will put her off balance.”
Listen to Your Story
“I had been neglecting to follow my story’s lead. I’d been so adamant about what I wanted my story to be that I’d ignored the signs of what it needed to be.”
Trust Me, I’m An Editor
“Try to resist the urge to prune a few bushes while the forest burns.”
A Bubble Off Plumb
“Whatever traits you want the reader to remember need to be magnified and exaggerated, even if only a little bit.”