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
Ask the Author with Eric Witchey
Join Eric Witchey for an exploration of Fiction Fluency and general writing-related questions in this Ask the Author Session.
The Mystery of Voice through Focus on the Character’s Moment
Join Eric Witchey in May for exercises in character perception, voice, and attitude.
YOUTH CLASSES & CAMPS
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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.”
