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Creative Writing Sequence

Athena’s Creative Writing Sequence Information

Athena’s offers a comprehensive creative writing sequence for students of all ages.

Why creative writing? Although parents may be tempted to believe that creative writing is “extracurricular,” creative writing teaches students the skills they need in order to be successful at academic writing, with the added benefit of fun and community support. Many of our creative writers share their nonfiction and academic work in our creative writing classes, recognizing the value of sharing all their work with their writing community.

Find out more about our Creative Writing Sequence below.

 

Category: Writing - Creative Tag: Writing - Creative Writing
Offered By Instructor

Suki Wessling, MFA

  • Description

Description

  • Because of high demand, our Creative Writing courses are arranged in a sequence. However, learning and community do not happen in a straight line! Please be aware that there are writers of all levels in all of our courses. Reluctant and beginner writers will work alongside skilled and avid writers without any judgment of value or comparison of their technical skills. Above all, our focus here is on having an encouraging, open community in which students joke about “writer’s block” because they don’t have to experience it.
  • The only prerequisite to begin the Sequence is that the student should be able to type. WriteNOW Workshop students may have a parent on-hand to type for them during webinar.
  • Click here to read more about Professor Suki’s approach to teaching writing.
  • Click here to be placed on Professor Suki’s email list.
  • Find out more about the individual courses on their respective webpages.

“My son has thrived learning at home and his Athena’s courses, especially his workshop courses, have contributed to that success. Though at times I have questioned spending so much of our weekly school time on creative writing, often at the expense of other forms of writing, I am finding that the skills, confidence, and voice that he has honed in the Writer’s Workshop are transferring to other non-fiction tasks that he is now undertaking. I am so thankful to you for the support and encouragement that you have given him.” ~ Parent, Teresa O.

 

WriteNOW Workshop

  • Half-semester course.
  • May be repeated as many times as desired.
  • Students who have completed at least two sessions are given preference for Writer’s Workshop registration.
  • Brief Description:
    This workshop is for writers of all ages who want to read and write poetry and short prose in an interactive environment. Each week we will read a published work, read each other’s work, and write together. This is a workshop-intensive class, with very few assignments outside of workshop attendance. It suits both avid and reluctant writers with a focus on writing creation and community-building. Young writers from reluctant to avid repeat WriteNOW with success because most of the content is dynamically generated each session.
  • Find out more about WriteNow Workshop by following the links here.

 

Writer’s Lab

  • Semester course.
  • May be repeated as many times as desired.
  • Recommended for avid writers of creative fiction and nonfiction.
  • Brief Description:
    This workshop is for avid writers of all ages who want to read and write in an ongoing, interactive community. Our focus will be on increasing fluency, creativity, and depth in our writing. Like all of our creative writing courses, writers of all skill levels are integrated. During our webinar, we focus on community writing support and using writing prompts. In the classroom, students read and respond to examples of published writing, share more of their writing, and support each other. This course is appropriate for students who write regularly and want to join a community of writers.
  • Find out more about Writer’s Lab by following the links here.

 

Writer’s Lab
Writer's Lab-Teens

  • Year-long course.
  • May be repeated as many times as desired.
  • Recommended for avid writers of creative fiction and nonfiction, 13 and older only.
  • Brief Description:
    This workshop is for avid writers 13 and older who want to read and write in an ongoing, interactive community. Our focus will be on increasing fluency, creativity, and depth in our writing. Like all of our creative writing courses, writers of all skill levels are integrated. During our webinar, we focus on community writing support and using writing prompts. In the classroom, students read and respond to examples of published writing, share more of their writing, and support each other. This course is appropriate for students who write regularly and want to join a community of writers.
  • Find out more about Writer’s Lab by following the links here.

 

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