Wild, Weird, and Supernatural: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Club for 10-14

Let’s see how far our imaginations can take us! This workshop is for writers interested in genres within the speculative fiction umbrella. Genres that ask “what if?” are all welcome including sci-fi, fantasy, supernatural, horror, dystopian fiction, and surrealism. Each week, we'll play with prompts designed to help us build complex and atypical characters and invent fascinating new worlds. We'll also read stories from skilled and diverse writers and apply what we learn from them to our own writing. During our first meeting, we'll discuss which craft topics we're most interested in learning about this month. Popular topics include: building magic and technology systems, writing superhuman and non-human characters, and layering themes into our stories like identity, justice, love, and friendship. The instructor will then tailor this month’s curriculum based on the expressed needs and ideas of the group. This club is designed to be a supportive space for young writers to build community and sharpen their writing practice. No matter where we are in our writing process, we’ll leave each session with new tools and inspiration to enhance our work and most importantly, words on the page.