Poetry and Fiction Writing Workshop (July 16 - July 21)

Instructor: Professor Daniel Donaghy

In the Poetry and Fiction Writing Workshop, Eastern's one-week, residential creative writing course for high school students, young writers will dive into the genres of poetry and fiction writing. The fun-and-fast week will give students the chance to generate new work, participate in writing workshops, star in open mics, make friends with fellow writers their age, and assemble a printed collection of their creative work.

Open to student entering Grades 10, 11, or 12 in the fall.

Draft Schedule (Subject to Change)

Monday:	Intro to Poetry Writing   Learning to let go  Finding your voice, claiming your power  Learning how to read like writers  Short writing exercises and sharing
Tuesday:	Some More Poetry Writing   Writing about the tough subjects  Quick look at some poetry forms  Making the page a stage  View videos and practice performances
Wednesday:	Intro to Short Fiction  Crafting memorable characters: What do they want? What’s keeping them from getting it?  Making your setting come alive  Writing believable dialogue  Draft short pieces
Thursday:	A Deeper Dive into Short Fiction  Pushing your plot past the point of no return  Historical fiction: It’s not just for long, boring novels  Writing a satisfying ending: Tying together loose ends  Continue work on short pieces
Friday:	Course Wrap-Up: Polishing, Sharing, and Publishing Creative Writing We'll put together our final drafts, assemble a personal book of our work, and contribute a piece to our class anthology Celebrate: We'll wrap up our week together with a public performance of our creative work