Calling all poets, novelists, daydreamers and storytellers! Join Ruth Ann Sterling Thursday nights in April for Teen Write Nights from 4pm to 6pm. Students in grades 7-12 are welcome. No experience necessary. Please register at the circulation desk or by calling 413-323-0417. Contact [email protected] for more information.
A free, 90-minute Creative Journal Expressive Arts Workshop for Teens. This 90-minute workshop for teens 12-18 is based on the book The Creative Journal for Teens, Making Friends with Yourself by Lucia Capacchione, Ph.D., R.E.A.T. The author, a registered art therapist, has developed easy techniques for journal writing that enables teens to express their real [...]
The Clapp Memorial Library Writing Circle is a place for all writers 18 and over to write, share their work, give and receive feedback, and brainstorm together. Whether you've been writing for years, just started today, have a pile of completed novels, or only the idea for a story, you're invited to join! Our first [...]
Join us at our weekly NaNoWriMo meetings where you'll have time to write, share your writing, try out different techniques and styles, and have the chance to win prizes. Visit YWP.NaNoWriMo.org to sign up for the Young Writer's Program and start planning your novel today! Email [email protected] with any questions or to let us know [...]
A relaxing evening of creative writing (and snacks)! Whether you've been writing for years or only just begun, you're invited to share your work, talk to other writers about things such as plot, technique, and characters, and - of course - have dedicated time to work on your writing. Poets, novelists, short story authors, playwrights, [...]
Calling all young writers, poets, playwrights, and novelists! Once again the Clapp Memorial Library is opening its doors to young and aspiring writers during National Novel Writing Month. The library will host a weekly writing program for teens in grades 7-12 throughout the month of November. The program, held mostly on Monday nights, is a [...]
Teen Write Nights are a monthly creative writing program for teens in grades 7-12. Each month we'll focus on a different aspect of creative writing. Join us in January for character development! Stop by to get feedback, build community, and participate in writing exercises! For more information, e-mail [email protected] or stop by the library circulation [...]
Teen Write Nights are a monthly creative writing program for teens in grades 7-12. Each month we’ll focus on a different aspect of creative writing. February's meeting will be an editing workshop. Please bring a few pages of whatever you're working on and want to edit. Stop by to get feedback, build community, and participate [...]
The Clapp Memorial Library is hosting a virtual creative writing workshop for teens on April 13th from 4:30-5:30PM. All teens in grades 7-12 are welcome to attend this creative writing workshop, also known as "Teen Write Night," and no creative writing experience is necessary. Space is limited, so teens are asked to e-mail [email protected] for [...]
The Clapp Memorial Library is hosting a virtual creative writing workshop for teens on Tuesday, July 21st from 7:00-8:00PM. All teens entering grades 7-12 are welcome to attend this creative writing workshop, also known as “Teen Write Night,” and no creative writing experience is necessary. There will be writing games and prompts and word sprints. [...]
