Youth Writers
Workshop
The Youth Writers Workshop
The Youth Writer’s Workshop is a free program that offers 4 in-person workshops at Children’s Fairyland with additional independent mentoring sessions. The program is led by a local teaching author alongside Fairyland’s education staff. The 2025 program will resume soon!
Saturdays, mid March through end of April, 2025
Young writers ages 8-14
Highlights of the Youth Writers Workshop
Applications open January 31st, 2025
- Puts youth in the author’s chair
- Gives them identity-building experiences working with professional authors
- Takes them through the process of writing, from idea to publishing
- Is comprised of four in-person sessions at Children’s Fairyland
- Teaches students narrative-building skills and connects participants with their own inner storyteller
- Culminates with our youth authors creating an original narrative and illustration to be published in our Youth Anthology
- Showcases students’ work at our Book Festival in 2025, where young authors can present alongside distinguished authors, illustrators, and creators in the industry of children’s literature.