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In addition to the courses listed above, NCC’s Creative Writing Program also offers other ways for students and members of the community to become involved with the work we do:

Lit, Live! is the Creative Writing Program’s reading series. The series brings renowned writers to campus to share their work and to meet with students for workshops and master classes.   All readings are free and open to the public. 

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The Creative Writing Club is a student club that runs writing workshops, attends conferences, and publishes the award-winning student literary magazine Luna. Members of the CWP volunteer as club advisors. Anyone interested in the club should email [email protected] for further information.

Nassau Community College’s Creative Writing Program is a dynamic program that will nurture your talents and challenge you to grow. For more information, contact:

Dr. Sabrina Davis, Coordinator Creative Writing Program [email protected]

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During a writing workshop, writers read their works-in-progress, and other members offer constructive critiquing. The writing workshops are an excellent forum for improving writing skills while enjoying the community of other motivated writers.

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We have three key rules when we critique:

1) Whenever you are discussing writing you are addressing someone’s soul (or soul’s creation).  Therefore, respect it.

2) Each writer/member can read approximately six pages of his/her work, or for six minutes.

3) Listen/Look for the good (phrasing, imagery, dialogue) first, and learn.

The Presentation and Critiquing portion of the workshops offer writing lessons as each piece is discussed.

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Both single session and series of creative writing workshops can lead you to explore a new way of expressing yourself, help you hone your craft, and give you feedback on your work.

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Do you have a story you’ve always wanted to tell? Are you midway through a writing project and need editorial guidance?

This workshop offered by  Creative Writing Long Island   (CWLI) is open to all writers of prose, beginner to advanced, in all genres and forms of fiction and nonfiction, including flash pieces, chapters, essays, short stories, letters and memoir.

In this workshop, we will first work to identify your writing goals and to generate material. From there, we will cover the elements of craft and work to incorporate these elements into your own writing. As part of this plan, you will produce pages weekly and bring them to the workshop for constructive critique. We may also read and analyze selected short stories and essays to learn how to read like a writer, and consider how others handle craft and technique.

Whether your goal is personal enrichment or publication, this workshop is a unique, affordable opportunity to get professional help and share your creative work in a safe, nurturing space.

The six-week workshop will run Saturday mornings in Massapequa, beginning in March from 10:00- 12:00, and the cost is $150 per student. Space is limited. To reserve, email  [email protected]

About the instructor : Heather Siegel is the author of two award-winning memoirs and a YA novel. Her work has appeared in various literary magazines, publications and anthologies. She holds an MFA from The New School University, teaches creative and academic writing for continuing education programs and local colleges, and helps foster the creative work of others. (See more at  www.heathersiegel.net )

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Creative Writing Summer Camp Program on Long Island

Creative writing at Usdan takes full advantage of our proximity to New York writers to engage students in the forms of poetry, short fiction, and playwriting.

An Outdoor Creative Writing Summer Camp Experience

Whether their preferred form is poetry, drama, short fiction, the novel, or nonfiction, our young storytellers have the opportunity to practice their writing in small, collaborative groups. Working in peaceful, open-air studios, writers build imaginative narratives and find their creative voices, while experimenting with the core elements of storytelling, including style, structure, setting, point of view, conflict, and resolution. 

Under the instruction of an experienced writing educator and practicing writer, students spend their days playing writing and word games, writing, revising, sharing, collaborating, and drawing inspiration from other art forms and Usdan’s campus. All sessions culminate with a student open mic and performance as well as the development of individual student portfolios. Creative Writing students learn in open-air studios with at least one side completely open and exposed to the beauty of Usdan’s surrounding woodland campus.

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For over fifty years, Usdan has offered an enriching arts , music ,  theater , creative writing and dance  summer camp experience to children all over the region, from Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn in New York City, to Port Washington and Huntington, and all over Nassau and Suffolk counties. Usdan offers busing to and from camp from convenient central pickup locations. For more information on busing, please visit our  Transportation page . 

Creative Writing: Playwriting - NEW

Creative writing: spoken word & poetry - new.

Our open-air writing studios provide a welcoming environment for young storytellers to write poetry, short fiction, and plays, individually and in small collaborative groups. Use your imagination and find your creative voice, while learning concrete elements of storytelling such as structure, point of view, and conflict and resolution. 

Creative Writing students collaborate with peers from other artistic disciplines and use the natural environment to inspire their writing. Writers also explore the forms in which creative writing shows up in everyday life (such as journaling) and in a variety of careers (such as writing commercials and plays).

Under the instruction of an experienced writing educator and practicing writer, students spend their days considering structure and form through word games, writing, revising, sharing, and collaborating. The session culminates in a student open mic and performance as well as the development of individual student portfolios. All levels are welcome. Classes are grouped according to age division and grade.  

“It encouraged me to be more creative than I thought I could be.”  —Rina

“It's a writer's dream. My ideas couldn't flow until I went there. My favorite part was the way every student and the teacher supported each other.”  —Soleil

In this playwriting class we will explore writing for the theater through practice and discussion. We will study the way words live on and off the page and come alive for others to experience. Writers will explore action, dialogue, and character development to deepen their understanding to playwriting. Students will examine contemporary playwrights and the plays going up at Usdan theater spaces 2024 for a cohesive outlook into the culture activating the voices of playwrights. Students will draft a short original play that will be presented at a live final reading.   

There is nothing more essential than identity; that combination of personal, cultural, familial, and social values that gives each student a sense of self. In this class, poets will read and learn to appreciate the poets who really examined themselves through vulnerable, revelatory pieces of poetry as they investigate the art of the spoken word. Students will learn to identify the devices, tools, and imagery that poets invoke in personal poems, while also maintaining a detachment from the page. They will create experimental spoken word pieces to be recorded and collaborate to create an empowering slam piece that will be uploaded to Usdan’s Youtube Channel. 

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Writopia Lab is a national community of young writers and thinkers.

We are committed to cultivating a safe and intellectual space for student-focused, joy-inducing instruction in creative writing and more.

Our age-based workshops give young writers the opportunity to work on their own pieces alongside a maximum of eight peers. All workshops are guided by a published author or produced playwright who is thoroughly versed in Writopia's student-centric methodology.

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Students are encouraged to share their completed pieces with friends, family, and the world at large in a variety of ways.

• Workshoppers are invited to read their work at books stores, public libraries, and coffee houses in their communities across the country.
• Writopia notifies young writers about submissions opportunities, including Stone Soup , TeenInk , The Best Teen Writing (Scholastic Awards), The Huffington Post , H.O.W. Journal , and more.
• Writopia notifies our writers about competition submission opportunities such as the Scholastic Writing Awards, YoungArts, and Young Playwrights.
• We publish two online literary journals, The Parenthetical and The Ellipsis .
• Since 2010, Writopia students have had the opportunity to see their plays, monologues, and musicals produced professionally in Off-Broadway theatres as part of The Worldwide Plays Festival , enthralling over 2,500 audience members.

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Tucson Workshop (Mahaffey) - Spring 2024

The Writers Studio

The Writers Studio Tucson Workshop is open to both beginning and experienced writers eager to learn the elements of craft, including first- and third-person narrators, tone and mood. An important goal of the workshop is to help writers understand that a narrative voice is born out of conscious creation.

Website: https://courses.writerstudio.com/courses/tucson-workshop-...

Categories: Fiction and Poetry

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April, 2024

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Playwriting Workshop Class

The Acting Studio

This class is an exploration of playwriting and its basic fundamentals. Our work is read aloud as a group, followed by discussion, and inspiring new writing of each other. The core focus of the class is on developing your voice as a writer.

Website: https://www.actingstudio.com/acting-classes/playwrights/b...

Categories: Playwriting

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Explode, Careen, Compress: Approaching the Poetic Line

Brooklyn Poets

For five weeks, we'll discuss the ways in which poets use the line to different effect. We'll read (and write) poems that deal in compression, poems that suspend time and air, poems that seem to careen off the page, and poems that defy all the poetic "rules" of the line.

Website: https://brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all/writing-desire/

Categories: Poetry

Prerequisites: A writing sample of 5 pages of poems is required.

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Advanced Business Writing

Career Centers

This course teaches how to craft complex business documents, focusing on outlining, formatting, and using informative and persuasive techniques. It covers everything from determining the document's purpose and audience to planning and execution. Prior business writing proficiency is required, and the course is beneficial for those looking to enhance their professional writing skills​​​​​​.

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Categories: Business

March, 2024

Prerequisites: Business writing proficiency equivalent to our Effective Business Writing course is required.

Sports Storytelling

The School of The New York Times

This course delves into journalistic techniques to tell compelling sports stories. It includes writing exercises, class discussions, guest speakers, site visits, and attending sporting events. Students learn basic reporting and storytelling skills, focusing on news judgment, researching, and writing articles. The course also features visits to iconic sports locations in New York and lectures from renowned sports journalists​​​​​​.

Website: https://nytedu.com/courses/pre-college/sports-storytelling/

Categories: Sports

Prerequisites: Open to rising 10-12 students.

15-Week Screenwriting Workshop

New York Film Academy

NYFA’s Screenwriting School provides a range of programs for aspiring screenwriters, including degree programs (AFA, BFA, MFA) and workshops. Courses cover various media, like TV, web series, films, comic books, and playwriting. Students gain practical skills and develop a portfolio, with options for both in-person and online learning. Short-term workshops focus on specific skills like comedy writing, TV writing, and feature screenwriting​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​.

Website: https://www.nyfa.edu/screenwriting-school/

Categories: Screenplay

Technical Writing Course

Learning Tree International

This course is tailored for individuals seeking to improve their technical writing skills, particularly in technical communication. It covers techniques for planning, writing, and editing technical documents, focusing on audience assessment, document format selection, and effective use of visuals and graphics. The course aims to equip participants with the ability to convey complex subject matter clearly and create informative content for their readers.

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Upright Citizens Brigade

UCB's Improv 101 course offers an introduction to the fundamentals of improv and comedy. It's ideal for those seeking to enhance their performance skills, public speaking, or just have fun. The course includes eight 3-hour sessions, a class show, and free access to UCB shows​​​​​​​​​​.

Website: https://ucbcomedy.com/courses/?eventtemplate=42-improv-10...

Categories: Comedy

Travel Writing

Gotham Writers

Ideal for beginners, this 10-week workshop delves into travel writing. Participants will engage in lectures, exercises, and student project critiques, gaining a solid foundation in the essential skills and techniques for effective travel writing.

Website: https://wp.writingclasses.com/courses/travel-writing/

Categories: Travel

Science Fiction & Fantasy Writing I

Tailored for aspiring writers of science fiction and fantasy, this 10-week workshop covers the basics of the genre. It includes lectures, exercises, and critiques, making it a great starting point for beginners or a refresher for those already familiar with the basics.

Website: https://wp.writingclasses.com/courses/science-fiction-fan...

Categories: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Playwriting I

A 10-week introductory course in playwriting, suitable for beginners. The workshop includes a series of lectures, practical writing exercises, and critiques of student projects, focusing on the fundamental techniques of playwriting.

Website: https://wp.writingclasses.com/courses/playwriting-i/

Memoir Writing I

This 10-week workshop is designed for beginners or those seeking to revisit the basics of memoir writing. It offers a blend of lectures, exercises, and student project critiques, providing a comprehensive introduction to memoir writing.

Website: https://wp.writingclasses.com/courses/memoir-writing-i/

Categories: Memoir and Nonfiction

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For over three decades The Writers Studio has been helping students become stronger, more resourceful writers — with more craft at their disposal, more knowledge of what makes a piece of creative writing satisfying to a reader, and more access to the full range of their emotions and imagination.

We have developed our own teaching method, which gives students the opportunity to “try on” many different narrative approaches. In the process of studying and trying out the techniques found in a wide array of published work, students end up discovering their own material and voice. They also find a supportive community of like-minded classmates. The school is flexible enough to meet the needs of students at all levels of experience and commitment. Students can take a single six-or eight-week workshop, or proceed through a series of increasingly challenging classes.

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2Rs4fun! – A Creative Writing Program

Learn more about our exciting new creative writing program.

A Reading and Creative Writing Program for 3rd and 4th Graders

2Rs4fun! is an after-school and out-of-school creative writing program designed for 3rd and 4th graders. The program was initiated by Mary Dwyer, a retired teacher, in the Shelter Island School District in the Spring of 2008. Its official name is “The Intergenerational Enrichment Literacy Program,” and it aims to enhance the creative writing skills and literacy of the participating students.

We are thrilled to announce that through a collaborative effort between East End Arts, Southampton Youth Bureau, and the F.A.S.T program (Fun Activities with Snacks and Time for Homework), participating students from Riverhead’s Phillips Avenue Elementary School will have the chance to participate in this priceless program.

About the 2Rs4fun! Creative Writing Program

The primary goal of 2Rs4fun! is to develop the students’ understanding of how reading can improve their writing abilities. The program fosters originality of thought and expression in children’s writing, encouraging them to see themselves as authors and writers. The program operates in two sessions each year, one in the Fall and another in the Spring. Each session accepts 10 students from grades 3 and 4 after a thorough review of their applications and recommendations from their school faculty. A waiting list is maintained for students who are not accepted in a particular session.

The heart of 2Rs4fun! lies in its dedicated mentors who possess professional writing skills. These mentors work one-on-one with the students outside of the classroom, establishing strong relationships and nurturing the students’ self-esteem. They guide the children in building a solid foundation for their lifelong love of reading and writing. The program emphasizes listening to the children to assess their knowledge and potential. It encourages critical thinking, problem-solving, and the expression of creativity in writing. The mentor-student relationship is considered valuable, as it enriches both the student and the mentor, potentially maximizing the potential of the student while opening up an emotional world for the mentor.

Please note that we are always accepting mentor applications and donations for this program .

At the end of a session, the mentor and mentee often share their appreciation for each other through brief expressions. The program’s philosophy centers on encouraging freedom of topic choice and providing children with the opportunity to write as authentic writers. The program is highly regarded by both the children and the volunteer mentors, who bring it to life with their passion for literacy, writing, and working with children.

2Rs4fun! covers various literary themes in its sessions, including prose book talks, poetry, and reflections on artwork. Notable literature included in the program’s curriculum are books such as “Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale” by John Steptoe, “Sarah Plain and Tall” by Patricia MacLachlan, and “Charlotte’s Web” by E.B. White. Additionally, selected poems by renowned poets like Christina Rossetti, Gwendolyn Brooks, John Ciardi, and Ogden Nash are studied and discussed.

The successful implementation of 2Rs4fun! requires dedicated volunteers, mentors, and funding. In the Shelter Island School District, the program’s costs were covered by The Shelter Island Educational Foundation, Lions Club, and the Library. The program’s staffing includes 10 volunteer mentors, 10 substitute volunteer mentors, a coordinator responsible for gathering information and setting the curriculum, a volunteer coordinator managing volunteer recruitment and substitutions, and a volunteer assistant coordinator handling resource materials and information sheets for each session.

Overall, 2Rs4fun! is a valuable program that promotes literacy, enhances creative writing skills, and fosters a love for reading and writing among 3rd and 4th grade students. Through the guidance of dedicated mentors and a focus on individualized attention, the program aims to empower children to see themselves as authors and writers, allowing them to express their creativity and develop their writing abilities.

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