Writing Classes
Registration Open
Spring Break Stay-cation: Write 50-word Stories!
Class Instructor:
Miranda Keskes
Class Date:
Online: March 30th, 31st, and April 1st (Mon-Wed)
Class Time:
11 am-12:30 pm ET
Class Size:
10-12
Age Group:
Grades 7-12
Location:
Zoom, link to be sent the week before the class.
Registration Open
Write Your Wildest Dreams!
Class Instructor:
Kelly Almer
Class Date:
Online: Wednesdays, Jan. 28, Feb 4, 11, 18, 25, March 4, 11, 18
Class Time:
5:00-6:15 pm ET
Class Size:
6-8 students
Age Group:
4th-6th Graders
Location:
ONLINE: Zoom link to be provided the week before the class.
Registration Open
Two Sides to Every Story: Play with Point of View
Class Instructor:
Kelly Almer
Class Date:
Online: Wednesdays, Jan. 28, Feb 4, 11, 18, 25, March 4, 11, 18
Class Time:
6:30-8:00 pm ET
Class Size:
6-8 students
Age Group:
6th-8th Graders
Location:
ONLINE: Zoom link to be provided the week before the class.
Registration Open
The College Essay: Tell Your Story
Class Instructor:
Miranda Keskes
Class Date:
Tuesday, December 2nd
Class Time:
7-9 p.m. via Zoom, with one-on-one essay reviews to be scheduled during class.
Class Size:
10-12
Age Group:
High School; Grades 11-12
Location:
Zoom, link to be sent the week before the class.
Registration Open
The National Writers Series Youth Board
The National Writers Series Youth Board
Class Instructor:
Audrey Irontree
Class Date:
Monthly meetings, others as-needed
Class Time:
TBD based on Youth Board members' schedules
Class Size:
8-10
Age Group:
7th-12th Graders
Location:
Registration Open
TTRPG Workshop: Gaming the Story
Roleplaying and writing for 7th-12th graders.
Class Instructor:
'Cole Birkett
Class Date:
Wednesdays, September 17th through October 29th, no class on October 8th.
Class Time:
5-6:30 P.M.
Class Size:
6-8
Age Group:
Grades 7-12
Location:
Hybrid, first and last class in person at the PoWeR! Book Bags Studio, 13606 S W Bay Shore Dr, Traverse City, MI 49684, intervening classes on Zoom.
Registration Full
Once Upon a Boat: A sailing-and-storytelling adventure!
Sailing and storytelling for middle schoolers.
Class Instructor:
Chris Loud
Class Date:
Sunday, Sept. 21 sailing day, Monday, Sept. 22 and Tuesday, Sept 23.
Class Time:
Sunday 9/21 12:30-2:30 P.M. sailing, Monday 9/22 and Tuesday 9/23 4-6 P.M. writing class.
Class Size:
6
Age Group:
5th-8th Graders
Location:
Wind Sailing, Discovery Pier 13271 SW Bayshore Dr, and PoWeR! Book Bags studio, 13606 SW Bay Shore Dr, Traverse City.
Registration Full
Screenwriting Act Two: Your Story Gets Real
Screenwriting for middle schoolers.
Class Instructor:
Chris Loud
Class Date:
Thursdays, October 2nd, 9th, 23rd, and 30th, November 6th and 13th..
Class Time:
4- 5:30 P.M.
Class Size:
8-10
Age Group:
5th-8th Graders
Location:
PoWeR! Book Bags studio, 13606 S W Bay Shore Dr, Traverse City.
Registration Open
Horror Writing for Adults with Tank Space
Horror workshop for adults.
Class Instructor:
Audrey Irontree
Class Date:
Saturday, October 11th
Class Time:
2:00-6:00PM with reading and party to follow
Class Size:
8-10
Age Group:
18+
Location:
Tank Space, 1110 E Eighth St, Traverse City, MI 49686
Registration Open
It Takes a Village! Let’s Tell a Story Together
Class Instructor:
Kelly Almer
Class Date:
Online: Mondays, September 8, 15, 22, 29, October 6, 13, 27, November 3
Class Time:
5:00-6:30pm ET
Class Size:
8-10
Age Group:
3rd-5th Graders
Location:
ONLINE: Zoom link to be provided the week before the class.
Registration Full
It’s Elementary, My Dear Watson! Mystery Writing
Class Instructor:
Kelly Almer
Class Date:
Online: Mondays, September 8, 15, 22, 29, October 6, 13, 27, November 3
Class Time:
7:00-8:30 pm Eastern time
Class Size:
8-10
Age Group:
5th-8th Graders
Location:
ONLINE: Zoom link to be provided the week before the class.
Registration Open
Super-Short Spooky Stories: Scare Your Readers in Under 300 Words!
Class Instructor:
Miranda Keskes
Class Date:
Tuesdays, October 7, 14, 21, 28
Class Time:
7-8 pm, online via zoom
Class Size:
10-12
Age Group:
Grades 7-12
Location:
Zoom, link to be sent the week before the class.
Registration Open
The College Essay: Tell Your Story
Class Instructor:
Miranda Keskes
Class Date:
Tuesday, September 23rd
Class Time:
7-9 p.m. via Zoom, with one-on-one essay reviews to be scheduled during class.
Class Size:
10-12
Age Group:
High School; Grades 11-12
Location:
Zoom, link to be sent the week before the class.
Registration Open
A Writers Series First: Fiction Workshop for Adults
Fiction workshop for adults.
Class Instructor:
Audrey Irontree
Class Date:
Mondays, June 23rd- July 28th, final reading TBA
Class Time:
6:00-7:30
Class Size:
8-10
Age Group:
18+
Location:
PoWeR! Book Bags studio, 13606 S W Bay Shore Dr, Traverse City.
Registration Full
The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of: Screenwriting to Unlock Your Story
Screenwriting for middle schoolers.
Class Instructor:
Chris Loud
Class Date:
Thursdays, July 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st, August 7th and 14th
Class Time:
5:30-6:30pm
Class Size:
8-10
Age Group:
5th-8th Graders
Location:
PoWeR! Book Bags studio, 13606 S W Bay Shore Dr, Traverse City.
Registration Open
A Whale of a Tale: Writing a Tall Tale
Class Instructor:
Kelly Almer
Class Date:
Online: Mondays, July 7, 14, 21, 28, and August 4
Class Time:
1:00 - 2:15 pm
Class Size:
8-10
Age Group:
3rd-5th Graders
Location:
ONLINE: Zoom link to be provided the week before the class.
Registration Open
Gumshoe, Sleuth, Private Eye: Create a Mystery Detective
Class Instructor:
Kelly Almer
Class Date:
Online: Mondays, July 7, 14, 21, 28, and August 4
Class Time:
11:00am - 12:15pm
Class Size:
8-10
Age Group:
5th-8th Graders
Location:
ONLINE: Zoom link to be provided the week before the class.
Registration Open
Spring Break Stay-cation: Write 50-word Stories!
Class Instructor:
Miranda Keskes
Class Date:
Three-day intensive, March 24-26
Class Time:
3-4:30 p.m. via Zoom
Class Size:
10-12
Age Group:
Grades 7-12
Location:
Zoom, link to be sent the week before the class.
Registration Full
The College Essay: Tell Your Story
Class Instructor:
Miranda Keskes
Class Date:
Tuesday, August 12th
Class Time:
7-9 p.m. via Zoom, with one-on-one essay reviews to be scheduled during class.
Class Size:
10-12
Age Group:
High School; Grades 11-12
Location:
Zoom, link to be sent the week before the class.
Registration Open
Back to the Beginning: Circle Stories Session 1
Class Instructor:
Kelly Almer
Class Date:
Online: Mondays, Feb 17 – March 17
Class Time:
4:00 p.m.- 5:15 p.m. ET
Class Size:
8-10
Age Group:
3rd-5th grades
Location:
ONLINE: Zoom link to be provided the week before the class.
Registration Open
Publish me in Manistee!
Class Instructor:
'Cole Birkett
Class Date:
Thursdays, April 10 - May 15
Class Time:
4-5:30 PM
Class Size:
8-10
Age Group:
Grades 7-12
Location:
Hybrid, the first and last class are in person at the Ramsdell Theatre, with the remaining classes online via Zoom.
Registration Full
Antrim Raising Writers: Poems in the Wild
Class Instructor:
David Hornibrook
Class Date:
Saturdays, March 22 and 29
Class Time:
10am-1pm via Zoom
Class Size:
10-12
Age Group:
High School; Grades 7-12
Location:
Zoom, link to be sent the week before the class.
Registration Open
Fiction Inspired by Myth, Legend, and History
Class Instructor:
Ashlee Cowles
Class Date:
Tuesdays, Feb. 11 - March 18
Class Time:
4:00-5:30
Class Size:
8-10
Age Group:
7th-12th grades
Location:
HYBRID: Classes via Zoom with the last class at the Dennos Museum's Janice Room to celebrate student work.
Registration Full
Back to the Beginning: Circle Stories Session 2
Class Instructor:
Kelly Almer
Class Date:
Online: Tuesdays, Feb 18 – March 18
Class Time:
4:00 p.m.- 5:15 p.m. ET
Class Size:
8-10
Age Group:
3rd-5th grades
Location:
ONLINE: Zoom link to be provided the week before the class.
Registration Full
Goldilocks Framed Me! Fractured Fairy Tales
Class Instructor:
Kelly Almer
Class Date:
Online: Thursdays, January 16 – March 13
Class Time:
4:00 p.m.- 5:15 p.m. ET
Class Size:
8-10
Age Group:
6th-8th grades
Location:
ONLINE: Zoom link to be provided the week before the class.
Registration Full
Color the World with Feelings: Sensory Poems
Class Instructor:
Kelly Almer
Class Date:
Online: Tuesdays, January 14 – February 11
Class Time:
4:00 p.m.- 5:15 p.m. ET
Class Size:
8-10
Age Group:
3rd-5th grades
Location:
ONLINE: Zoom link to be provided the week before the class.
Registration Open
Writing Fantastic Stories
Fantasy and Magic Realism for High School Students
Class Instructor:
Kevin Fitton
Class Date:
Online: Tuesdays, October 15 – December 3
Class Time:
8 - 9:30 p.m.
Class Size:
8-10
Age Group:
High School Students
Location:
ONLINE: Zoom link to be provided the week before the class.