Summer writing opportunities for kids in the Bay Area

 

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Writing – whether during a scheduled workshop or informally – increases communication and writing skills as well as builds new connections and understanding. Outside of the constraints of a classroom and structured writing assignment, summer provides the freedom for young writers to experiment with various styles and genres and communicate their experiences, ideas and dreams.

 

Take a notebook wherever summer leads you. “Writing on the Go,” a long-running summer writing workshop for kids, focuses on exploring the cultural, historical and natural landscapes in the Bay Area through outdoor writing activities.

 

826 Valencia, a writing lab for kids in San Francisco, offers free writing workshops. Summer workshops include food writing, fiction writing, working on a newspaper and other experiences.

 

 

Aspiring young writers may enjoy learning from real authors. YA author Deborah Davis offers a summer creative writing workshop for 6^th-12^th graders in Berkeley. Author Cheryl Herbsman offers a workshop for teen writers, “Finding the Voice of Your Character,” in Marin County.