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Writing for Kids 101
Introductory | Have you always wanted to write stories for kids, but never knew where to start? This class will let you get your feet wet in this fun genre. Weekly in-class prompts—everything from starter sentences to images, magical objects to inanimate objects—will help you generate new work in every session. Then, you’ll give and receive positive feedback in a low-pressure atmosphere. You’ll also receive optional take-home exercises to keep you writing during the week. This class is geared towards writing for ages 8–12.
Beginning Fall 2021, we will be adding select in-person classes back to our course catalog. The majority of our classes will still be offered via Zoom.
If a class says IN-PERSON in its title, it will take place in person at our permanent home in Seattle.
If a class says ASYNCHRONOUS in its title, it will take place on Wet Ink, our asynchronous learning platform.
If a class does not have a marker after its title, it will take place via Zoom.
Instructor: Tina Tocco
Class Type: 4 Sessions
Fiction, OnlineTerm: Winter 2022
Start Date: 03/01/2022
End Date: 03/22/2022
Days of the Week: Tuesday
Time: 1:10 pm – 3:10 pm PST
Minimum Class Size: 5
Maximum Class Size: 15
$216.00
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Tina Tocco
Tina Tocco is a Pushcart Prize nominee. As a writer for both children and adults, her work has appeared in kiddie magazines, such as Highlights, Cricket, Humpty Dumpty, AppleSeeds, and Odyssey, and in literary journals, including New Ohio Review, River Styx, Sou’wester, Roanoke Review, Potomac Review, Portland Review, and Italian Americana. Her children’s poetry collection, The Hungry Snowman and Other Poems, was released by Kelsay Books in 2019; her grown-up work was selected for The Best Small Fictions 2019 (Sonder Press, 2019), Best Nonfiction Food (Woodhall Press, 2020), and other anthologies. A recipient of multiple awards, Tina was a runner-up for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrator’s Work-in-Progress Grant and a finalist in CALYX’s Flash Fiction Contest. She earned her MFA in creative writing from Manhattanville College, where she was editor-in-chief of Inkwell. Tina has taught for GrubStreet, Hudson Valley Writers Center, Arts Escape, Kids Short Story Connection, and other organizations.