The Laura (Riding) Jackson Teen Writing Workshops, partially funded through a grant from Quail Valley Charities, are free, interactive writing workshops offered throughout the school year and are open to teens ages 13-19. Workshops offered vary from year to year. Topics include: Comics the Marvel Way, Song Lyrics, Screenwriting, Spoken Word Poetry, YA Fiction, and Writing the College Essay. Each of these dynamic workshops, taught by trained educators and/or published writers, gives students opportunities to not only explore but also obtain valuable feedback on their creative writing.
Through the Teen Writing Workshops, local students have won college scholarships and earned top honors in state and national contests, including the Guideposts Young Writers Contest, The Concord Review, and the Parade Magazine and Zora Neale Hurston poetry contests.
Check back in August for the 2026-2027 schedule of workshops!