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13 - 17 yrs
Thu, Sep 11, 2025 - Nov 27, 2025
6:00pm - 6:50pm EDT
Class Experience
In this class, each student will write two short stories, then select one to publish in an anthology of the class’s work!
This is an excellent class for students who want to pursue careers in writing, as they’ll get to experience firsthand the process of writing, revising, editing, designing, and publishing their work.
This class meets once weekly over the course of twelve weeks for approximately 50 minutes per session, and requires time outside of class for students to work on their stories.
Students will be held to a high standard in this class, but will absolutely be supported and learn critical writing skills along the way. The class will work together to title the book and design the book’s cover, though we endeavor to not treat either of these elements as a “competition” where one student wins— this is a group effort!
After publication, the book will be available to purchase online in ebook or print format. Any proceeds from sales will go to a secular reading-related charity that the class selects as a group.
Fall/September Session theme: Our September/fall anthology theme is IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD. In this anthology, we'll collaborate on a shared universe where all the characters are trying to survive the same zombie apocalypse!
Class breakdown:
Classes 1-2:
Discussion of basic writing fundamentals (even if they’re experienced writers, this is critical!) and structure of a short story. Before class one begins, students will recieve a prompt to begin working on their first story. The first draft of the story is due at class two!
Class 3-5:
Students will recieve written feedback on their first story, and begin work on their second. The first draft of the second story is due at class five.
Classes 6:
Students will recieve written feedback on their second story, and select which story they want to fully develop for the anthology. The second draft of the selected story is due at class seven.
Class 8:
We’ll start to really focus in on the anthology itself, working together on a title and concepts for cover art. Students will recieve line edits (detailed, line-by-line feedback) for their selected story by class 8.
Class 9: During class we’ll also discuss which secular, reading-related charity we would like to donate any profits to (the teacher will have a few options, but students are welcome to research their own to present to the class!).
Class 10:
The line edited version of the selected story is due by class 10. Work must be free of spelling errors, formatting errors, and grammatical errors!
Class 11:
Students will recieve a final pdf of the book to proof it before we send it for publication. We'll cover any last minute concerns in this class!
Class 12:
We’ll take a look at our finished book, have a wrap-up discussion and celebrate!
Class Requirements
- This class is best suited to motivated writers who are eager to hone their skill.
Other Things To Know
Students will have strict deadlines to complete their stories. Please make sure they understand that these are inflexible due to the role they play in the larger anthology!
Multi-week classes-- classes that are a set 6, 8, or 12 weeks and have no drop-in availability-- are refundable up to one week from the class's first meeting.
How To Participate
You will receive an email 30 minutes before class starts with a link to the class and access instructions.
What To Bring
- Students will need access to Google Docs and Google Classroom.
- It is strongly recommended students use a computer or laptop rather than a tablet for this class.
