FREE weekly workshops for students to explore their creativity through writing.
Students work in small groups with peers and adult volunteers to brainstorm, write, revise, share, and draft an original story. Weekly commitment and program registration is required.
About 826michigan’s After-school Writing Lab
FOR WHO
Students ages
8-13
WHEN
Year-round
WHERE
At the Ann Arbor District Library, Malletts Creek (3090 E. Eisenhower Pkwy.) and at the Ypsilanti District Library, Michigan Ave. (229 W. Michigan Ave.)
What to Expect
Students work in small groups with volunteers in a safe and supportive environment for writing. Through collaborative writing exercises and time for individual writing projects, students draft an original story.
Important note: Our Ypsilanti Writing Lab program gives priority registration to students who live in the Ypsilanti area (including Ypsilanti Township and Superior Township) or who attend public or charter school in Ypsilanti. Students who do not meet this criteria will be automatically placed on a waitlist and will be contacted with an update on their registration status one week prior to the start of the program. Filling out the registration form does not guarantee a spot in the program—please look out for an email confirmation. Thank you for understanding!
Fall 2025 After-school Writing Labs
Ann Arbor After-school Writing Lab
Mondays
5-6 p.m.
October 6 through December 8 (no session 10/13)
at AADL Malletts Creek
3090 E. Eisenhower Pkwy.
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Ypsilanti After-school Writing Lab
Tuesdays
5:30-6:30 p.m.
October 7 through December 9 (No session 11/11)
at YDL Michigan Ave.
229 W. Michigan Ave.
Ypsilanti, MI 48197