826michigan has traditionally offered creative writing workshops in multiple spaces in southeast Michigan–in our writing lab on Liberty Street in downtown Ann Arbor, our writing lab on Winder Street in Detroit’s Eastern Market, and in many community partner spaces like the Ypsilanti District Library.
During the spring and summer of 2020, all 826michigan workshops will take place over distance and in virtual spaces. You can see our current offerings below, and more will be added soon.
Read our Writing Core Values here: Writing Core Values
Writers Clubs (Click here to register!)
A weekly meeting of a community of writers in a digital space, where students work with volunteers to draft an original piece of creative work for publication.
Digital Writers Club for Wee-bots
Ages 6-8
Mondays: July 6-August 10
4:00-4:45pm
Virtual Writers Club
Ages 9+
Thursdays: July 9-August 13
4:00-5:30pm
Virtual Comic Creators Club
Ages 9-14
Tuesdays: July 7-August 11
4:00-5:00pm
Lunch Poems (Click here to register!)
A weekly poetry workshop through which we will read, write, and share delicious poems and have the opportunity to publish our work.
Lunch Poems for Elementary Writers
Ages: 7-11
Wednesdays: July 8 – August 12
1:15-2:15pm
Lunch Poems for Elementary Writers
Ages: 7-11
Thursdays: July 9 – August 13
1:15-2:15pm
Lunch Poems for Middle & High School Writers
Ages: 12-18
Wednesdays: July 8 – August 12
2:30-3:30pm
Lunch Poems for Middle & High School Writers
Ages: 12-18
Thursdays: July 9 – August 13
2:30-3:30pm
Writing for Wee-bots (Click here to register!)
Ages: 5-10
Wednesdays: July 8-August 13
6-7pm
A weekly storytime program—join whenever you can make it!—through which early writers read a story together and practice one aspect of the author’s work in our own writing.
Write Now Writing Kits (Click here to order your kits!)
Hard copy or digital writing kits covering a range of topics and writing projects, delivered to your family to write all summer long, anytime!
YpsiWrites Writing Activities (Click here to visit the YDL website!)
Three writing activities a week that can be done anytime, anywhere! These activities accompany the Ypsilanti District Library’s summer learning themes of Garden-to-Table, Around the World, and STEAM. Check out YpsiWrites.com for even more writing activities for writers of all ages!
