Build-A-Story Workshop!
Date: May 18, 2024
Time: 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
Location:
Location new: Children's Workshops Pavilion
Class Size: n/a
Audience: Elementary and Middle School Students
Description
This workshop for ages 12-16 will help young writers build three essential elements of a story: the hero (protagonist), the villain (antagonist) and the conflict. In a series of fun, interactive and sometimes random creative exercises, Suzanne Zweizig will lead students through brainstorming different story choices, trying on pairings, and mixing-and-matching story elements to come up with the structure for a unique story they themselves can write. In the process, students will be introduced to different types of story structures and conflicts, and have a lot of creative fun. All students will leave the workshop with at least one rough story outline and ideas for developing it on their own.
Short Biography of Suzanne Zweizig
Suzanne Zweizig is the Founder and Director of District Writers’ Academy, which offers individual tutoring, small-group writing workshops and summer writing camps for middle- and high-school students. Suzanne has worked with young writers in the DMV for over 12 years in both academic and creative writing and loves seeing young people find the power of their voice. Suzanne’s poetry, fiction and nonfiction have been widely published and she is a three-time recipient of the DC Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship. She holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing.
