Young Adult Writers Program (YAWP): Rain or Shine: Finding Your Joy on the Page

Have you ever heard that your writing is too sentimental? Not serious enough? Too juvenile? This is the workshop is for you! We’re shutting down the haters and finding our bliss on the page! Joy, happiness, shine—whatever we call it, it’s something different for each of us. A crispy fit, fresh fade, singing in the shower, playing with a puppy—joy looks different to each of us, and there’s no right or wrong way to bring this emotion into our work. In this generative experience we will examine the poem WE REAL COOL to gain an understanding of how joy can take many different forms on the page. Rather than focusing on generating emotional context for the reader, we’re taking a step back to find YOUR joy on the page. For writers age 13 – 18 ONLY.