A World of Curiosities: Writing Workshops with Rebecca Wood Barrett
Writers in grades 4 to 7 as of September 2024 are invited to get creative with local author Rebecca Wood Barrett! In addition to flexing your writing muscles, these workshops will include an outdoor activity and a snack for participants to keep the creative juices flowing.
Registration is required, and kids are welcome to sign up for both workshops. Registration will open on Monday, June 17 at 10 a.m. – click here to access our registration form.
Monday, July 8, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Writing Fantastical Creatures
Are you ready to create fantastical creatures? In this creative writing class with Rebecca Wood Barrett, we’ll look at some of the most memorable imagined creatures, and brainstorm ideas on how to create your own! We’ll talk about why some invented beings are so memorable, and how you can create your own unforgettable beasts to make your story thrilling to read.
Wednesday, August 21, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Writing Mysteries About Rarities
Whodunit? You! Join author and teacher Rebecca Wood Barrett and learn how to write your very own mystery. Together we’ll create an intriguing character who solves the crime of a priceless oddity, curio, or rarity. We’ll invent believable suspects, motives, and red herrings to throw readers off the scent. You’ll learn how to sneakily bury real clues in other story details, and how to reveal the culprit at the end of your mini-mystery.
About the facilitator:
Rebecca Wood Barrett is the artistic & executive director of the Whistler Writers Festival, and she enjoys supporting emerging and established writers in their projects through teaching, editing, and career consultation. Her middle-grade children’s book My Best Friend is Extinct (Orca) won the Chocolate Lily award and was nominated for the Red Cedar Book award. The sequel will be published in 2025, and has the working title of My Best Friend and the Lake Monsters.
