District Writers’ Academy Open House and Information Night for Parents and Teachers
ZoomPlease join us for a virtual (via Zoom) information night to learn more about District Writers' Academy's creative and academic course offerings for youth and teen writers. We'll provide an overview of our private and small group writing curriculum, a taste of our approach and philosophy, and answer any questions you have about how District…
Starting Date College Essay for the Win (Youth Class)
Thursdays Oct 14, 21, 28 5-7 p.m. Click Here to register
Starting Date Morning Writers (Adult Classes)
Oct 18-Dec 15 (Mondays - Fridays only) 7:00-7:45 Click Here to register
Starting Date Intro to Creative Writing Senior Level
Mondays Oct 18-Nov 17 4-5 p.m. Click HERE to register
Gaithersburg Book Festival Workshop “Brainstorming Your College Essay Topic”
Gaithersburg Book FestivalDistrict Writers Academy will be offering a free workshop for teens on developing college essay topics at the 2022 Gaithersburg Book Festival. Click here for more info
College Essay for the Win – Session I
July 5-7 10am - 12pm $240.00 (Includes course booklet) Classroom Hours: 6 The College Common App essay incorporates many principles of good writing—effective introductions, story-telling, compressing and expanding narrative, and writing with vivid detail. This class teaches these skills and gives students an opportunity to practice them as they work toward writing that perfect college…
College Essay for the Win – Session II
July 5-7 3pm - 5pm $240.00 (Includes course booklet) Classroom Hours: 6 The College Common App essay incorporates many principles of good writing—effective introductions, story-telling, compressing and expanding narrative, and writing with vivid detail. This class teaches these skills and gives students an opportunity to practice them as they work toward writing that perfect college…
Creative Writers Camp (Sr. level, ages 15-18)
Session I July 18-22, 10am - 1pm $450.00 (includes reading anthology) Do you have a student who likes to read, who dreams about writing, who scribbles stories and poetry in a notebook? If so, this is the camp for them! Using exercises and games in an interactive workshop setting, this camp will allow students to…
College Essay for the Win – Session III
July 25-27 10am - 12pm $240.00 (Includes course booklet) Classroom Hours: 6 The College Common App essay incorporates many principles of good writing—effective introductions, story-telling, compressing and expanding narrative, and writing with vivid detail. This class teaches these skills and gives students an opportunity to practice them as they work toward writing that perfect college…
College Essay for the Win – Session IV
July 25-27 3pm - 5pm $240.00 (Includes course booklet) Classroom Hours: 6 The College Common App essay incorporates many principles of good writing—effective introductions, story-telling, compressing and expanding narrative, and writing with vivid detail. This class teaches these skills and gives students an opportunity to practice them as they work toward writing that perfect college…
Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Session I Aug 22-26, 2:30 pm - 5 pm $450.00 (includes downloadable course handbook) Classroom Hours: 12.5 Get a head start on the school year with this class, which teaches the basic skills of academic paper writing: prewriting, formulating effective thesis statements and topic sentences, writing with specificity, organization and paragraph development, transitions, incorporating quotes…
College Essay for the Win – Session V
August 29-31 10am - 12pm $240.00 (Includes course booklet) Classroom Hours: 6 The College Common App essay incorporates many principles of good writing—effective introductions, story-telling, compressing and expanding narrative, and writing with vivid detail. This class teaches these skills and gives students an opportunity to practice them as they work toward writing that perfect college…