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Workshops in Westchester and Fairfield Counties
Writopia Lab is a creative writing program for children between the ages 8 and 18. Our workshops are grouped by age and never have more than six students. All of our instructors are published writers who have been extensively trained in the Writopia Lab workshopping method.
Students will complete at least one polished piece of writing (often short fiction) in each workshop, whether they enroll in a weekly workshop or a five-day intensive. Workshops and intensives focus on making writing fun for kids and teens, which in turn fosters the discipline and craft required for excellent written expression. Our students learn grammar and word choice through practical application, not rote. They acquire confidence and sociability through peer review and through public readings of their own work.
We invite Writopians to showcase their work by reading their own completed pieces of memoir, fiction, or poetry at a local venue. Join our mailing list to receive updates on future events, which are often open to the public.
Private group workshops are also offered—we work with your schedule and your location. This option is perfect for groups of 3-6 friends.
Private sessions are available for students wishing to hone craft and/or to prepare for college.
Workshop Schedule
After-school and weekend workshops meet for an hour and a half, once a week, during the school year. Private one-on-one sessions typically meet for an hour, once a week, but your schedule can vary as needed.
Summer and holiday five-day intensive workshops meet Monday through Friday all summer long and during all school breaks.
If you don't see a workshop that fits your schedule, let us know and we'll try to open a new one!.
Summer 2012 Half-Day Workshops
During our summer semester in Westchester and Fairfield Counties, each five-day workshop meets three hours per day over five straight days, packing the same punch as a semester of afterschool workshops. Workshops are peppered with fun, friendship, and productive games. Teens usually focus on completing one piece over the week; our younger writers sometimes write several shorter stories.
The fee for a five-day workshops is $425. If you don’t see an age and time combination which works for your family, please
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and we’ll try to schedule an additional workshop!
June 18th - June 22nd
- Stamford - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Stamford - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 12-14
- Stamford - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 14+
June 25th - June 29th
- Katonah - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Katonah - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 12-13
- Larchmont - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-1
- Larchmont - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 12-13
July 9th - July 13th
- Katonah - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Katonah - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 12-13
- Katonah - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM -Ages 10-11
- Katonah - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
- Larchmont - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Larchmont - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 12-13
- Larchmont - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages 10-11
- Larchmont -2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
- Stamford - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Stamford - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Stamford - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages 12-13
- Stamford -2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
July 16th - July 20th
- Katonah - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Katonah - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Katonah - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM -Ages 12-13
- Katonah - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
- Larchmont - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Larchmont - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Larchmont - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages 12-13
- Larchmont -2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
- Stamford - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Stamford - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Stamford - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages 12-13
- Stamford - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
July 23rd - July 27th
- Katonah - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Katonah - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 12-13
- Katonah - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages 8-9
- Katonah - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
- Larchmont - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Larchmont - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Larchmont - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages 12-13
- Larchmont -2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
- Stamford - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Stamford - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Stamford - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages 12-13
- Stamford - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
July 30th - August 3rd
- Katonah - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Katonah - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Katonah - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM -Ages 12-13
- Katonah - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
- Larchmont - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Larchmont - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Larchmont - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages 12-13
- Larchmont -2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
- Stamford - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Stamford - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Stamford - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages 12-13
- Stamford -2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
August 6th - August 10th
- Katonah - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Katonah - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Katonah - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM -Ages 12-13
- Katonah - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
- Larchmont - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Larchmont - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Larchmont - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages 12-13
- Larchmont -2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
- Stamford - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Stamford - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Stamford - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages 12-13
- Stamford - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
- Westport - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 12-13
- Westport - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Westport - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages 8-9
- Westport - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
August 13th - August 17th
- Katonah - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Katonah - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Katonah - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages 12-13
- Katonah - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
- Larchmont - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Larchmont - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Larchmont - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages 12-13
- Larchmont -2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
- Stamford - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Stamford - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Stamford - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages 12-13
- Stamford -2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
- Westport - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Westport - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Westport - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 12-13
- Westport - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
August 20th - August 24th
- Katonah - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Katonah - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Katonah - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM -Ages 12-13
- Katonah - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
- Larchmont - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Larchmont - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Larchmont - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages 12-13
- Larchmont -2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
- Stamford - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Stamford - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Stamford - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages 12-13
- Stamford - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
- Westport - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 12-13
- Westport - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Westport - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages 8-9
- Westport - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
August 27th - August 31st
- Katonah - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Katonah - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Katonah - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages 12-13
- Katonah - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
- Larchmont - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Larchmont - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Larchmont - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages 12-13
- Larchmont - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
- Stamford - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Stamford - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Stamford - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages 12-13
- Stamford -2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
- Westport - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 8-9
- Westport - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Ages: 10-11
- Westport - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages 12-13
- Westport - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ages: 14+
Fall 2012 Weekly Workshops
Fall afterschool and weekend labs begin on Saturday, September 8th, and continue through November. Missed workshops can be made up on any day of the week on which an age-appropriate workshop meets. (Students may only make up missed sessions during the semester in which they are enrolled.) Workshops meet for 10 sessions, and the fee for these ten sessions is $425. Students who anticipate being unable to attend one or two classes may prorate the semester.
Fees
- Five-day intensives (three hours a day) during summer camp and school holidays cost $425.
- Ten weekly 90-minute after-school or weekend sessions cost $425, and students may register at any point during the school year. Enrollment is ongoing throughout the school year (September to June). Ask about our pro-rated fees.
- Private sessions cost $95 per hour.
Needs-based fees can be arranged. Writopia Lab is a not-for-profit organization that seeks to create and sustain a diverse community of young writers; provide an open, safe, and nurturing space for creative and intellectual endeavors; and identify ways that creative youth can use their gifts. Toward those goals, Writopia Lab never turns away students based on their ability to pay.
Contact Us
We'd love to answer any questions you have! For more information about Writopia Lab in Westchester and Fairfield counties, please contact Lena Roy:
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or at (914) 401-4159.
Join our mailing list to receive updates on event details.
Private Tutoring
One-on-one tutoring is available for honing craft and/or college prep. Private one-on-one Sessions with a Writopia Instructor: $95/hr.
Visit our price menu for further details and payment. Writopia Lab is a not-for-profit organization that seeks to create and sustain a diverse community of young writers; provide an open, safe, and nurturing space for creative and intellectual endeavors; and identify ways that creative youth can use their gifts. Toward those goals, Writopia Lab never turns away students based on their ability to pay, and needs-based fees can be arranged.
Who We Are
Léna Roy
Westchester and Fairfield Branch Manager
Writing Instructor
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(914) 401-4159
Léna began teaching Writopia Lab workshops in Manhattan in 2009, then went on to develop the program in NYC's northern suburbs in 2010. That same year, her first Young Adult novel,EDGES, was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Léna earned her BA from Barnard, studying English and Italian literature, and her MA in Drama Therapy from NYU. Mentoring has long been the connective tissue in Léna's life, whether through her work with at-risk adolescents in Utah, California, and New York; or through her own writing discipline, as fostered by her late grandmother, author Madeleine L'Engle. It was her grandmother who taught Léna to transform the solitary nature of writing into a sacred sense of community, where her art and the art of others can flourish.
Jordana Frankel
Instructor
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Jordana Frankel is so excited to join Writopia! Her debut young adult novel, THE WARD, is forthcoming from HarperCollins in 2013. She received her B.A. from Goucher College in Maryland where, as the recipient of the Kratz Creative Writing Fellowship, she studied the art of storytelling within indigenous cultures. After graduating, she spent a year in Italy studying to be an artiste, but instead acquired a deep knowledge of pasta, and returned home to follow her true love: words. She then received her M.F.A. in creative writing with a focus on poetry from Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia. Jordana has worked in the publishing industry for the last few years, but now devotes herself full-time to her writing.
Catherine Curan
Instructor
Catherine joined the Writopia Westchester team spring, 2012. Her writing has been published in Fiction, Many Mountains Moving, Ozone Park Journal, the SalonZine and Sleet magazine. As a journalist, Catherine has investigated the mortgage industry for the New York Post, covered fashion shows for Condé Nast Portfolio.com, and earned a Newswomen’s Club of New York Front Page Award for her Crain’s New York Business special report on the hip-hop economy. Catherine earned her A.B. in English with a concentration in Creative Writing from Princeton University, graduating cum laude, and received an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School. She volunteers as Associate Publisher of the online journal Anderbo.com, and has twice served as a judge for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
Rachel Snyder
Rachel Snyder joined the Writopia Westchester team in spring, 2012. Rachel's poetry has appeared in The Pedestal Magazine, Word Riot,Birds Eye Review, Big Lucks, and The Foundling Review. She attended Sarah Lawrence College, where she earned her BA and later an MFA in creative writing. Rachel has taught at Purchase College, and loves to explore the many worlds of word play and creative writing with her students.
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