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Workshops in Westchester and Fairfield
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.
Each of the summer workshops listed below has space remaining. If you don't see a workshop that fits your schedule, don't despair. Let us know and we'll open an additional session in either Katonah or Larchmont.
Winter 2011/2012 Weekly Workshops
Our winter semester continues through March. 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 remainder of the semester.
If you don't see a workshop that fits your schedule, let us know and we'll try to open an additional class.
Tuesdays
January 10th to March 20th
3:15 PM to 4:45 PM Ages: 8-9
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM Ages: 10-12
Wednesdays
November 30th to March 7th
3:15-4:45, age 11-13
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM Ages 9-10
Thursdays
January 5th to March 22nd
3:15 PM to 4:45 PM Ages: 14+
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM Ages 8-10
Saturdays
January 7th to March 24th
2:15 PM to 3:45 PM Ages: 10-11
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM Ages 12-14
Larchmont
Larchmont workshops meet at The Voracious Reader.
Mondays
December 12th to March 12th
3:15 PM to 4:45 PM Ages: 10-11
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM Ages 14+
Tuesdays
January 10th to March 20th
3:15 PM to 4:45 PM Ages: 7-8
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM Ages: 10-11
Thursdays
January 5th to March 22nd
3:15 PM to 4:45 PM Ages: 10-11
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM Ages: 12-14
Fridays
January 6th to March 23rd
3:15 PM to 4:45 PM Ages: 12-13
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM Ages: 8-9
Saturdays
January 7th to March 24th
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Ages: 10-11
11:45 AM to 1:15 PM Ages: 12-13
Spring 2012 Weekly Workshops
Our spring semester begins on Monday, April 9th, and continues through June. 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.
If you don't see a workshop that fits your schedule, let us know and we'll try to open an additional class.
Our official spring semester schedule will be posted in February, but will remain similar to our current winter semester schedule.
Summer 2012 Half-Day Workshops
Our summer program in Westchester is scheduled to begin July 9th, and will continue through August 31st. Each five-day workshop meets three hours per day over five straight days, packing the same punch as a semester of afterschool workshops. The fee for these ten sessions is $425.
At each of our Westchester locations, our summer workshops are grouped by age, and are offered in either morning (10am-1pm) or afternoon (2pm-5pm) sessions. If you don’t see a time/age bracket that works for your family, please let us know and we’ll try to schedule an additional workshop!
Week of July 9th to July 13th
- 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Ages: 8-9 (going into grades 3 and 4)
- 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Ages: 10-11 (going into grades 5 and 6)
- 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Ages: 12-13 (going into grades 7 and 8)
- 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Ages: 14+ (going into grades 9 and up)
Week of July 16th to July 20th
- 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Ages: 8-9 (going into grades 3 and 4)
- 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Ages: 10-11 (going into grades 5 and 6)
- 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Ages: 12-13 (going into grades 7 and 8)
- 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Ages: 14+ (going into grades 9 and up)
Week of July 23rd to July 27th
- 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Ages: 8-9 (going into grades 3 and 4)
- 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Ages: 10-11 (going into grades 5 and 6)
- 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Ages: 12-13 (going into grades 7 and 8)
- 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Ages: 14+ (going into grades 9 and up)
Week of July 30th to August 3rd
- 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Ages: 8-9 (going into grades 3 and 4)
- 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Ages: 10-11 (going into grades 5 and 6)
- 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Ages: 12-13 (going into grades 7 and 8)
- 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Ages: 14+ (going into grades 9 and up)
Week of August 6th to August 10th
- 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Ages: 8-9 (going into grades 3 and 4)
- 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Ages: 10-11 (going into grades 5 and 6)
- 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Ages: 12-13 (going into grades 7 and 8)
- 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Ages: 14+ (going into grades 9 and up)
Week of August 13th to August 17th
- 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Ages: 8-9 (going into grades 3 and 4)
- 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Ages: 10-11 (going into grades 5 and 6)
- 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Ages: 12-13 (going into grades 7 and 8)
- 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Ages: 14+ (going into grades 9 and up)
Week of August 20th to August 24th
- 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Ages: 8-9 (going into grades 3 and 4)
- 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Ages: 10-11 (going into grades 5 and 6)
- 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Ages: 12-13 (going into grades 7 and 8)
- 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Ages: 14+ (going into grades 9 and up)
Week of August 27th to August 31st
- 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Ages: 8-9 (going into grades 3 and 4)
- 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Ages: 10-11 (going into grades 5 and 6)
- 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Ages: 12-13 (going into grades 7 and 8)
- 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Ages: 14+ (going into grades 9 and up)
Locations
Southern Westchester
Northern Westchester
Hudson Valley
- Workshops meet at a location TBD, in Tarrytown NY.
Stamford/Greenwich
Westport/Fairfield
- Workshops meet at a location TBD, in Westport, CT.
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, 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 Branch Manager, Writing Instructor
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(914) 401-4159
Léna has been teaching Writopia Lab workshops in Manhattan since 2009, and began developing Writopia Westchester in the spring of 2010. Léna's first Young Adult novel, Edges , was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in December, 2010. Her inspiration and touchstone is her late grandmother, author Madeleine L'Engle , who was able to transform the solitary nature of writing into a sacred sense of community where her art and the art of others could 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.
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