Zoe Becker

Instructor

Zoe is thrilled to be joining Writopia Lab as an instructor! She's a longtime Writopian, having attended workshops in middle school and been part of Creative Portfolio all throughout high school. Zoe is also a proud alum of Writopia's inaugural Connecting Across Cultures program.
Zoe's an incoming freshman at Harvard University, where she plans to concentrate in History & Literature. She's been recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, JGirls Magazine, and Cloudy Magazine, among others. Zoe is also a graduate of the Iowa Young Writers' Studio (Summer 2025). In her free time, she loves pouring over anything Tina Fey, exploring walkable cities, and trying to keep her local movie theatres alive.
The #1 ranked speaker/debater in DC per the National Speech and Debate Association, Zoe has been competing for speech and debate for seven years having competed in Policy Debate, Public Forum Debate, Lincoln Douglas, World Schools Debate and more. Primarily, she now competes in extemporaneous speaking (extemp), an event in which competitors are given 30 minutes to prepare and memorize a 7 minute speech answering a question about geopolitics/current events. In extemp, she has championed the Barkley Forum @ Emory University, runner-upped the University of Kentucky Tournament of Champions. She was also the first ever student from Washington, DC to be invited to the Montgomery Bell Academy Extemporaneous Speaking Round Robin, a prestigious tournament for the top 16 extempers nationwide. She can’t wait to work with your speakers and debaters!