So You Want to Write for Kids with Tina Tocco (via Zoom)

Have you always wanted to try writing for kids? Do you need some inspiration to spark your creativity? In this 3-hour workshop, all you have to bring is your love of words. You’ll write to in-class prompts like starter sentences and common objects. Then, you’ll receive positive feedback from a group of students who, like you, want to get their feet wet in children’s writing. And you’ll do all this in a low-key environment. Whether you want to write for publication, yourself, or your grandkids, this workshop can help you get started. This class is geared toward writing middle grade and young adult fiction. (Middle grade is typically defined as intended for readers ages 8-12, and young adult as readers ages 13-18.)

This workshop will be taught via Zoom. The Zoom link will be emailed at the time of registration. (Please check spam / promotions filters.) Please email admin@writerscenter.org with any questions.

Tina Tocco is a Pushcart Prize nominee. A writer for both adults and young readers, Tina’s work has appeared in many publications, including Highlights, Cricket, Humpty Dumpty, Turtle, Crab Creek Review, and Italian Americana. Her work has been featured in various anthologies, such as The Best Small Fictions 2019 and Best Nonfiction Food (2020), and will soon appear in the middle-grade ghost story anthology Haunted States of America (Macmillan Publishing Group). Tina earned her MFA in creative writing from Manhattanville College, where she was editor-in-chief of Inkwell, the college’s national literary journal. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She teaches for Kids Short Story Connection (Greenburgh), Arts Escape (Connecticut), GrubStreet (Massachusetts), Hugo House (Washington), and other organizations.