Saturdays, February 12 – April 9 / 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. EST

Join us online for Speak Up, a FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series for teens (ages 13-19).

Nan yon mini-seri atelye ekriti kreyatif vityèl, adolesan yo pral fè ekip ak atis-edikatè ki gen eksperyans pou ranfòse pwosesis ekriti kreyatif la, soti nan redaksyon rive nan pèfòmans ak piblikasyon, pou ogmante alfabetizasyon epi bay jèn yo nan Miami plis fòs atravè aktivite ekriti ki baze nan kominote a.

The program is open to all teens (ages 13-19) and is as free of charge as it is free of homework. No previous experience necessary!

February 12—Margaret Cardillo (Screenwriting workshop)
February 19—Margaret Cardillo (Screenwriting workshop)
February 26—Margaret Cardillo (Screenwriting workshop)
March 05—Wendy Xu, otè Tidesong epi Mooncakes as part of the NEA Big Read (Comics workshop)
March 12—Wendy Xu, otè Tidesong epi Mooncakes as part of the NEA Big Read (Comics workshop)
March 19—Trung Le Nguyen, otè The Magic Fish as part of the NEA Big Read (Comics workshop)
March 26—Trung Le Nguyen, otè The Magic Fish as part of the NEA Big Read (Comics workshop)

Wendy Xu is a bestselling, award-nominated Brooklyn-based illustrator and comics artist.

She is the creator of the middle grade fantasy graphic novel TIDESONG (2021 from HarperCollins/Quilltree) and co-creator of MOONCAKES, a young adult fantasy graphic novel published in 2019 from Oni Press. Her work has been featured on Catapult, Barnes & Noble Sci-fi/Fantasy Blog, and Tor.com, among other places.

She is currently working on two upcoming graphic novels from Harper Collins. You can find more art on her instagram: @artofwendyxu or on twitter: @angrygirLcomics

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