K-12 Writing Workshop

Facilitators

Elementary
(grades K-6)
Library Meeting Room
Frostburg Public Library

With Local Poet
Nina Forsythe

Nina Forsythe

Nina Forsythe, acting director of the FSU Center for Creative Writing, has an MFA from Bennington and has poems, translations, and reviews in a variety of magazines, including Nimrod, 5 AM, Chiron Review, Taproot, Puerto del Sol, Review Revue, and the recent anthology Knocking on the Door. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and was awarded the 2010 Backbone Mountain Review Poetry Prize. She conducts creative writing workshops for students of various ages in western Maryland.

Middle School
(grades 7-8)
Children's Area
LaVale Public Library

With Recent FSU Graduate
Darcy Gagnon

Darcy Gagnon

I am a graduate of Frostburg State University, where I studied creative-writing. My specialties are poetry and creative nonfiction, though I enjoy reading and studying all manners of writing. Besides books, I’m extremely fond of music and cinema. Guilty pleasures include surrealist art, cats, and Bruce Lee flicks. I believe that good writing is a communal effort, and I look forward to discussing, debating, and humoring the ideas in which great stories begin.

K-12 Writing Workshop The purpose of these workshops is to get students excited about writing; we would like to provide an atmosphere that cultivates curiosity and creativity. We aim to provide activities that stimulate the senses. Each workshop will combine craft lessons on poetry or fiction with writing exercises. The workshops are designed to provide young, beginning writers with the skills and tools they need to mature as writers while also providing them with a body of creative work at the end of the workshop.

High School After School
October 30th - Dec 4th
Tuesdays at 3:30 - 5:00 PM

Elementary School After School
October 31st - December 5th
Wednesdays at 3:30-5:00

Frostburg Public Library
Main Street
Frostburg, Maryland
Libary Meeting Room

A Creative Writing Workshop helps to:

Develop reading and writing skills
Cultivate creativity and curiosity
Develop critical and creative thinking skills
Improve cultural literacy