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College Essay Workshops

Writopia Lab (www.WritopiaLab.org) is an award-winning non-profit organization that holds creative writing workshops for kids and teens ages 8-18.

This summer, we are offering special week-long intensive workshops for high school students who are writing personal essays for scholarships and/or college admissions.  

HOW WE WORK:

*  Workshops meet daily Monday-Friday for 3-hour morning or afternoon sessions.  
*  Each workshop enrolls a maximum of 6 participants and is led by a
published writer and experienced high school or college writing teacher.
*  Students should bring any essay prompts they have been given, and/or we
can provide prompts that would suit most applications.  
*  Through a fun, collaborative workshop format, we will help students:
- brainstorm,
- plan,
- draft,
- revise, and
- polish their essays.
* Students will leave with pieces they are proud of and excited to submit!   

Students will also be invited to submit their work to our online magazine and to read at Barnes and Noble in September.

LOCATIONS / SCHEDULE*:

*If these dates do not suit your schedule, contact Kathy@WritopiaLab.org.  We may be able to add a workshop.

Tenleytown, NW DC
Wisconsin Ave Baptist Church
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* 7/18 - 7/22   from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
* 8/8 - 8/12     from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Old Town Alexandria
Mindful Hands Gallery
(map)

* 7/25 - 7/29   from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
* 8/15 - 8/19     from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

We operate on a sliding-scale tuition system and are proud to serve a diverse community of young writers.  

You can find parent and student reviews at http://greatnonprofits.org/reviews/writopialab/.
   
Please contact kathy@writopialab.org or 202-629-9510 for more information.

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