Fabulous Fiction

An After School Enrichment Program,Tuesdays starting September 17th, 2019 from 2:45 - 3:45

Park Hill Elementary, 5050 E 19th Ave, Denver, CO 80220

This class is recommended for grades 3 - 5.

Stories are getting a makeover. Sure, we all love a good three-act play—the escalating drama, the explosive climax, the satisfying resolution—but what if you told the story of an intrepid explorer through their travelogue entries? What if encyclopedia entries revealed the history of a fantastical place? In this ten week class, students will experiment with new forms for their stories, from choose-your-own adventures and comics, to maps, abecedarians, and collages. Come prepared to play.

This program is only open to students of Park Hill Elementary. Sign Up HERE

Journaling

Explore the art of share and documenting your daily journey in this exciting workshop! From 10 AM to 1 PM at BookBar!

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Teen Writing Workshop

Every Wednesday in October from 4:30 – 6 PM

Smiley Library, 4501 W 46th Ave, Denver, CO 80212

Love to write? Join Denver Writes every Wednesday in October to meet other writers, create, and share your stories at our writing workshop. Each week will focus on a different aspect of story development – participants are welcome to drop in throughout the series or attend all five dates! Ages 12 and up!

October 12th 

11th Annual Scary Stories at the Four Mile Historic Park From 4 – 8 PM

Our most attended and favorite workshop of the year returns at an exciting new location. Our longtime home with the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls, and Toys is no more, but we’ve found a new incredibly weird and spooky place, The Four Mile Park! Our writers will craft and create their terrifying tales and then record them to share with anyone who dares to listen.

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October 26th – NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month!

November is National Novel Writing Month, and for the third year in a row, Denver Writes is your place to plan and prepare to write your novel. With official planning kits and schedules directly from NaNoWriMo.

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November 9th – Apply for the Denver School of the Arts

For the FOURTH year in a row, Denver Writes invites all prospective applicants to the Denver School of the Arts to explore the process of applying to DSA. Take a practice test, and bring your portfolio pieces to be reviewed by peers and Denver Writes volunteers.

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November 23rd – Illustration for Stories

Denver Writes becomes Denver Draws for this workshop where we explore how illustrations can aid, enhance, accompany, replace, and even exist concurrently (like comics!) with our written words.

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December 14th – Written Gifts at The Shwayder Art Building on the DU Campus

Join us for our annual holiday workshop. Writers are invited to create special written pieces for gifts for family and friends and more!

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Denver Writes' literary magazine, Backspace, is currently looking for fresh, innovative, and creative writing which challenges the status quo and shows insightful understanding of the world. We aim to showcase an array of Denver's best young writers (aged 10-18) and provide a space for young writers to be published in print.

Please read the guidelines below before submitting.

Submission Guidelines

In order to submit to Backspace literary magazine, you must be:

• between 10 - 18 years of age

• live in the Denver Metro Area

Backspace literary magazine accepts the following:

• Prose — up to 2 pieces at a time, 2,000 word maximum

  • This includes both nonfiction (such as memoir and personal essay) and fiction

• Poetry — up to 3 pieces at a time, 2 page maximum (per poem)

• Dramatic writing — up to 1 piece at a time, 5 page maximum

• Visual art — up to 3 pieces at a time, any medium

When submitting, please note:

• Submissions should be in one of the following formats; Word (.doc and .docx) or PDF (.pdf).

• Previously published pieces will not be accepted, so please don’t submit them! We want to showcase new literary work from young writers and artists.

Please send all submissions to backspace@denverwrites.org In the subject line include the type of submission and your last name.

    For example, “Poetry Submission - Smith”.

Backspace has a limited staff and thus response time is slower. If you haven’t heard from us within three months of your submission, please send us an email to confirm we received your submission.

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DISCLAIMER: By submitting your work to Backspace literary magazine, you acknowledge Backspace’s right to publish your piece(s) of writing/art, both in print and electronically. Backspace reserves the right to edit submitted pieces.

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Are you interested in getting more involved with Backspace Literary Magazine?

Backspace is currently looking for teens, aged 12-18 interested in helping compile, edit, organize, and design the literary magazine.

If you are interested, please email backspace@denverwrites.org, with a subject line of “Get Involved”.

Please include your:

• name

• age

• 3 pieces of sample writing (poetry, prose, or dramatic writing that conform to the above stated guidelines)

• previous experience

• your favorite book character and why