Two New Community-based Classes in SF for Spring
Starting on April 22nd, The Booksmith on Haight Street opens their new upstairs Young Writer’s Room and we’ll be there with pencils sharpened !
In this Sunday series of classes we’ll explore where to find inspiration and ideas, how to make writing spicy, and get better acquainted with metaphors, similes, alliterations and more! For kids 8 – 12.
Info: The Booksmith. Sundays, 10:30 – 11:45 am, April 22 – June 3rd (no class 5/27). To register click here.
Cost: $108 (10% early bird discount if you register by April 11th)
Also in San Francisco, “Take The Lid Off of Your Imagination” at Seesaw, a creative learning space in Hayes Valley. We’re offering a six week creative writing class series for kids 8 – 12.
Info: Seesaw 600A Octavia Street. Free sample class on 4/5. Session runs April 19th – May 24th, from 3 – 4pm. To register click here.
Cost: $128 (10% off if you register by April 9)
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Peanut Butter and the Pen: Food Writing for Kids (San Francisco)
Does your kid have an appetite for writing? Then come join us for “Peanut Butter and the Pen” – a creative food writing series for 3-5th graders brought to you by “Take My Word For It!” and 18 Reasons!
Learning to use plates of metaphors and bowls of similes, we’ll taste food, read excerpts from some of literature’s greatest writing in praise of food, and talk about the part food plays in our lives!
Classes meet Wednesdays from 4-5pm starting on 1/18/12 and running until 3/7/12 at 18 Reasons in San Francisco. You can sign up for the entire series, or come on a class-by-class basis.
Register and find more info at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/232963
18 Reasons: 593 Guerrero Street, San Francisco (18reasons.org)
*minimum age is 8 years old