Anthologies

How would you like the chance to experience using your talent for a chance to win cash rewards, mentorship, and national recognition?

Join Uptown Stories and YoungArts alum Kai Williams as she gives a short virtual presentation introducing students to the YoungArts national competition on September 17th at 7pm.

The info session will give an overview of the program that connects young artists, ages 15-21, from across the world with specialties across ten disciplines, including writing, visual arts, film, theater, and more. In addition to the fame and fortune, YoungArts also provides life-long support of it’s winners, including job opportunities and networking opportunities.

When you daydream, does your pen run free? In The Shape of a Story, those in-the-moment doodles and random drawings can be the start of something epic. Here, your abstract blobs, kitty-unicorn-whale hybrids, and silly faces, go into a visual storytelling laboratory that we build together. We’ll transform accidental shapes into creatures, creatures into characters, characters into worlds, and worlds into absolutely original stories.

Writing and illustration don’t have to live in separate worlds! When we put them together, our creativity goes off the charts. Join us in The Shape of a Story and totally transform. So storytelling scientists, what will come out of your creative lab?

If you can’t wait to turn the page, the writer has succeeded in telling you a great story. What does it take to develop characters, settings, dialogue, and plot elements that have you on the edge of your seat? This workshop answers those questions and more! We’ll breakdown the parts of fiction writing each week and test out what we’ve learned with some on-the-spot writing. You’ll work with your peers, too — giving advice and feedback, while hearing what they have to say about your work.

Not only does this workshop make you a better writer, but when you understand the process, it makes you appreciate your favorite writers even more. Don’t leave us on the edge of our seats — register now for this workshop!