Teen Page
South Fayette Library's Writer's Unleashed program headed by Brittany Ketter, which was featured recently in the IN South Fayette Magazine, now has its own presence on-line at http://writersunleashed.wordpress.com/. Stop by the site to see what some of our young writers have composed. Who knows, some of them might end up publishing their own books someday. Remember where you heard about these future stars first! |
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Writers Unleashed! High School Writing Program
Contact: Brittany Ketter 412-257-8660 ketterb@einetwork.net
Writers Unleashed! is the Young Writers Program directed by Brittany Ketter and designed for high school teens who share a passion for writing. At Writers Unleashed! participants learn the art of storytelling, sharpen their writing skills, and learn how to create inciting incidents, build strong characters, make unbelievable plots and work through dialogue. Participants also write a novel and, if desired, are taken through the publishing process. Registration is requested, but not required. Please click below or call 412-257-8660 to register.
Young Writer's Program for Grades 6-8
Contact: Brittany Ketter 412-257-8660 ketterb@einetwork.net
Young Writer's Program for Grades 6-8
The Young Writers Program is a fun, free writing program where middle school teens (grades 6-8) who share a passion for writing explore their craft. Teens write novels and scripts, share word-count goals and achievements, and brainstorm with other writers via online message boards. Brittany Ketter, a seasoned NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and ScriptFrenzy veteran, guides teens through the Young Writers Program. Participants learn about inciting incidents, character building, plot making, dialogue and also work to improve writing skills, grammar and formatting of novels. Click below or call 412-257-8660 to register. Registration is requested, but not required.
Check out the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Teen Page for activities, book reviews, homework help and other cool stuff.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Teen Page
Teen book awards and booklists can be found on the Young Adult Library Services Association website.