KidLit Pizzazz Workshop

Sunday, November 6th (12:30pm-1:30pm)

Writing A Sense of Place with Author Lin Thompson

Suggested ages 8-12. Bring all five senses and join middle grade author Lin Thompson for an hour of learning how to write a sense of place! Lin will guide young writers through several exercises exploring how to bring a reader to a setting using only words. Writers will learn how readers all focus on different things with different lenses. It is going to be a jammed packed hour, so please arrive five minutes ahead of time!

Workshop Highlights:

• Introduction and discussion about what is a setting and how to make a reader feel like they are in a real place.

• We will review different books that use sensory details to ground us in a place.

• Work together to create a list describing the space we’re in, encouraging kids to use different sensory details (and to branch out from just sight/hearing).

• Writing activities and discussion involving a place your kids know well. They will learn how to create a mood or feeling and describe the place in different ways.

• If there’s extra time, can have a few kids share what they’ve written.

Location/Check-in: Sidekick Coffee & Books, 1310 1/2 Melrose Ave., Iowa City

Please note: Workshops are non-refundable