Thursdays from 3:45 to 4:45 pm, begins Feb. 18—lasts 6 weeks
free program for middle school students—max 15 participants
led by critically-acclaimed writer Barry Wolverton, author of Neversink and The Vanishing Island (Walden Pond Press/Harper Collins)
to sign up, please contact Nat Akin at nat@crosstownarts.org or 901-573-8444
Our creative-writing workshop for spring will take its inspiration from The Vanishing Island, Barry’s first book in the series The Chronicles of the Black Tulip. We’ll discuss the importance of maps and mapmaking to imaginative storytelling, and how maps shaped The Vanishing Island as well as other popular works of fantasy such as Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, and The Chronicles of Narnia. Participants will create maps to chart their own fantastical worlds and then write the legends to accompany them. This workshop will culminate in a book-release party of all the participants’ stories.