Teen Writing Jam

We'll start each session getting centered: deep breaths, checking in with themselves, and setting intentions. Then they'll get a prompt and write for 10 minutes alongside other young writers. Want to share what they wrote? Cool. Want to keep it private? Also cool. We'll do as many rounds as time allows.

All voices matter here.  They can share when it feels right, stay silent when they need to. When they do read read what they’ve written, they'll find other young people who actually listen. Who hear what's real, what’s brave, what makes them feel something. Everyone focuses on what resonates, what brings energy.

This isn't English class. Nobody's grading grammar or looking for the "right" answer. Each person gets to create something from nothing. Together with their peers, they'll take chances and witness what spills out when people write their truth—the messy, beautiful, real stuff that they carry.

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