The document provides resources and activities for creative writing programs for youth, including: 1) Sharing online and print resources for planning programs and tips for teaching writing, editing, and feedback. 2) Suggesting icebreakers, acrostics, prompts, and exercises for creative writing. 3) Listing books and websites with additional ideas, prompts, and resources. 4) Proposing program ideas like writing groups, contests, literary magazines, and open mic nights to celebrate youth writing.

1. CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH Presented for CMRLS by Beth Gallaway, Information Goddess Consulting http://www.informationgoddess.info [email_address]

2. OBJECTIVES Share online and print resources for creative writing program planning Try your hand at a number of simple exercises Get tips for how to teach youth how to edit, present, and deliver feedback on other's writing

3. ICEBREAKER Tell the group three things about yourself Two things must be true One thing must be a lie The group has to guess which is fact and which is fiction

4. ACROSTICS Write a name with each letter forming a column. Use each letter to start a new sentence. Traditional for cards or valentines. B M T E O I T T G H H G E E R R

5. Dahlstrom, Lorraine. Writing Down the Days: 365 creative journaling ideas for young writers . Free Spirit Publishers. Minnesota: 2000

6. Walton, Todd, and Mindy Toomay. The Writer’s Path: A guidebook for your creative journey: exercises, essays and examples . Ten Speed Press, Berkeley: 2000

7. Bogen, Nancy. How to Write Poetry . MacMillan, New York: 1998.

8. LeGuin, Ursula. Steering the Craft: Exercises and discussions on story writing for the lone navigator or the mutinous crew . Eighth Mountain Press, Portland: 1998

9. SCHOLASTIC GUIDES SERIES How to Write Poetry Putting it in Writing Writing With Style Writing Stories

10. CanTeach. Writing Prompts/Journal Topics. http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/prompts.html

11. Peacock, Molly. How to Read a Poem…and Start a Poetry Circle . Riverhead Trade, 2000.

12. ARTISTIC INSPIRATION Choose: A postcard A painting A work of art A piece of music Write about it

13. STARRY NIGHT BY VINCENT VAN GOGH “VINCENT” BY DON MACLEAN

14. ETTC. Instant Poetic Forms. http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm

15. Magnetic Poetry: Play Online! www.magneticpoetry.com/magnet/

16. The Writing Site. www.thewritingsite.org/resources/prompts/poetry.asp

17. American Academy of Poets www.poets.org

18. WHAT CREATIVE WRITING RESOURCES CAN YOU SHARE?

19. PEER EDITING GROUP Meets on a regular basis Writing & editing exercises Themed meetings College essays Poetry Reviews May host event or magazine

20. FAN FICTION CONTEST Establish criteria Select “expert” judges from community Fan prizes

21. VOYA POETRY CONTEST Call for submissions Select “expert” judges from community Winning poem is sent to VOYA

22. LITERARY ‘ZINES Call for submissions Youth does editing & layout Print and/or online Coffeehouse event to celebrate publication

23. CELEBRATE NANOWRIMO National Novel Writing Month November 1-30

24. BOOK REVIEWS Use e-Vanced Solutions! Tie into: Summer Reading Teen Read Week Other

25. POETRY BOOK CLUB Read a novel in verse Read a collection of poems

26. POETRY CIRCLE Limit by poet Limit by theme Limit by geography Limit by time Limit by form

27. POETRY SLAM Competitive Prizes Podcast Blog YouTube

28. OPEN MIC NIGHT Coffeehouse Non-competitive Door prizes Podcast Blog YouTube

29. WHAT CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAMS DO YOU DO?

30. EXQUISITE CORPSE Write one line on a piece of paper. Pass it to the next person, who adds a second line. Continue around the room, with each person contributing a line. Variety! poem or story group or individually simultaneously

31. FEEDBACK Model feedback Specific Constructive criticism only Take it with a grain of salt Appreciations Suggestions Written feedback

32. THANK YOU! Beth Gallaway http://informationgoddess.info http://www.delicious.com/informationgoddess29/bundle:cmrls [email_address] 603.247.3196