With the success of our youth programming and the desire for more throughout the year, the creative minds that brought you WordsWorth and Drink the Wild Air decided to give Circuit Tree a reboot! Circuit Tree: Rebooted is an ongoing series of single-day creative writing workshops for youth ages 10 – 17.
Join us to learn something new or get a refresh on some tips and tricks from working professionals. You will also gain access to our youth Discord server where discussions, collaboration, sharing of art, and more digital adventures await!
WORKSHOPS
Upcoming Workshops
Miranda Krogstad is a TEDx speaker and bestselling author of the book Glass Half Full of Poetry. A spoken word poet, eternal optimist, and workshop facilitator, Krogstad has connected with thousands of writers in dozens of cities across Western Canada and beyond. Visit mirandakrogstad.com for more information.
*THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE TAKING PLACE AS A PART OF DRINK THE WILD AIR*
SPEAK UP – Saturday March 15th, 2025
Join Miranda Krogstad for this single-day workshop. This is for ages 11-19.
With this combination of hands-on writing games and prompts, you’ll have a blast sharpening your skills and sharing your work with other enthusiastic writers! From beautifully hard-hitting lines to laugh out loud similes, each speed activity will add a writing tool to your toolkit.
The Archive
Do you have a quip for every situation? Have you ever been considered a class clown? Or maybe you’re just looking to refine the perfect joke for your new novel? If you’re looking to make people laugh, then this workshop is for you! We’ll detail all the secrets and tools you’ll need to hone your comedic writing skills, from writing the perfect non-hero, to getting out the funniest comic premise.
This workshop focuses on avoiding stereotypes and tokenization, while including believable flaws and strengths. There is a focus on protagonist-antagonist dynamics.
This class is based around writing dialogue, but more importantly when to NOT write dialogue. How to effectively use dialogue as a storytelling tool and how to implement more visuals into your work. Taking “show don’t tell” to the next level!
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