Do you have an idea for a book you’ve been dying to dig into? In this workshop, participants will explore and map out idea(s) for Young Adult and Middle-Grade novels and discuss techniques for a successful first one to three pages of a project to hook the reader for the chapters to come. No formal writing experience is needed, just an excitement for storytelling. This workshop will last one hour and will begin with a brief ice-breaker and continue with two activities.

Register in advance. Advanced registration encouraged, as space is limited. 

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Robin Gow (it/fae/he & él y elle)  is an award-winning poet and community educator. It grew up in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, and lives with his partner Rain and their menagerie of animals on unceded Lenape land also called Allentown Pennsylvania. Fae is the author of poetry collections and young-adult and middle-grade novels including Dear Mothman and A Million Quiet Revolutions, earning starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, School Library Journal, and more.

Connect & Create workshops offer a brief exploration and creative conversation around a work of art from the LUAG collection, followed by a hands-on activity and/or creative response led by a local teaching artist or student educator.