Welcome to the
AWCS Youth Programs
Fostering creativity, community, and youth leadership in an accepting environment.
Need a place that understands you? Come and join the us. Youth led, adult mentored. Play with your words — all you need is a notebook and pen.
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Register now for our classes, clubs, and educational programs today.
www.alexandrawriters.org
YOUNG JOURNALIST PROGRAM - EXPLORE! DIG! WRITE! With the Young Journalist Program. This elite program allows Young Journalists to meet professionals in many fields of journalism, enabling them to get the real scoop on what journalism is today as well as in the future.
AWCS Club Pass – Go to all the AWCS Youth Writing Clubs you want! The pass lasts a full year from the time of purchase. Jump in at any point of the year.
Pass Holders can enjoy a year of limitless meetings in the Reality Is Optional Kids' Writing Club (all ages), Novelmancers Novel Writing Club (all ages), Dungeons and Dragons Club (grades 5-12), and Rogue Poets Poetry Club (jr/sr high). Get one today!
DROP IN FEES - Want to drop into a club or class and check it out? Well you can do that.
THE SCHEDULE
AWCS CLOSED MONDAY NOV 11 FOR REMEMBRANCE DAY
Thursday, Nov 14, Novelmancers Novel Writing Club - If you’re serious about writing and want to get that novel done, join us and lighten the load. We explore all aspects of novel writing from character to climax and everything in between. All ages up to 19 years-old. Free with Club Pass or register for Novemancers exclusively. 5:00-6:30.
Thursday, Nov 14, Write Now! - Based on the premise of “showing up for yourself” to write. Dedicate time to write, employing various exercises in four 20-minute increments with time at the end to share. Ages 16+, Members FREE, Non-Members $5. 7-9 PM, Please RSVP
Friday Nov 15, RIWO (Reality Is Woefully Obligatory) - A group for 16-25 year olds - When Reality is no longer Optional make a community and talk about the creation process. MEMBERS FREE, Non-Members $5. 7-9 PM
Saturday, Nov 16, Bad Movie Night - A PG 13 movie that is so bad it's funny. I'm not going to tell you what it is but it involves fantasy, dragons, and a thieves guild that isn't as hidden as everyone thinks it is. 6-8 PM. All youth welcome. Free!
Sunday Nov 17, Short Story Salon - The Short Story Salon is a place for writers to come together, share ideas, write collaboratively or alone. We’ll write, share and discuss. Each week we will study a published short story and discuss what works and what doesn’t. We’ll look at different forms from flash fiction to the more traditional 3000-5000 word story, practice a variety of genres and hone your short story skills with a goal of submitting to literary journals. Ages 16+. Per session: Member $10, Non-member $20 registration recommended - Register HERE. 10:30-12
Sunday Nov 17, Poetry Cafe - Poetry Cafe combines poetry prompts or exercises to generate poems with workshopping and discussion. It’s great for both emerging and established poets, and it’s open to poets of all ages. Join us to write with prompts from 12:30-1:45 and workshopping from 1:45-2:30. Great for both emerging and established poets and it’s open to poets of all ages. Let’s have some fun and write together. Ages 16+. Per session: Member $10, Non-member $20 registration recommended - Register HERE 12:30-2
Monday, Nov 18, AWCS Home School Classes incorporate creative learning in an engaging setting. Students will explore writing in unique ways utilizing their imagination and innovation in our no-fail atmosphere. We make writing fun! All Grades. Register HERE. 10:30-12 and 1-2:30
Monday, Nov 18, Youth Council meets - Solve problems, plan events, make the AWCS youth programs a great place from behind the scenes. 5:00-6:15. AWCS Members only.
Monday, Nov 18, Young Journalist Program - 6:30-8:30 PM
Tuesday, Nov 19, Rogue Poets - Explore what poetry can be, then take it past those limits. Join Coach Em, on a journey to the outer edges of poetry. Rogue Poets regularly have the opportunity to perform on stage as a group or individually (optional) . Grades 7-12. Free with Club Pass or register for Rogue Poets exclusively. 5 – 6:30 PM
Thursday, Nov 21, Pen & Panel Comic Creation Class - Play drawing games, improve your artstyle, learn to make comics, putch ideas, and lots more! Hang out with like minded artists and comic writers. Ages 12 and up. Register HERE 5-6:30 PM
Thursday Nov 21, Write Now! - Based on the premise of “showing up for yourself” to write. Dedicate time to write, employing various exercises in four 20-minute increments with time at the end to share. Ages 16+, Members FREE, Non-Members $5. 7-9 PM, Please RSVP
Nov 22, 2019 – PD Day Workshop - Superstuff: Create your own superhero with Simon Rose – In this workshop, you’ll invent your own unique superhero, with incredible superpowers, extended families and one or more archenemies. You’ll create a detailed biography of the character, complete with an origin story, fascinating facts about their superpowers and weaknesses, their secret identity, family and friends, their secret headquarters, their most deadly archenemy and more. You’ll also draw your creation, create a dynamic and eye-catching cover for a comic book, and write a newspaper-style action-packed story about a battle between the hero and their main villain. All Grades and Levels welcome. REGISTER HERE. 9 AM -3 PM
Register now for our classes, clubs, and educational programs today.
www.alexandrawriters.org
YOUNG JOURNALIST PROGRAM - EXPLORE! DIG! WRITE! With the Young Journalist Program. This elite program allows Young Journalists to meet professionals in many fields of journalism, enabling them to get the real scoop on what journalism is today as well as in the future.
AWCS Club Pass – Go to all the AWCS Youth Writing Clubs you want! The pass lasts a full year from the time of purchase. Jump in at any point of the year.
Pass Holders can enjoy a year of limitless meetings in the Reality Is Optional Kids' Writing Club (all ages), Novelmancers Novel Writing Club (all ages), Dungeons and Dragons Club (grades 5-12), and Rogue Poets Poetry Club (jr/sr high). Get one today!
DROP IN FEES - Want to drop into a club or class and check it out? Well you can do that.
- RIO, Novelmancers, Rogue Poets, and Pen&Panel - $10 for members, $15 for non-members
- Dungeons and Dragons - $20 for members, $30 for non-members
- Young Journalist Program - no drop in at the moment
THE SCHEDULE
AWCS CLOSED MONDAY NOV 11 FOR REMEMBRANCE DAY
Thursday, Nov 14, Novelmancers Novel Writing Club - If you’re serious about writing and want to get that novel done, join us and lighten the load. We explore all aspects of novel writing from character to climax and everything in between. All ages up to 19 years-old. Free with Club Pass or register for Novemancers exclusively. 5:00-6:30.
Thursday, Nov 14, Write Now! - Based on the premise of “showing up for yourself” to write. Dedicate time to write, employing various exercises in four 20-minute increments with time at the end to share. Ages 16+, Members FREE, Non-Members $5. 7-9 PM, Please RSVP
Friday Nov 15, RIWO (Reality Is Woefully Obligatory) - A group for 16-25 year olds - When Reality is no longer Optional make a community and talk about the creation process. MEMBERS FREE, Non-Members $5. 7-9 PM
Saturday, Nov 16, Bad Movie Night - A PG 13 movie that is so bad it's funny. I'm not going to tell you what it is but it involves fantasy, dragons, and a thieves guild that isn't as hidden as everyone thinks it is. 6-8 PM. All youth welcome. Free!
Sunday Nov 17, Short Story Salon - The Short Story Salon is a place for writers to come together, share ideas, write collaboratively or alone. We’ll write, share and discuss. Each week we will study a published short story and discuss what works and what doesn’t. We’ll look at different forms from flash fiction to the more traditional 3000-5000 word story, practice a variety of genres and hone your short story skills with a goal of submitting to literary journals. Ages 16+. Per session: Member $10, Non-member $20 registration recommended - Register HERE. 10:30-12
Sunday Nov 17, Poetry Cafe - Poetry Cafe combines poetry prompts or exercises to generate poems with workshopping and discussion. It’s great for both emerging and established poets, and it’s open to poets of all ages. Join us to write with prompts from 12:30-1:45 and workshopping from 1:45-2:30. Great for both emerging and established poets and it’s open to poets of all ages. Let’s have some fun and write together. Ages 16+. Per session: Member $10, Non-member $20 registration recommended - Register HERE 12:30-2
Monday, Nov 18, AWCS Home School Classes incorporate creative learning in an engaging setting. Students will explore writing in unique ways utilizing their imagination and innovation in our no-fail atmosphere. We make writing fun! All Grades. Register HERE. 10:30-12 and 1-2:30
Monday, Nov 18, Youth Council meets - Solve problems, plan events, make the AWCS youth programs a great place from behind the scenes. 5:00-6:15. AWCS Members only.
Monday, Nov 18, Young Journalist Program - 6:30-8:30 PM
Tuesday, Nov 19, Rogue Poets - Explore what poetry can be, then take it past those limits. Join Coach Em, on a journey to the outer edges of poetry. Rogue Poets regularly have the opportunity to perform on stage as a group or individually (optional) . Grades 7-12. Free with Club Pass or register for Rogue Poets exclusively. 5 – 6:30 PM
Thursday, Nov 21, Pen & Panel Comic Creation Class - Play drawing games, improve your artstyle, learn to make comics, putch ideas, and lots more! Hang out with like minded artists and comic writers. Ages 12 and up. Register HERE 5-6:30 PM
Thursday Nov 21, Write Now! - Based on the premise of “showing up for yourself” to write. Dedicate time to write, employing various exercises in four 20-minute increments with time at the end to share. Ages 16+, Members FREE, Non-Members $5. 7-9 PM, Please RSVP
Nov 22, 2019 – PD Day Workshop - Superstuff: Create your own superhero with Simon Rose – In this workshop, you’ll invent your own unique superhero, with incredible superpowers, extended families and one or more archenemies. You’ll create a detailed biography of the character, complete with an origin story, fascinating facts about their superpowers and weaknesses, their secret identity, family and friends, their secret headquarters, their most deadly archenemy and more. You’ll also draw your creation, create a dynamic and eye-catching cover for a comic book, and write a newspaper-style action-packed story about a battle between the hero and their main villain. All Grades and Levels welcome. REGISTER HERE. 9 AM -3 PM
Where the Heck Are We?
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We are located on the 4th floor, across from the elevator in the AWCS of the cSpace King Edward in Marda Loop.
1721, 29th Ave SW, Suite 460 Calgary, AB T2T 1P5 Or contact us by e-mailing firmstonwriting@gmail.com or using our Contact Us page. |
More Information
MEETING DAYS and TIMES:
CLUBS (September - June)
THE CLUBS
CLASSES
Have a need for more formal education in your chosen field? We have a class just for you!
Drop-In Fees – Not ready to commit? Have a crazy schedule? Want to check out Pen & Panel? Drop into a session and see what you think. Members $10.00, Non-members $15.00. (Exact change only please).
PD DAYS
Need a fun place to go when school isn’t in? Come and play with us. We have great topics, lots of writing, and a good time spent with new and old friends. The day runs from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM. All grades welcome. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER
SOCIAL STUFF
MEMBERS ONLY EVENTS – Created by the youth themselves, these fun Saturday nights may include anything from a party, movie night, board games, or something else. Become a member and find out what we have in store! You can even help plan them by joining the Event Planning Committee (contact Kim Firmston for more information kfirmston@alexandrawriters.org)
AWCS YOUTH STEERING COMMITTEE – Do you want to influence how the AWCS Youth programs are run? Do you want to help them continue to become a thing of greatness? Join us on the steering committee, not only does it look good on your resume/scholarship application, but it is also a wonderful way to support your youth writing community. (contact Kim Firmston for more information kfirmston@alexandrawriters.org)
AWCS YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY – A couple of times a year our youth are encouraged to join larger projects where we partner with other creative community groups. In the past, we have worked with Rocket House on the International Children’s Festival, Ramsay Robots on BeakerHead, and Calgary Reads for Reading Week, among others. It’s a great way to get some cool stuff on your resume! Contact Kim Firmston to find out what we have in store and how to get involved. kfirmston@alexandrawriters.org
TAKE PART IN WRITING AN E-ZINE (electronic magazine) – four times a year our youth programs come out with an electronic magazine on our website www.realityisoptional.com. Club members and students are encouraged to send in their art, writing, ads, photography, poetry, stories, novel excerpts, and whatever else they have created. We are always looking for new stuff! You can submit on line or in person at one of our club meetings.
WANT TO SEE OUR SCHEDULE? For a complete schedule of AWCS Youth Programs - see above.
STILL HAVE QUESTIONS, Need a subsidy? Go HERE
SEE ALL OUR PROGRAMS HERE!
- AWCS YOUTH MEMBERSHIP – $50.00 annually
Become an AWCS Youth Member today! Not only does your membership last a full year from the time you get it, but membership includes discounts on all our classes, clubs, camps, homework help, and more! As a bonus, membership includes five special, members only, events held throughout the year, and a (virtual) Frozen Frog Wand – which allows members to bring a friend to any club or members-only event for free up to three times (after which the frog thaws and hops away).
CLUBS (September - June)
- Whether you want to join one club or bounce through them all using your club pass, our clubs will open up the world of writing to you. Fees include a full year of club participation from the time you sign up. Jump in at any point of the year to start your journey.
- Club Pass – Go to all the clubs and save $100! Club passes are available for $175.00 for Youth Members or $230.00 for Non-members. The pass lasts a full year from the time you get it. GET ONE TODAY
- Drop-In Fees – Not ready to commit? Have a crazy schedule? Want to check out a club? Drop into a session and see what you think. Members $10.00, Non-members $15.00. (Exact change only please).
THE CLUBS
- Reality Is Optional Kids' Writing Club (RIO) – Improve your writing while playing games. Take part in our yearly activities - Dead Author's Night (Oct), LARPing Adventure (Dec), Kill the Princess Night (Jan), and more! Enjoy such games as Space Race, Ninja Poetry, and Late Night with RIO. Make 5 second movies, radio plays, micro mini novels, weird ads, and collaborate like you've never done before. Get wild with your writing, art, and improv. Play with your words! RIO meets on the second and fourth Monday of the month from 5:00 – 6:30. (Occasionally rescheduled due to holidays). All Ages up to and including grade 12. Sept-June. (Members $75.00, Non-Members $100.00) Free with Club Pass or register for RIO exclusively.
- Novelmancers Novel Writing Club – Heading out on a long project can be hard, but it’s made easier with friends. If you’re serious about writing and want to get that novel done, join us and lighten the load. We explore all aspects of novel writing from character to climax and everything in between. Novelmancers meet the second Thursday of every month. 5:00-6:30. All Ages up to and including 19 year olds. Sept-June. (Members $50.00, Non-Members $65.00) Free with Club Pass or register for Novemancers exclusively
- Rogue Poets Poetry Club – Explore what poetry can be, then take it past those limits. Join Em Williamson, on a journey to the outer edges of poetry. Rogue Poets regularly have the opportunity to perform on stage as a group or individually (optional). The Rogue Poets meet the first and third Tuesday of every month from 5:00 – 6:30. Grades 7-12. Sept-June. (Members $75.00, Non-Members $100.00) Free with Club Pass or register for Rogue Poets exclusively.
- Dungeons & Dragons Role Playing Game Club – Enjoy fantasy? Want to live it? Then join us for this epic and wildly creative game called Dungeons and Dragons. Battle monsters, solve puzzles, find treasure and learn to work in a team while telling and experiencing your story together. D&D club meets on the last Saturday every month from 6:00 – 9:00 PM (Occasionally rescheduled). Grade 5 to age 19. Sept-May. (Members $75.00, Non-Members $100.00). Free with Club Pass or register for D&D Club exclusively
CLASSES
Have a need for more formal education in your chosen field? We have a class just for you!
- Pen & Panel Comic Creation Class (September - June) – Play drawing games, improve your art style, learn to make comics both online and on paper, and pitch ideas, plus lots more! Hang out with like-minded artists and comic writers. Work on individual projects or collaborate. Focus on topics that will help you expand your skill set. Pen & Panel classes are on the first and third Thursday of each month from 5:00 – 6:30. Ages 12 t0 19. (Members $175.00, Non-Members $230.00). – REGISTER
Drop-In Fees – Not ready to commit? Have a crazy schedule? Want to check out Pen & Panel? Drop into a session and see what you think. Members $10.00, Non-members $15.00. (Exact change only please).
PD DAYS
Need a fun place to go when school isn’t in? Come and play with us. We have great topics, lots of writing, and a good time spent with new and old friends. The day runs from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM. All grades welcome. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER
SOCIAL STUFF
MEMBERS ONLY EVENTS – Created by the youth themselves, these fun Saturday nights may include anything from a party, movie night, board games, or something else. Become a member and find out what we have in store! You can even help plan them by joining the Event Planning Committee (contact Kim Firmston for more information kfirmston@alexandrawriters.org)
AWCS YOUTH STEERING COMMITTEE – Do you want to influence how the AWCS Youth programs are run? Do you want to help them continue to become a thing of greatness? Join us on the steering committee, not only does it look good on your resume/scholarship application, but it is also a wonderful way to support your youth writing community. (contact Kim Firmston for more information kfirmston@alexandrawriters.org)
AWCS YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY – A couple of times a year our youth are encouraged to join larger projects where we partner with other creative community groups. In the past, we have worked with Rocket House on the International Children’s Festival, Ramsay Robots on BeakerHead, and Calgary Reads for Reading Week, among others. It’s a great way to get some cool stuff on your resume! Contact Kim Firmston to find out what we have in store and how to get involved. kfirmston@alexandrawriters.org
TAKE PART IN WRITING AN E-ZINE (electronic magazine) – four times a year our youth programs come out with an electronic magazine on our website www.realityisoptional.com. Club members and students are encouraged to send in their art, writing, ads, photography, poetry, stories, novel excerpts, and whatever else they have created. We are always looking for new stuff! You can submit on line or in person at one of our club meetings.
WANT TO SEE OUR SCHEDULE? For a complete schedule of AWCS Youth Programs - see above.
STILL HAVE QUESTIONS, Need a subsidy? Go HERE
SEE ALL OUR PROGRAMS HERE!
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