These virtual team-based storytelling programs will show your child just how much they're capable of when given creative empowerment and a team of kindred spirits!
Young Novelist Program | Fall 2023
Back by popular demand, Written Out Loud is proud to present The Young Novelist’s Program, which offers the proven benefit of our small-group peer structure, as well as the freedom to write every word of your own book. This is a 20-week, three phase program for serious, dedicated writers only, ages 11 and up.
In phase 1, you’ll meet once per week (virtually) with a small group of fellow novelists, plus a Story Director, who will help you “break” your story - that means get down your outline and structure. Then in phase 2 you’ll begin your First Draft Writing Sprint - which is actually a joy, once you’ve cracked your structure. Finally, in phase 3 after some deep and detailed feedback, you’ll revise your draft into your final manuscript, which is due to the Written Out Loud Publishing Division on the last day of the program.
You’ll receive a copy of your very own published book in 2024!
$999
Ages 11-17
Starts on September 25, 2023
Ends on March 1, 2024
MEETS 1HR/WK
Timeslots:
Mondays 7:30pm-8:30pm EST
Mondays 9pm-10pm EST
Wednesdays 7pm-8pm EST
Thursdays 4:30pm-5:30pm EST
Registration closed. If you are still interested in signing up your child, please email us at support@writtenoutloud.org.
Call To Adventure
Pack the bags of your imagination, because this is your calling to set out on an epic 12-week creative journey with us and your new team of kindred spirits. Meet every week with your dedicated Story Director and your band of teammates, drawing from your love of your favorite stories to co-author an original book that we will publish and mail to your doorstep!
$549
Ages 8+
Starts on September 25, 2023
Ends on December 18, 2023
MEETS 1HR/WK
Timeslots Available:
Mondays 7:30pm-8:30pm EST
Tuesdays 4:30pm-5:30pm EST
Wednesdays 5:30pm-6:30pm EST
Thursdays 7:30pm-8:30pm EST
Thursdays 9:30pm-10:30pm EST
Registration closed. If you are still interested in signing up your child, please email us at support@writtenoutloud.org.
There will be no sessions on the following holidays
(2023)
Columbus Day 10/9
Halloween Day 10/31
Week of Thanksgiving 11/20-11/24
Week of Christmas 12/25-12/29
(2024)
Week of New Years 1/1-1/5
Presidents Day 2/19
For all Monday Timeslots:
Young Novelist Program Make-Up Session for Columbus Day will be on 3/4/2024
Call To Adventure Program Make-Up Session for Columbus Day will be on 1/8/2024
Young Novelist Program Make-Up Session for Presidents Day will be on 3/11/2024
For all Tuesday Timeslots:
Call To Adventure Program Make-Up Session for Halloween will be on 1/9/2024
CALLING ALL FANS OF THE OFFICE
Realistic Fiction
CALLING ALL HUNGER GAMES FANS
Dystopian
Young Novelist Program | Fall 2023
Back by popular demand, Written Out Loud is proud to present The Young Novelist’s Program, which offers the proven benefit of our small-group peer structure, as well as the freedom to write every word of your own book. This is a three phase program for serious, dedicated writers only, ages 11 and up.
In phase 1, you’ll meet once per week (virtually) with a small group of fellow novelists, plus a Story Director, who will help you “break” your story - that means get down your outline and structure. Then in phase 2 you’ll begin your First Draft Writing Sprint - which is actually a joy, once you’ve cracked your structure. Finally, in phase 3 after some deep and detailed feedback, you’ll revise your draft into your final manuscript, which is due to the Written Out Loud Publishing Division on the last day of the program.
You’ll receive a copy of your very own published book in the mail in 2024!
$999
Ages 11-17
Starts on September 25, 2023
Ends on March 1, 2024
MEETS 1HR/WK
Timeslots:
Mondays 7:30pm-8:30pm EST
Mondays 9pm-10pm EST
Wednesdays 7pm-8pm EST
Thursdays 4:30pm-5:30pm EST
Registration closed. If you are still interested in signing up your child, please email us at support@writtenoutloud.org.

Call To Adventure
Pack the bags of your imagination, because this is your calling to set out on an epic creative journey with us and your new team of kindred spirits. Meet every week with your dedicated Story Director and your band of teammates, drawing from your love of your favorite stories to co-author an original book that we will publish and mail to your doorstep!
$549
Ages 8+
Starts on September 25, 2023
Ends on December 18, 2023
MEETS 1Hr/WK
Timeslots Available:
Mondays 7:30pm-8:30pm EST
Tuesdays 4:30pm-5:30pm EST
Wednesdays 5:30pm-6:30pm EST
Thursdays 7:30pm-8:30pm EST
Thursdays 9:30pm-10:30pm EST
Registration closed. If you are still interested in signing up your child, please email us at support@writtenoutloud.org.

courageous STEPS TOWARDS HEROIC confidence
Your Book Writing Journey

Meet
Your New Team
To begin your journey, click on our provided Zoom link... and find yourself face-to-face with your new team of Storytellers, and your amazing Story Director! Share what you love about your favorite stories, and feel the unbreakable bonds of fellowship start to form...

Unlock
Storytelling Secrets
Your Story Director teaches you the craft of skillful storytelling, revealing coveted secrets with each lesson. Practice honing these techniques with your teammates, and feel your courage and ability to captivate an audience grow stronger with each session...

Complete
Storytelling Missions
Between sessions, put your ideas into your own original stories and chapters. Share your writing during sessions and get helpful feedback from teammates!
Your ultimate mission? Write a book. You won't believe how fun this will be when accomplished with your team!

Become
A Published Author
With your final mission complete, your Story Director will send your story off to be published. Within two months your published, co-authored book will arrive on your doorstep!
We will be eagerly waiting to welcome you back for your next journey!
The Call To Adventure is never far...
Frequently asked questions
We've Got Answers!
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Will My Child Learn Writing, Or Just Storytelling?
We believe that forcing a child to write is the quickest way to get them to dislike it. But if you begin by inspiring a child to speak...to tell stories out loud, starting with the ones they know by heart (think Harry Potter, Marvel, even video games)... then the child's spoken voice acts as a scaffolding: a platform upon which an organic desire to write can be built.
We see it time and time again: our practice of small-group, out-loud storytelling inspires the best kind of writing: the kind your child can fall in love with.
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Why Teach Writing In Groups?
In Hollywood, every single TV show is written in two phases. First, the story is "broken," out loud, in a writers' room of a handful of people. It is only after the story is "broken"- shaped, visualized, and agreed upon by the group - that it is written down by individuals in the text-based form.
Kids respond well to this two-phase process because "breaking" a story is HARD WORK. Especially alone. But in a small group, led by one of our Story Directors, story breaking is transformed into a joyful, shared journey, one that your child and their fellow crew members will carry together with ease, laughter, and a proud feeling of team-based accomplishment.
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Are Classes Open to Kids and Families in My Time Zone?
Yes! Every one of our classes is open to children in EVERY U.S. and Canada time zone. Most of our classes contain kids from across the country, meeting together in the shared playspace of their imagination.
Pay close attention when you register. PROGRAM TIME OPTIONS ARE LISTED IN EASTERN TIME. But they are open to families in ALL U.S. and Canada time zones.
i.e. If a class is scheduled to meet Mondays at 4:30pm ET, it also meets at 3:30pm CT, 2:30pm MT, 1:30pm PT, etc. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY TIME ZONE CALCULATIONS BEFORE PURCHASING.
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How Will We Receive My Child's Book?
We will mail a copy of your child's book to the address you provide at registration. We do not issue corrections (every book cover is designed by hand), so please make sure you spell your child's name exactly as you (and your child) wish it to appear on your book cover.
You will receive your child's book approximately two months after your child's last session. At that time, we will also provide you with a digital link to buy additional copies of your child's book, to give as gifts to family members, teachers, and friends.
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Does Anyone Profit From The Books?
No. Our book publication process is specifically designed to avoid any possibility of exploiting students' work for financial purposes.
The sole purpose of our book publication is to give kids a meaningful, permanent memento, honoring their creative accomplishment.
Written Out Loud does not retain any ownership of the books co-authored in our program. If your child wishes to write a sequel or continuation of any character or aspect of their Written Out Loud book, they are free to do so.
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Is Your Program In Person, or just Zoom?
Because our programs are designed to connect creative kids across the country who might otherwise never meet, most of our programs are held remotely, via Zoom.
However, we are creating more and more in-person versions of our program - typically, when a school, classroom, or homeschool registers a group of students, in bulk.
If you are a member or neighbor of a school, district, afterschool organization, homeschool, camp, friend group, or learning pod, and you would like to explore the possibility of creating an in-person Written Out Loud program in your community, please email support@writtenoutloud.org.
We would love to speak with you.
Testimonials
What Kids and Parents are Saying
"At Written Out Loud, I feel more like myself than anywhere I've ever been."
Faith, age 14
WRITTEN OUT LOUD STORYTELLER
"A lightness has come upon Hannah. She is more confident. She is truly happy. My cup overflows with gratitude for Written Out Loud."
Carolynne
WRITTEN OUT LOUD MOM