Category: Press

Dec. 21, 2017 from “Events for Children in NYC This Week” By Laurel Graeber FAMILY MEMOIR WORKSHOP at Writopia Lab (Dec. 27, 10 a.m. to noon). Many families preserve their memories through photos and videos, but Writopia Lab, a national organization offering creative writing programs to children and teenagers, has another suggestion: words. In this…

Jan. 18, 2018 A La Carte Camping Craft a unique summer camp experience by choosing from a variety of options By Caitlin Wolper Some kids love traditional day camps and sleepaways, but others might seek shorter and more specialized sessions. Now there are more options than ever for a personalized summer experience; you can enroll…

Jan. 24, 2018 Writopia Lab’s Seeks Submissions for Worldwide Plays Festival By BWW News Desk Writopia Lab’s Worldwide Plays Festival is an annual Off-Broadway festival of plays written by playwrights ages 6-18 years-old and produced, designed, directed, and acted by New York Theater professionals. Plays can be any genre-comedy, drama, horror, polemic, tragedy, historical, docu-drama,…

Mar. 14, 2018 Teens from SEED in Southeast Honored for Writing   By Sarafina Wright Four young ladies from the SEED School in Southeast were recognized at this year’s Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for their contributions to the country’s longest-running and most prestigious writing recognition program for students in grades 7-12. The poetry and…

Apr. 4, 2018 On Parenting: My son is an introvert. Should I encourage him to socialize more? By Meghan Leahy Q: My son, a fifth-grader, is a sensitive, thoughtful kid who gets along with just about everyone but has no best friends. We used to do after-school play dates, but we have largely stopped them…

Apr. 10, 2018 Best Of Oakland and the East Bay 2018: Coolest New Writing Lab for Kids By Julie Anderson Who says that writing can’t be fun? Certainly not Writopia Lab, a nonprofit that just started a Bay Area chapter. Like its name suggests, Writopia brings a playful even whimsical approach to writing where professional…

May/June 2018 Issue Wrinkle Free: Penning a biography of a celebrated grandmother––Madeleine L’Engle author of “A Wrinkle in Time” By John Roche The first half of this year has been one long magical moment for the classic novel A Wrinkle in Time, and Katonah resident Léna Roy has been at the heart of it. Although…

May 14, 2018 Fourth annual YALLWEST event comes to Santa Monica By Lily Richman Who said the printed word is a dying art form? Thousands of southern California teens flooded Santa Monica High School on Saturday, May 5 to prove them wrong. The atmosphere at the fourth annual YALLWEST Festival for young adult literature was…

Jun. 2, 2018 Eyes on Rockridge: Writers — Young and Older — Pursue ‘Good Storytelling’ By Judith Doner Berne

Nov. 15, 2018 CONTESTS Out of the Classroom and Into the World: 70-Plus Places to Publish Teenage Writing and Art By Katherine Schulten Writopia Lab’s 10th AnnualWorldwide Plays Festival An annual Off-Broadway festival of one-act plays written by playwrights ages 6 to 18 and produced, designed, directed, and acted by New York theater professionals.