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  • For students who have taken VSA Future classes in spring 2025.


2025 Scholastic Writing Prep Workshop

For students ages 13 and up (8th grade and up in Fall 2025 or turning 13  by Dec 2025)

VSA Scholastic Writing Award Preparation Workshop has a new format this year! Our new format maximizes student engagement, offers more 1-on-1 teacher feedback to every student, and elevates the quality of each student's writing.

This year, students attend eight group lectures, each focused on a particular writing skill or technique. Over the course of the program, students produce four essays for submission to Scholastic. Students also receive 8 hours of 1-on-1 sessions with a writing teacher. 

Additional essays (+ 1-on-1 sessions) available for purchase.

Prerequisites: After registration, students will receive two prerequisite writing prompts. Students must submit their written responses to the prompts within 2 weeks of receipt or 7 days before the class starts, whichever comes first.

Lecture 1Story Structure and Narrative ArcSunday, April 27, 7–9pm ET
Lecture 2Unforgettable Openings to Hook Your ReaderSunday, May 18, 7–9pm ET
Lecture 3Language, Style, and VoiceSunday, June 8, 7–9pm ET
Lecture 4Incorporating Research and Real-World ConnectionsSunday, July 13, 7–9pm ET
Lecture 5Writing for Emotional ImpactSunday, July 27, 7–9pm ET
Lecture 6Character Dimension and PerspectiveSunday, August 17, 7–9pm ET
Lecture 7Pacing and Momentum to Engage the Reader until the Last WordSunday, August 24, 7–9pm ET
Lecture 8World Building for Fiction and PoetrySunday, September 14, 7–9pm ET

1-on-1 sessions will be scheduled based on teacher/student availability.

Tuition

There is a prepayment of $100 at registration that is applied to the invoice. The prepayment is nonrefundable and nontransferable.

EARLY BIRD WRITER PROMOTION
Students who pledge to finish drafting, revising, and editing all Scholastic essays (including any add-ons) by August 31, 2025, will receive 10% refund of their Scholastic tuition in December 2025. 


Scholastic Writing Workshop (Grades 8 and Up)

Note: Make-up sessions are not offered for lectures. Each student will receive a recording of the lecture for make-ups and for reference while writing.



  • In return, I will receive a 10% refund of the Scholastic tuition in December 2025.




$100.00

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