Thurber House Writing Wizards 2011

Dust off your wizard hat and grab your pencils, our Writing Wizards classes are back! New classes and teachers will dazzle your 2nd through 8th grade creative writer this winter and we can’t wait to get started.

The magic happens each Saturday from January 22 through February 26 and classes are limited to 15 students. Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis and the deadline for registration is Friday, January 7th. There are limited scholarships available for this program. All wizardry will take place at Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Ave. and there is metered parking in front or you can park in the lot next to the Center for free.

Here is a little teaser of the classes we have this winter:

2^nd/3^rd Grade Classes

All About Me with Valerie Cumming

Bird’s Eye View of Daniel Pinkwater with Paul Hammock

4^th/5^th Grade Classes

Have Pen, Will Travel with Sarah Magill

Song for the Soul with Beki Test

6^th, 7^th, and 8^th Grade Classes

Graphic Novel with Russell Merritt

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words with Lisa Klein

Our brochure will be in the mail shortly and you can also find more information on our website. Also, new this year, you will be able to register online! Don’t delay in signing up your young wizard or the spots will magically disappear!

The Search is on…

…for the next Thurber House Children’s Writer in Residence.

Imagine this – you are a writer of middle grade children’s books longing for uninterrupted time to work on the project that is begging for your attention.  The voices in your head say “write”, but you have responsibilities at work or at home and so you steal time to write a page here and there. Uninterrupted writing time seems a mere dream in your real world.

Not so fast! Thurber House is looking for the 2011 Children’s Writer in Residence. For the past ten years, we have provided emerging authors with four glorious weeks of time away from their daily routine to focus on writing as well as the opportunity to engage and teach young writers the finer points of crafting their work. Residents stay in the third floor apartment of the restored boyhood home of James Thurber, author, humorist, and New Yorker cartoonist.  Located near downtown Columbus, OH, Thurber House is within walking distance to the top ranked library in the nation.

For all the details, check our web site at www.thurberhouse.org where you’ll find the residency guidelines, an application form, and the easy steps to submit your application.  The deadline for submissions is December 10, 2010, and the selection will be announced in March 2011.

Just picture yourself finishing that book!