Who it’s for: Teens, adults, educators, community groups, or anyone exploring creative expression

Overview: This workshop invites participants to use poetry as a tool for reflection, identity-building, and storytelling. Through guided prompts, close readings, and gentle craft instruction, we explore how poetry can hold big feelings, complex truths, and moments that shape who we are.

Whether you’re brand-new to poetry or returning to the page after years away, this session creates space to write bravely, experiment, and discover the power of your own voice.

What participants will do/learn:

Explore how poetry can communicate emotion, identity, and lived experience

Experiment with form, imagery, rhythm, and voice

Respond to writing prompts that center self-expression and empowerment

Share work in a supportive environment (sharing always optional)

Leave with new drafts and creative confidence

Why it matters: Poetry gives people a place to speak in ways ordinary language can’t. This workshop helps participants tap into that space, and carry it with them beyond the page.

Who it’s for: Aspiring children’s book authors, educators, parents, creatives

Overview: This workshop breaks down the creative process behind writing children’s picture books, from concept to voice to pacing to emotional resonance. Whether participants have a draft, a half-formed idea, or simply a dream of writing for kids, this session offers insights and practical tools to bring a story to life.

What participants will learn:

What makes a picture book meaningful, engaging, and memorable

How to develop a strong narrative arc in very few words

Crafting characters that feel real to young readers

Understanding rhythm, repetition, and read-aloud qualities

How text and illustration work together (even if you’re not an illustrator)

Steps in the publishing process and how to move forward after the workshop

Why it matters: Picture books shape how children see themselves, each other, and the world. This workshop helps writers create stories that honor kids’ imaginations, identities, and emotions.

Who it’s for: Aspiring advocates, creators, educators, parents, and anyone wanting to share their story online with purpose, clarity, and care

Overview: Social media can be a powerful tool for advocacy, not because it creates influencers, but because it builds community. This workshop is for people who want to use digital spaces to share their stories, uplift others, and create meaningful impact.

We’ll explore how to show up authentically, communicate responsibly, and grow an online presence that is rooted in truth, lived experience, and service, not in chasing virality or visibility for its own sake.

A note on motivation: There’s nothing wrong with being compensated for your work. Content creation takes time, emotional labor, creativity, and energy, and those contributions deserve recognition. But if making money is the primary goal, this workshop won’t be a good fit.

We focus on advocacy that begins with purpose, values, and community care. Compensation is welcomed, ethical, and fair, it just isn’t the engine.

Participants will learn:

How to identify your “why” and ground your advocacy in purpose rather than performance

Responsible storytelling: how to share lived experience ethically and sustainably

How to build an engaged audience through trust, clarity, and connection

The realities of content creation, labor, boundaries, burnout, and sustainability

Ways advocates can ethically earn income from their work without compromising community or values

How to grow your platform without centering algorithms, trends, or exploitation

Why it matters: Advocacy thrives when it’s authentic, community-centered, and grounded in humanity. This workshop helps participants use their voices online in ways that uplift others, create change, and build sustainable practices, with integrity at the core.