Spring Break Family Writing Workshop

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Asia Society Texas

Spring Break Family Writing Workshop

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2016

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
US/Central

Image: Melissa Williams

This creative writing experience will revolve around the creation of an Asian dragon, integrating background information provided by the workshop leader and children’s imagination to craft a short story. Writers young and old will frame their fable based on local author Melissa Williams’ process for character development and draw inspiration from her forthcoming title, The Lost Dragon. Siblings, parents, aunts and uncles, and grandparents will work together to develop the finished literary creation in this family-oriented project.

About the Workshop

About the Workshop Leader
Melissa M. Williams is the author of the Iggy the Iguana chapter book series, the Turtle Town chapter book series, and the Little Miss Molly picture book for kids, the owner of LongTale Publishing, and founder of the Literacy Non-Profit Organization– iWRITE. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Melissa has been writing stories since she was a little girl and still uses that childhood love for imagination to relate to her young readers today. She received a Master’s degree in professional counseling and implements psychological skills when presenting to her young audiences. Melissa spends the year speaking at schools and giving hands on insight into the writing and publishing process during her creative writing presentations. Her programs focus heavily on character development as she teaches the psychology behind getting in the character’s shoes and on the reader’s level. After speaking to thousands of students and teachers at over two hundred schools across Texas and California, she expanded her instruction in order to share specific creative techniques with educators. Melissa can regularly be seen on FOX and ABC news speaking on the need to keep reading, writing and creativity inside the home and classroom while balancing electronic usage. Her literacy organization hosts the I Write Short Stories by Kids for Kids Publishing Contest, offering opportunities for children to become published authors, illustrators and speakers.

HOURS & ADMISSION

Wednesday, Friday - Sunday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday (free admission all day), 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Closed Monday and Tuesday and major holidays.
Free for Members, $5 Nonmembers

Directions & Parking

Free Parking
Paid Parking
Street Parking

Parking in Asia Society Texas Center's lot is $7 for 1-24 hours. Entrances on Caroline and Austin. Limited free and paid street parking is also available.

Special Offers / Dining

Java Lava Cafe
Serving 100 percent premium Kona coffee from KarmaSu Coffee Farm in Hawaii, plus breakfast, lunch, and sweet treats, Java Lava Cafe is open for extended breakfast hours Tuesday–Saturday.

Hours
Tuesday – Saturday, 8:30 am – 3 pm
https://asiasociety.org/texas/java-lava-cafe