High School Creative Writing

The High School Creative Writing Club is a place for young writers and future authors to meet, explore all the aspects of great writing including competitions, publication, advertising, marketing. It takes a great deal to become an author! And it is so much more fun when you walk this journey with others who love writing. Anyone can join!

Whether it is poetry, short stories, novellas, or full novels, this club will nourish the writer within through strategies to develop your plot, studies to build more realistic characters, exercises to help create an engaging setting, all while having fun with others.

Because Mrs. Burrows is a Hybrid Author (Published both Indie and Traditionally) our club has the unique opportunity to meet book professionals in the industry and to explore various aspects of marketing and sales, the back end of being an author.

During our meetings we discuss genre, tropes, developing an audience, and good potential first steps students can take while in high school to set themselves up for an excellent future as an author.

WELCOME

For more information or if you have questions, please email [email protected]

As an author myself, I hope to share everything I've learned with you! Sign up today!

Club Rotation: F

After School: Tuesdays from 3:00-4:00 pm (Must join Remind to attend)

Meeting Place: Room 336 in the Annex

Sponsor: Ms. Burrows

*Pick up for after school meetings will be in the high school pick up area.

OFFICER APPLICATIONS:

Pick up an application from Mrs. Burrows or Lynnea Mileusncih in August.
Due Monday October 1st for the 2024-2025 year.

CLUB LEVEL

Each Club is led by a student board. The club president, club vice president, club secretary, club treasurer, and club media specialist comprise the board. In some cases, one or more of these offices may be combined (i.e. secretary-treasurer or secretary-bulletin editor).

Club President - Lynnea Mileusnich

The club president is responsible for setting and monitoring the goals of the club, running club meetings, appointing committee chairs and delegating tasks as necessary, recruiting, training and retaining members and maintaining regular communication with absent members.

Club Vice President - Open Position

The role of the club vice president can be summarized in one word: service. The vice president serves the president, other club officers, committees and the general membership. He or she is also expected to learn the duties of the president in order to fill in or take over as necessary.

Club Secretary - Open Position

The office of secretary is one of the most demanding in the organization and a good secretary is essential to the proper functioning of any Club. The secretary is responsible for taking minutes, keeping records and maintaining all important files for the club. Additionally, the secretary researches opportunities for the club to participate in (conferences) and updates remind as necessary.

Club Treasurer - Ian Kelley

The club treasurer monitors the club’s money, both its collection and disbursement. He or she collects member fundraising and all associated information, prepares and monitors the budget and maintains accurate financial records.

Club Media Specialist - Open Position

A Media Specialist is responsible for the public image of the club as it relates to Internet-based mediums like a website or social media. He or she creates, updates, and maintains a club website where appropriate, and he or she manages the social media accounts for the club.

FIELD TRIP:

November 22nd-23rd https://www.writerfestnashville.com/

More information coming soon.

MEETING ROTATIONS:

1. Learning Craft

2. Writing and Potluck

3. Writing Activity

4. Partner Critique

5. Highlight Whole-Group Critique - will be a day where we group critique one or two member's work

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Once a Month Potluck Enjoy our once a month potluck with us! Bring something simple that everyone can enjoy! Eat while we write.

Quarterly Party: Join us for our Harvest, Winter, Valentine's, and Congratulations It's Finished Parties. At our parties we would like to recognize members with - perfect attendance, most growth, hardest working, most valuable club member, etc.

OPT-IN FORM:

If you did not add HIGH SCHOOL CREATIVE WRITING to the digital Opt-In form, be sure to have it filled out before coming to a meeting.

WELCOME!

The High School Creative Writing Club would like to invite you to join us for our fun and engaging meet ups. We aren't your typical Creative Writing Club. Our members have won money, gone on to become professionally published in a magazine, and attended conferences in Las Vegas and Nashville.

We want you, right now, to become the writer you know you can be! Don't wait. Join today!