Note: For the latest information about our current contest, please visit our Student Contest Calendar. Overview Stories can thrill, wound, delight, uplift and teach. Telling a story vividly and powerfully is a vital skill that is deeply valued across all cultures, past and present — and narrative writing is, of course, a key genre for…
Photo courtesy of BELLEVILLE MENNONITE SCHOOLA new cooperative venture between Geisinger and BMS is providing students Gracie Civitts (left) and Julia Baker with real-world experience in the nursing field. BELLEVILLE — Imagine this: it’s 9 a.m. on a Monday, you’re sitting in class, probably struggling to stay awake. The teacher’s voice starts to sound like…
The Story Clinic helps you go from aspiring writer to published author. Each week, you’ll get productivity tactics to write more efficiently, writing prompts to beat writer’s block, and book recommendations to elevate your writing. A few weeks ago, shared a Note on finishing the first draft of her novel, which was years in the…
“ . . . There is no better way to continue to develop skills in a language than by being surrounded by everyone who speaks it.” Beatriz Jimenez '19 She says the experience has given her “a much richer understanding of the complexities of our legal system,” and it contributes to her work as a…
Every day is filled with tremendous learning opportunities. With each passing day, we learn things about ourselves and the world in which we live. As a proud parent to a beautiful three year old, I witness on a daily basis the degree to which she absorbs the world around her and incorporates those lessons learned…
Summary According to Robert Kirkman, focusing on world-building helps a story’s plot develop organically – while giving it the appearance of being “meticulously planned.” Kirkman’s attention to world-crafting details has been foundational to his success as a writer; emerging writers seeking to replicate what he has achieved should take note of the way he prioritizes…
Before I became a student, if you asked me to imagine what a weekday night would look like at Harvard, I definitely would not have told you I’d be in a South End theater watching seven women grapple with a media fiasco in the White House. Attending the play POTUS was not just a spontaneous…
Monica Garwood Being a writer is all about expressing your unique perspective with feeling and originality, not about having a huge vocabulary or getting published, says author Jacqueline Woodson. She shares a little of what she’s learned in the process of writing a lot (30+ books!). This post is part of TED’s “How to Be…
Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Apple TV+’s Lessons in Chemistry Summary Lessons in Chemistry showcases the challenges faced by women in the 1960s, highlighting the limited opportunities for careers outside the home. The series follows protagonist Elizabeth Zott, played by Brie Larson, who, after being fired from her job as a scientist, accepts…
Young African American woman at home, dressed in casual sweater and working or studying. For authors, the first day of November starts an empowering sprint to a completed first draft. National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMochallenges writers to finish 50,000 words of a new or existing novel within 30 days. The literary industry can seem…
