The Salmon House Writers Workshop is presenting its first winter holiday workshop for ages 8-12! Cozy holidays stories, friends, and crafts; what could be better during those no-school days before Christmas?

Holiday Tales and Book Making Workshop  for 8-12 year olds                                                        Dec. 21st through Dec. 23rd                                                                                                                        1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

In this fun three day workshop students will enjoy listening to a variety of traditional and modern holiday stories,  learning story crafting basics, and creating their own holiday tale.

On day three, special guest artist and teacher Karen Rainsong of Singing Creek Educational Center will teach us to bind the stories we’ve created into a handmade storybook to share with family and friends.

All materials provided. Please bring a snack. Tuition is $90 per student .

To register, call Sallie at (541) 326-6112.  Click here for registration form: Holiday class registration

Do you have a student who loves to tell stories? 

Check out these great fall offerings at the Salmon House:

Wild Imagination Group for Elementary Schoolers                                                                            This group is all about fun and discovery of the wonder of words. Sessions include action packed word-play, oral and written storytelling, exploration of poetry, engaging crafts, and games.  Meets Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. beginning October 1st.

Tale Spinners Tuesday at Edison Elementary

Tale Spinners Tuesday is a storytelling and writing group specifically for 4th and 5th graders at Edison Elementary School. We will be doing oral storytelling, word games and related crafts,and we’ll also be writing stories of our own invention.  The class will meet on Tuesdays, September 29th through November 17th from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Classroom number to be announced.

Workshop Wednesdays for Middle Schoolers                                                                                     In this group, we’ll explore a variety of writing styles and genres: poetry, fantasy, mystery, sci-fi and more! Participants will hone their narrative skills and create original works to be compiled in a group anthology.  Meets Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. beginning September 30th.

Classes meet once a week for 8 weeks. Tuition is $95 per student. Space is limited. Sign up here, or call (541) 326-6112.

Students in the Wild Imagination After-School Program gave a reading of their new project last Thursday. It was so much fun with the audience voting on which path to take. If you missed this event you can still enjoy the whole book at home.

Clink on this link to download The Salmon House Choose-Your-Own-Adventure.

Salmon House Choose Your Own Adventure

We’re so excited! Our students will be presenting their audience interactive Choose-Your-Own-Adventure story this Thursday at 5 p.m.. They have been working hard on a plethora of fun, freaky, and fabulous storylines for your enjoyment.

Every story begins with a single idea. If you were going to tell this story, what would it be?

Is this the tale of pet store visit gone wrong?

The beginning of a life-long friendship or a rivalry?

Is this a mystery, a comedy, or an urban legend about to unfold?

Come join us for adventures in writing! Wild Imagination Writing Group begins this Thursday, April 16th. For more information about this class, visit our Programs page, or click here to register.

Spring term after-school programs are beginning soon, and we couldn’t be more excited! We have a lot of great activities planned to cultivate young writers’ skills.  In addition, we’ve added something special. Once every few years, our after-school group participants produce a choose-your-own-adventure book. What better way to wrap up the school year and launch into summer? We hope to see you there!

Middle School Writing Group begins April 14th. Wild Imagination Elementary Group begins April 16th. For more information on classes and enrollment, click here.

Congratulations to Salmon House students Paige Baker and Sydney Gaunt! Sydney took first place for her story. “Hope’s Story,”  and Paige was awarded  2nd place for “The Journey to the Ham Sandwich” in the Elementary category of the Wordcrafters Young Writers Fiction contest.  Well done!

Do you have a student who could benefit from personally tailored support in academic writing? Do you know a young creative writer who would like to get one-on-one instruction on writing craft?  The Salmon House Writers Workshop offers private tutoring sessions.

Here’s what folks are saying about it:

Before we started tutoring with Sallie, both of my kids claimed that they didn’t like to write. Now they look forward to their writing sessions at Sallie’s house, and they leave with smiles telling me, “That was fun!” Sallie has a great intuition for catering her approach to my kids, and I can already see their writing getting stronger.

Here’s what my kids say about Sallie:

“She really helped me learn to organize my writing. Now I don’t get so overwhelmed by it all.”

“She gives great suggestions. She really encourages me too.”

-Liz P.

To find out more about private tutoring, click here or contact Sallie at 541.326.6112

Happy New Year! Here at the Salmon House we are very excited to kick off 2015 with new after-school programs, beginning January 27th and 29th.

In addition to the Wild Imagination Elementary Group, we have added a class geared toward teen writers that will explore a variety of writing genres including sci/fi and fantasy, poetry, comedy, mystery, and graphic novel.

If that was not exciting enough, we are also offering $10 off tuition for new students, for a limited time!

For more information on our new classes or private tutoring, click here.