OP, how about Vienna/McLean or Potomac/Bethesda?

Thank you!

Yes. it wopuld be good if you start something in Herndon/ reston area!

Sounds like a nice program. Perhaps once you get underway you will expand to Fairfax as well.

Writopia Lab (www.WritopiaLab.org) is an award-winning non-profit organization that holds creative writing workshops for kids ages 8-18. We offer weekly after-school and weekend workshops throughout the school year, and week-long workshops during school breaks and throughout the summer.

We have three convenient locations: NW Washington (Tenleytown); Alexandria, VA; and Rockville, MD.

Visit our website at www.Writopialab.org/writopia-washington-dc.html to see our schedule as well as our history, mission, and reviews.

HOW WE WORK:
* Each workshop enrolls a maximum of 6 participants and is led by a published, award-winning writer and experienced teacher.
* The workshops, organized by age group, are peppered with original and fun writing exercises, but our primary goal is to help students pursue their own writing interests and to *complete* excellent pieces.

THE RESULTS:
* Each participant leaves the workshop with at least one polished piece of original writing.
* We publish completed pieces in on online magazine, and contributors are invited to read their work at a local bookstore.
* We also encourage students to submit to contests and publications, and our writers have had great success: For the past three years, Writopia writers have won more Scholastic Writing Awards than any other group of kids in the country!

Contact kathy@writopialab.org or 202-629-9510 for more information.