The Drexel Writing Festival offers workshops for local high schools
The Drexel Writing Festival invites high school teachers to bring their most curious, creative, and motivated student writers to campus for an immersive day of writing and discovery.
Everyone’s a writer – yes, that means your students.
Our highly popular High School Writing Workshops are fast-paced, hands-on, and designed to get students writing boldly and thoughtfully from the moment they arrive. Led by expert Drexel facilitators, these interactive sessions challenge students to experiment across genres - including fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry - while receiving meaningful feedback and mentorship along the way.
Hosted on 91ÖÆƬ³§â€™s campus, this experience gives students the chance to:
- Stretch their creative confidence
- Develop stronger writing skills across multiple forms
- Collaborate with peers from other schools
- Experience a dynamic collegiate creative writing environment
Who Should Attend?
These workshops are ideal for sophomore and junior-level Honors or AP English and Literature classes, but they are open to all motivated writers - no minimum writing level required. Extracurricular groups such as literary magazines, drama clubs, student newspapers, and writing clubs are also encouraged to attend.
We welcome school groups of varying sizes, though space is limited and capacity constraints may apply. Each attending school must designate a group leader to register on behalf of their students.
Demand for these workshops is high, and availability is limited. A waitlist will be maintained once sessions fill.