Instructor Susan Ruckdeschel, author and national educator, will lead Creative Writing Workshops using her peer coaching technique at Butterfield Library.

Ruckdeschel will teach students to write from the inside, as well as review and edit their work. In the process, they will learn to set goals, identify their own struggles or writing issues, listen intentionally and give feedback to each other using specific communications technique.

Whatever genre suits your
 passion will be honored: creative stories, poems, memoir, feature articles, and even editorials / journalistic writing. The schedule includes: Session 1, Grades 9 through 12 plus Adult Time – 2:30-3:30 p.m.,  Tuesdays Oct. 22, 29, Nov. 5, 12, 19; Session 2 – Grades 3 through 5 – 3:30-4:30 p.m., Tuesdays Oct. 22, 29, Nov. 5, 12, 19.

Cost for the workshop series is $75. Registration is required. Julia L. Butterfield Library is located at 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring. Call 845-265-3040 or visit butterfieldlibrary.org.

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