by Karen Krossing | Jul 25, 2008 | Mentoring, Presentation News
I just finished two awesome weeks of teaching WordPlayer writing workshops at Pegasus Studios Arts Camp in Toronto. Together we wrote and shared poems, created characters using masks, and invented stories about buried treasure. The kids and teens were super enthusiastic when we created our own imaginary worlds then wrote stories about them. They drew maps of their worlds, imagined characters, then wrote pages of fabulous material. Thanks to all for sharing your writing with me.
by Karen Krossing | Jun 3, 2008 | Book News
My latest story for teens, “Profanity,” will be published this Fall in Cleavage – an anthology about mothers, daughters, and body image (Sumach Press). In “Profanity,” teenaged Claudia is repelled by her mother’s pregnant body, referring to her as “the human whale.” Editors Deb Loughead and Jocelyn Shipley preview some of the issues in the anthology in the Parents Canada article “Your Child’s Body Image.”
by Karen Krossing | Mar 27, 2008 | Mentoring, Presentation News
This July, I’ll be leading WordPlayers writing workshops for children and teens at the Pegasus Studios Arts Camp. If you like writing poems or stories, come play with words using masks, story dice, photos, character games, and more. For more information, go to Pegasus Studios.
by Karen Krossing | Feb 28, 2008 | Book News
The Castle Key was selected by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre for The Magic of Books: Great Canadian Children’s Books About Magic. This thematic guide recommends books that will create a magical reading experience for children.
by Karen Krossing | Feb 1, 2008 | Mentoring, Presentation News
In February 2008, teen writers joined me at the York Woods library in Toronto for a prose writing workshop. Participants expressed themselves through writing using a variety of stimulating activities designed to teach technique.
by Karen Krossing | Oct 20, 2007 | Mentoring, Presentation News
On October 20, 2007, I enjoyed a writing workshop with enthusiastic teen writers at the Young Voices Writers Conference. The event was held at the North York Central Library in Toronto. In my workshop, I focussed on how to revise a work of fiction, demonstrating my own revision process then discussing specific ways to polish prose with writing exercises to show technique.
by Karen Krossing | Oct 18, 2007 | Presentation News
On October 18, 2007, I joined the staff of the Toronto Public Library to celebrate the launch of Young Voices 2007, the library’s annual magazine for teen writing and art. As a guest editor of the magazine, I congratulated this year’s winners and encouraged teens aged 12 to 19 to enter their writing for next year’s magazine, when I’ll again act as an editor. For more information about how to submit, go to Young Voices magazine.
by Karen Krossing | Oct 15, 2007 | Book News
Resource Links, a national reviewing journal, selected Pure as Best of the Year 2006 in the category of fiction for grades 7 to 12. Set in a future where genetic engineering of humans is forbidden, Pure tells the story of Lenni – a misfit artist who discovers she has a surprising gift for healing.
by Karen Krossing | Feb 20, 2007 | Presentation News
Teens aged 12 to 19 joined me for a prose workshop at the North York Central Library in Toronto on February 20, 2007. Participants worked on their creative writing with an eye to submitting to Young Voices, Toronto Public Library’s magazine for teen writing and art. Participant Sanjeev Narayanaswamy wrote this review of the workshop.
by Karen Krossing | Jan 1, 2005 | Book News
The Ontario Library Association nominated Take the Stairs for the 2005 White Pine Award. This novel in thirteen voices reveals the private thoughts and dreams of the thirteen teens who live in a rundown inner-city building as they struggle to turn obstacles into opportunities and make their way in the world.
