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16th Annual Scary Stories at the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls, and Toys!

Oct 31, 2024Denver WritesArchive16thannualscarystories, DMMDT, doll musuem, scarystories

Our biggest and best workshop of the year returned and we’d love to share the incredible stories written and read by our participants!

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Inspiring kids to write. #denverwrites #kidswhowrite
Register now for our fall programs!
One and Done! One Act Plays for Ages 12 and up Ju One and Done! One Act Plays for Ages 12 and up July 27th – 31st From 9 am – 3 pm. Reading last day of camp at 3 pm Nagel Art Studios (on the DU Campus) 2121 E. Asbury Ave. Denver, 80210 $350 per student. Scholarships and partial scholarships are available. One and done! One week, one act. . . during this camp you will collaborate with your fellow campers to write, produce, and stage an original one-act play. Each day, we will venture around and even off-campus to find inspiration from places like the DU Library, art galleries, and the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Then students will write a play, create set pieces and costumes, assume one or more roles, and finally stage the production for an appreciative audience of friends and family. Sign up online at denverwrites.org or at the link in our bio.
Character Building: Flawed Heroes and Fierce Frien Character Building: Flawed Heroes and Fierce Friendships Ages 10 and up. July 20th – 24th. From 10 am – 2 pm, Reading last day of camp at 2 pm @thebookiesbookstore 2085 S Holly St. Denver, 80222 $300 per student. Scholarships and partial scholarships are available. Every hero needs a flaw. Every villain needs a reason. And every story needs a best friend (or rival!). During this camp, writers will craft unforgettable protagonists, scene-stealing side characters, and deep friendships that drive conflict and plot. We’ll explore backstory, motivation, foils, big choices, and rich world-building—moving beyond simple descriptions to build layered, fully realized humans on the page. By week’s end, students will have written a bold, character-driven short story featuring a hero worth rooting for. Register online at denverwrites.org or at the link in our bio!
One and Done! One Act Plays for Ages 7 – 12 July One and Done! One Act Plays for Ages 7 – 12 July 13th – 17th, Ages 7 – 12 From 9 am – 3 pm, Reading last day of camp at 3 pm The Nagel Art Studios (on the DU Campus) 2121 E. Asbury Ave. Denver, 80210 $350 per student. Scholarships and partial scholarships are available. One and done! One week, one act. . . during this camp you will collaborate with your fellow campers to write, produce, and stage an original one-act play. Each day, we will venture around and even off-campus to find inspiration from places like the DU Library, art galleries, and the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Then students will write a play, create set pieces and costumes, assume one or more roles, and finally stage the production for an appreciative audience of friends and family. Sign up now at denverwrites.org or at the link in our bio!
Stories in a Flash for ages 10 and up June 8th – Stories in a Flash for ages 10 and up June 8th – 12th, 10 am – 2 pm, Reading last day of Camp starting at 2pm Nagel Art Studios on the DU campus 2121 E. Asbury Ave. Denver, 80210 $300 per student. Scholarships and partial scholarships a available. Every hero needs a flaw. Every villain needs a reason. And every story needs a best friend (or rival!). During this camp, writers will craft unforgettable protagonists, scene-stealing side characters, and deep friendships that drive conflict and plot. We’ll explore backstory, motivation, foils, big choices, and rich world-building—moving beyond simple descriptions to build layered, fully realized humans on the page. By week’s end, students will have written a bold, character-driven short story featuring a hero worth rooting for. Sign up now at DenverWrites.org or at the link in our bio!
Using Your Voice: Speechwriting for Social Change Using Your Voice: Speechwriting for Social Change May 2nd – 10 am – 1 pm special performance to follow at 1 pm What if your words could actually do something? What if you could change minds, persuade people to care about an issue, and directly impact the world around you with just your voice? In this interactive workshop, writers will explore how our voices can inspire change. Participants will discover how language becomes power by learning the basics of speechwriting and persuasive storytelling. By the end of the workshop, each writer will have earned the confidence to perform a short speech about something they deeply care about with the purpose of inspiring social action. The Bookies Bookstore 2085 S Holly St. Denver, 80222 Register online at Denverwrites.org or at the link in our bio!
Small Moments March 14th 10 am – 1 pm Ever wish Small Moments March 14th 10 am – 1 pm Ever wish you could freeze time? This workshop will encourage writers to conceptualize a small moment and to then lengthen it, magnify it and immerse the reader in it. We’ll explore how to use the five senses, imagery, internal monologue and other descriptive writing techniques to slowww down a scene. @thebookiesbookstore 2085 S Holly Street Denver, CO Sign up online at DenverWrites.org or the link in our bio!
February 21st, 10 am - 1 pm, @thebookiesbookstore, February 21st, 10 am - 1 pm, @thebookiesbookstore, instructor @melissataylorwrites Invent your own chimera: an animal that is a combination of two or more animals, such as a fox-owl or a pig-monkey. Then, use that animal, or animals, in a story and/or report. Are they monstrous or misunderstood? What are their strengths and weaknesses? What problems do they need to overcome? Get creative and have fun!
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Scenes from yesterday’s Written Gifts, our annual Scenes from yesterday’s Written Gifts, our annual holiday workshop, with our special instructor the wonderful @imaginationsoup. Thank you to everyone for supporting Denver Writes in 2025, we’re very excited to share our plans for 2026 — our 19th year!! — and will be announcing our spring workshop and summer camp schedule VERY soon! In the meantime our Monday snd Tuesday Creative Writing Clubs will continue through winter break and our Wednesday and Thursday clubs will resume in January.
Today is Colorado Gives Day, the final day of our Today is Colorado Gives Day, the final day of our Colorado Gives fundraiser. We understand this is just one of many many emails from nonprofits and organizations seeking donations that you’ll receive this month. We also know the abundance of emails from organizations seeking funding can be frustrating, however all of us at Denver Writes, are truly thankful for your help and support. For an organization of our size, we run a significant amount of programing almost every week of the year and every single donation, no matter how small helps. Donate here https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/Denverwrites #coloradogivesday #waveofgenerosity
Turn your words into cherished keepsakes! Written Turn your words into cherished keepsakes! Written Gifts will give writers fun prompts to spark their creativity to write poems, stories, or letters to give as holiday gifts. By the end of the workshop, each participant will have a piece to share with someone special. Join our special host, @imaginationsoup for our annual workshop! This Saturday, December 13th – 10 am – 1 pm at Nagel Art Studio on the DU Campus. 2121 E. Asbury, Denver, 80210 Sign up online or at DenverWrites.org
Coming up this weekend! Space avaliable! Novembe Coming up this weekend! Space avaliable! November 8th – 10 am – 1pm. Murder Mystery @thebookiesbookstore. 2085 S Holly St, Denver, 80222 Someone has been murdered? Who? We don’t know because we haven’t created them yet! But who did it? Maybe you? But who are you? Wait, you haven’t been created yet either? And who will take up the task of solving this mystery? Also you? In the Denver Writes version of this classic, writers create their own characters, then invite them to a party where ultimately, something terrible will happen. Writers will have to explain in story how it couldn’t have been them that committed the crime, or was it? And at the end our group of amateur detectives will determine who exactly did the crime.
Colorado Gives Day is coming up on December 9th, t Colorado Gives Day is coming up on December 9th, the largest giving event in Colorado, and a day that can really impact how Denver Writes operates in 2026. We’re sending this out now because, it actually starts November 1st, as the total amount of donations made to Denver Writes from November 1st to December 9th will determine how much of the Colorado Gives Day Fund we receive. Donations do not need to be made through the Colorado Gives Website and ANY donation including workshop tuition or cash donations will be added to our cumulative total. However, donating through the Colorado Gives Website yields additional benefits to Denver Writes. For example, a new recurring donation made through the Colorado Gives Website between November 1st and December 9th, will be matched up to $100. This can be between $1 or $100. Additionally there are several bonus days where your Donations could benefit greatly. Between Giving Tuesday, December 2nd and Colorado Gives Day, December 9th, Colorado Gives will have daily, hourly, and random awards given to organizations based on when people donate. We know that there are always a lot of organizations asking for donations and we know that this year especially difficult for most, but any and every donation helps. Telling as many people about our organization and sharing us helps. You can donate directly to Denver Writes via Colorado Gives here: https://www.coloradogives.org/donate/Denverwrites #coloradogivesday #waveofgenerosity
Coming up in a few weeks, our biggest workshop of Coming up in a few weeks, our biggest workshop of the year!! October 11th – 3 pm – 7 pm. Our 17th annual scary stories at @minidolltoymuseum! 830 Kipling Street, Lakewood, 80215. This workshop tends to fill up fast so sign up soon!
Every Tuesday from 4:30 - 6:30 join us for Creativ Every Tuesday from 4:30 - 6:30 join us for Creative Writing Club at @thebookiesbookstore! Creative Writing Club is a space for writers ages 10 and up to work on writing projects, collaborate with other writers, share and receive feedback from other participants, and join in on mini writing games and workshops.
And we’re back! We kicked off our fall schedule wi And we’re back! We kicked off our fall schedule with Unlikely Heroes hosted by our friends at @thebookiesbookstore! Our next workshop is coming up on October 11th at a special time 3 pm – 7 pm, 17th Annual Scary Stories, our biggest and most requested workshop of the year! Hosted once again by our friends at The Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls, and Toys. (@minidolltoymuseum) 830 Kipling Street, Lakewood, 80215. This workshop tends to fill up quickly so register soon! Online or at the link in our bio! Check out our Creative Writing Club, held three days a week (four starting in October) at locations throughout Denver.
Our first workshop of the year is coming up next w Our first workshop of the year is coming up next week! Unlikely Heroes at @thebookiesbookstore. September 13th, 10 - 1 pm. Create stories inspired by everyday moments and uncommon superpowers, encouraged to explore the quiet corners where courage lives. Together we’ll uncover how ordinary characters, from grumpy neighbors to shy new students, can become the heart of a heroic story. Cost of this worship is $40 per participant. Scholarships and partial scholarships are avaliable! Save by signing up for a fall membership, which includes enrollment all five fall workshops for only $150. Details at the link in bio or at DenverWrites.org
Our fall schedule is here! Sign up for all five fa Our fall schedule is here! Sign up for all five fall workshops and save! @thebookiesbookstore @secondstartotherightbooks @bookgive @denverlibrary @minidolltoymuseum
And that is a wrap on our 2025 Camps! Special than And that is a wrap on our 2025 Camps! Special thanks to all of our instructors, volunteers, and interns for their help and guidance! Thank you to all of our campers and families for allowing these incredible writers to share their talents with us. Thank you to our hosts at @thebookiesbookstore & Denver University. Thank you for supplying our treats @benjerrysudenver @anthonyspizzaandpasta @brooklynpizza5280! Denver Writes continues into our 19th year! Our fall workshop schedule will be announced soon but in the meantime our four times a week creative writing club continues (except Tuesday August 5th because Kevin is on vacation!) Denver Writes continues to seek out a workshop location in north Denver! Email suggestions to hello@denverwrites.org
We’re halfway through our Art & Stories camp, so h We’re halfway through our Art & Stories camp, so here’s a bit of creativity (and ice cream)
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