Tag: Young Authors

• Young Author Spotlight – Bonnie Xu on Shadows

  

  Young author Bonnie Xu shares her take on being a shadow with us.

  Robin Rivers

  August 20, 2019

  Young Authors

  British Columbia, Canada, creative writing, ELL, ESL, Grade 6, learning to write, timed writing, Vancouver, Writer’s Studio, writing class, writing coaching, writing prompts for kids, Young Authors

• The Summer Reading Challenge Quilt

  

  Writing Coach Robin Rivers shows how her students are creating a Summer Reading Challenge Quilt as they complete their Summer reading lists.

  Robin Rivers

  July 14, 2019

  teaching, Young Authors

  British Columbia, Canada, child literacy, creativity, literacy, quilt, students, Summer reading challenge, Summer reading list, summer reading quilt, teen literacy, Vancouver, writing coach, Young Authors

• When Kids Learn to Love Poetry

  

  I admit it, poetry was never my favourite thing. In fact, it’s easy and honest to say that I’ve spent pretty much no significant period in my life reading any sort of rhythm or rhyme. For a long time, I dismissed such musings outright. Who wants to read stuff that you have to guess at […]

  Robin Rivers

  June 24, 2019

  Young Authors

  B.C., Canada, Children, Creative writing instruction, creative writing tutor, creative writing tutoring, descriptive writing, kids poetry, Learn to write, literacy, poetry, students, Vancouver, writing, writing coach, Young Authors

• Weekend Writing Prompt

  

  Check out weekend fantasy writing prompts for young authors.

  Robin Rivers

  June 14, 2019

  Young Authors

  British Columbia, Canada, character sketches, creative writing, English, fantasy, flash fiction, flash writing, journaling, Learn to write, literary arts classroom, short stories, storytelling, Vancouver, writing prompts, Young Authors

• Young Author Spotlight – The Scariest Trip by Bonnie Xu

  

  Young Author Spotlight – The Scariest Trip by Bonnie Xu

  Robin Rivers

  June 13, 2019

  Young Authors

  Academy of Creative Writing, B.C., Bonnie Xu, Canada, Creative writing instruction, creative writing tutoring, Grade 6 Creative Writing, Mystery writing, Richmond, short stories, student creative writing, Tutoring, Vancouver, writing, writing coach, writing community, Young Authors

• Young Author Spotlight—Andrew Dong

  

  Richmond, BC Grade 3 Young Author Andrew Dong improves his writing in big ways.

  Robin Rivers

  June 6, 2019

  Young Authors

  British Columbia, Canada, ELL, ESL, Grade 3, group classes, language arts, Learn to write, Learning, private, private classes, Richmond BC, tone, Tutoring, Vancouver, vocabulary development, writing, Young Authors

• Young Author Spotlight: My Dear Bone by Joanna Fu

  

  Young Author Spotlight: My Dear Bone by Joanna Fu

  Robin Rivers

  May 31, 2019

  Young Authors

  bones, British Columbia, Canada, creative writing, Dogs, ELL, ESL, Grade 7, Learn to write, Richmond, storytelling, Tutoring, Vancouver, Young Authors

• The Time Travel Disaster by Grace Jiang

  

  Note: Grade-4 author Grace Jiang has the story of the week this week, enjoy. 

  Robin Rivers

  May 25, 2019

  Young Authors

  creative writing, essays, Learning, stories, Vancouver, Young Authors

• Young Author Feature – Mac Boy by Quintin Dong

  

  Note: When I am not writing novels of my own, I lead creative writing groups for young writers in Vancouver. Each week, I feature one young author and their original work here as a celebration of creativity and the power of story. This week, the classic tale of good vs. evil in Saskatchewan—where macaroni is […]

  Robin Rivers

  May 17, 2019

  Young Authors

  British Columbia, Canada, Children, creative writing, English, Learning, Richmond, students, teaching, Vancouver, writing, Young Authors