Youth Workshops

Join us for activities where you can share your writing, play games with friends, and learn from guest writers!

For grades 2-5. Limited scholarships are available for all programs. All programs take place at Lake Erie Ink’s Coventry location unless otherwise noted.

Fall registration opens August 26th!


Evening Ink

Writers’ Club: Stories, Scripts, and Novels | 5th-12th grade | Wednesdays | Sep 11-Oct 16 | 6:30-8pm | $120 | VIRTUAL

Join other teens to explore creative writing! Get inspired with different prompts and themes, and work on stories important to you.

Dungeons and Dragons: Story Games | 4th-8th grade | Fridays | Sep 13-Oct 18 | 6-8pm | $150

Join a Dungeons & Dragons campaign! Participants will create their own character and epic tale that will guide them through the story game.

Note: This program is now full.

NaNoWriMo | 5th-12th grade | Wednesdays | Oct 23-Dec 6 | $120 | VIRTUAL

Meet with other youth writers who are passionate about completing the NaNoWriMo Challenge. We’ll provide productivity strategies, tools to overcome
writer’s block, and keep you on track to hit your goal. Join us and transform your novel writing experience!

Creative Play Days

2nd-5th grade | January 2nd & 3rd | 9:30am-12:30pm | $25 per day

Fire up your creativity over the holiday break! Students in grades 2-5 are invited to attend a morning of creative activities indoors at Lake Erie Ink. Bring snow gear for outdoor play, and cozy up for hot cocoa, creative writing and art.

Weekend Ink

October: Creepy Cinema

Watch a classic horror film and then write your own script, story, or comic inspired by the film.

3rd-6th grades | October 26 | 12-2pm | Bride of Frankenstein | $10

7th-12th grades | October 26 | 3-5:30pm | Night of the Living Dead | $15

December: Paper Arts

2nd grade & up | December 15th | 12-2pm | @ Made Cleveland on Coventry | $10

Learn about paper engineering and build your own pop-up greeting card!


Note: Celebrate Storytelling is cancelled.