Denver Writes provides writing programs for young writers throughout the Denver area, we believe that these minds deserve to have spaces to express themselves through writing as well as partner with other young writers to share and collaborate. Many of our events are hosted by local authors who share their knowledge with our audience. Most of our programing is open to ages seven to sixteen.
At this time we offer three types of programing:
Afternoon Writing Clubs - We offer four drop in writing clubs, Mondays at Dayton Memorial Libary on the Regis Campus, Tuesdays at The Bookies Bookstore, Wednesdays at the Denver Public Library’s Smiley Branch, and Thursdays at Second Star to the Right Books.
Monthly Writing Workshops - each month we offer Saturday writing workshop on various writing themes and topics. We offer these workshops at The Bookies Bookstore and Second Star to the Right Books, as well as other partners for special event workshops, like our annual Scary Stories Workshop, which is hosted at The Denver Musuem of Miniatures, Dolls, and Toys.
Summer Camps - We offer week long expeditionary summer camps during June and July on various theme to several age ranges. We partner with The Bookies Bookstore and Second Star to the Right Books to host these camps.
Our mission is to provide young writers in the Denver area with a supportive community and creative opportunities to express themselves through writing. We achieve this by offering monthly workshops, intensive and expeditionary summer camps, and exciting special events.
Founded in 2007 as Metro Denver Promotion of Letters, we officially became Denver Writes in 2014. Until 2018 we had our own writing center located on South Broadway, BackSpace, and now partner with local businesses, schools, libraries and non-profits to host our events. We’ve held events with local bookstores including Tattered Cover, BookBar, Second Star to the Right Books, and The Bookies Bookstore. Partnered with Denver and Jeffco Libraries. Created classes and after school programs for Denver, Jeffco, Aurora, and Douglass County Schools. And we’ve partnered with local non-profits and businesses including The Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls, and Toys, Four Mile Park, BookGive, Bike Denver, The Heart and Hand Foundation, The Molly Brown House, Metropolis Coffee, Mutiny Information Cafe, and Casa Bonita.
Organization name
Denver Writes
other names
Metro Denver Promotion of Letters
2007
Tax id (EIN)
26-1111771
Category
Youth Development, Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education, Public & Societal Benefit
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
PO BOX 12256Jefferson County, CO, US
Denver, CO, US
Boulder County, CO, US
Aurora, CO, US
Douglas County, CO, US