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Speak Up: Creative Writing + Performance (Spring 2026)
Saturdays, January 31-March 14, 2026
3 p.m.-4 p.m. EST
Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens.
In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities.
The program is open to all teens (ages 13-19) and is as free of charge as it is free of homework. No previous experience necessary!
January 31:
Instructor: Randy Ribay
Randy Ribay writes stories for young people and the young-at-heart. He’s the author of Patron Saints of Nothing; Everything We Never Had; Avatar, the Last Airbender: The Reckoning of Roku; and more. He’s a two-time National Book Award nominee, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner, a co-winner of the Michael L. Printz award, and a recipient of the Asian/Pacific American Library Association award.
Born in the Philippines and raised in the US, Randy earned his B.A. in English Literature from the University of Colorado at Boulder and his Ed.M. in Language & Literacy from Harvard Graduate School of Education. He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, son, and cat-like dog.
