Fable Writing Workshops
Ever wonder how Aesop came
up with all of those fables? How do you write a story that ends with a moral?
Did you know James Thurber also wrote fables? You’ll learn this and more at our
Fable Writing Workshops coming to a library near you!
Join our fantastic teachers Kathy Matthews and Valerie Cumming as they take you into the wonderful, wacky world of fables. The free two-hour workshop is open to all 4th through 6th graders and you’ll hear examples of fables from James Thurber, learn what makes a fable, and then put your imagination to work composing your own.
You won’t want to miss the celebration party at Thurber Center on Sunday, March 11 where all participants are invited to take part in arts and crafts, an open mic to share your fables (voluntarily of course) and you’ll receive a booklet of your library’s fables.
It’s free but you do have
to call ahead to register at the library site:
Thursday, Feb. 23: 6:30-8:30 p.m.: CML’s Dublin Branch, 75 N. High
St.; 645-2275
Wednesday, Feb. 29: 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.: CML’s Gahanna Branch, 310
Granville St.; 645-2275
Thursday, March 1: 6:00-8:00 p.m.: Upper Arlington Public Library, 2800
Tremont Rd.; 486-9621
Saturday, March 3: 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Northwest Library, 2280 Hard
Rd.; 807-2650
**All participants are invited to the celebration party Sunday, March 11 from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Ave., next door to Thurber House.**
Instructors: Kathy Matthews and Valerie Cumming are both freelance writers who have taught various classes at our Summer Writing Camp, Writing Wizards classes and our Ghost Writing Workshops.
If you have any questions, please contact Meg Brown at megbrown@thurberhouse.org. The Fable Writing Workshops are a collaboration of Thurber House, Worthington Libraries, Upper Arlington libraries and the Columbus Metropolitan Library.
Thank you to the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, PNC and State Auto Insurance for their support of this program.
Thanks also to Greater Columbus Arts Council, the Ohio Arts Council and
the William A. and Jane B. Scheurer Fund and the Fred R. Place Fund of The
Columbus Foundation for their ongoing support.
