What Kind of Young Writer
Are You?
Pick your genre to discover your writer type — and the perfect kit to match.
2,847 young writers found their type this month
Floor-to-ceiling supplies.
Hover any item to see what's inside. Every product chosen by teachers, tested by kids.
World-Builder Journal
Leather-bound, 200 pages, lay-flat binding
World-Builder Journal
- ✦200 cream-colored pages
- ✦World-map endpapers
- ✦Character sheet pocket
- ✦Elastic closure
Rainbow Gel Pen Set
36 colors · glitter, neon & metallic
Rainbow Gel Pen Set
- ✦12 neon colors
- ✦12 glitter colors
- ✦12 metallic colors
- ✦Smear-proof formula
Story Dice Set
9 dice · 54 illustrated story prompts
Story Dice Set
- ✦9 hardwood dice
- ✦54 unique icons
- ✦Travel pouch included
- ✦Ages 6 and up
Magnetic Poetry Tiles
200 words · poetry & storytelling
Magnetic Poetry Tiles
- ✦200 magnetic tiles
- ✦Nouns, verbs & adjectives
- ✦Includes rare words
- ✦Fridge & whiteboard safe
Detective's Notebook
Secret pocket · invisible ink pen included
Detective's Notebook
- ✦Hidden back pocket
- ✦Clue-tracking pages
- ✦Invisible ink pen
- ✦Suspect profile sheets
Character Card Deck
52 cards · heroes, villains & sidekicks
Character Card Deck
- ✦52 illustrated cards
- ✦Character backstory prompts
- ✦Mix-and-match abilities
- ✦Illustrated by local artists
"I ordered the story dice and gel pens for my 3rd grade writing center. Within a week, kids who hadn't touched a journal all semester were staying in at recess to write."
Real writers. Real magic.
Every workshop guide is a published author or working creative — not just a teacher. Tap a card to meet them.
Danielle Osei
Fantasy & World-Building Guide
Danielle Osei
Fantasy Guide
Published author of the "Thornwood Chronicles" middle-grade series. Has guided 400+ young writers through building their first fantasy worlds.
Keeps a real map of every fictional world her students have invented — it covers an entire wall of her studio.
Marcus Reinholt
Mystery & Detective Fiction Guide
Marcus Reinholt
Mystery Guide
Former librarian turned writing coach. Specializes in teaching kids to plant clues, build suspense, and craft the perfect twist ending.
Can identify the culprit in any mystery novel within the first three chapters — and teaches kids to do the same.
Yuki Tanaka
Sci-Fi & Future Worlds Guide
Yuki Tanaka
Sci-Fi Guide
Science communicator and children's author who blends real space science with imaginative storytelling. Her students have had stories published in three kids' science magazines.
Named a planet in her debut novel after a student who came up with the most creative alien species in class.
Amara Okafor
Poetry & Spoken Word Guide
Amara Okafor
Poetry Guide
Award-winning performance poet and youth educator. Believes every child has a poem already written inside them — she just helps them find it.
Has a collection of 300+ "words that feel like sounds" that she shares with reluctant writers to get them started.
Every Saturday
is a story.
Small classes. Big imaginations. Each workshop limited to 8–12 kids.
Dragon Tales Workshop
Build a fantasy world from scratch — map it, name it, populate it with creatures only you've imagined. Take home a world-building journal.
Mystery Makers Workshop
Plant clues, build suspects, write the twist. Every participant leaves with a complete short mystery story and a detective's notebook.
Future Worlds Workshop
Invent a planet, design a species, write first contact. Real science woven into every prompt. Includes a grid inventor's journal.
Poetry Studio Workshop
Find the poem already living inside you. Using magnetic tiles, brush pens, and Amara's word collections, every child writes something they're proud to read aloud.
Homeschool Writing Day
A full-day writing adventure for homeschool families. Morning genre workshops, afternoon story-sharing circle, and a full supply kit to take home.
Homeschool families get 15% off all workshops
Use code HOMESCHOOL at registration. Applies to any workshop, any month.
Register Now →One form. One story starts.
Small classes fill fast. Register now and we'll send a personalized welcome letter for your young writer.