Writopia Lab

Specialties

— Writopia Lab is a non-​profit organization that serves students age 8 – 18 who are interested in creative writing

— Summer workshops meet for one week: 3 hours a day, 5 days a week, with morning or afternoon sessions.

— School-​year workshops meet weekly: 1.5 hours a session, 10 weeks, after-​school

— We have locations: Tenleytown in NW DC, Captol Hill in SE DC, Falls Church in VA, and Rockville in MD

— Workshops are divided into small, age-​based groups, enrolling a maximum of six students per group

— All of our teachers are local, published writers with extensive experience teaching creative writing

— Every workshop culminates in an anthology and the opportunity to participate in a public reading

— Writopia students routinely win accolades in local, regional, and national writing competitions!

History

Established in 2007.

Rebecca Wallace-​Segall established Writopia Lab, Inc. in April 2007 in New York City. The DC branch of Writopia began in Spring of 2009.

Meet the Manager

Jackie D.

Manager

Jocquelyn Downs is very excited to be a part of the Writopia family. Jackie obtained her MFA in Film from Howard University and her Bachelors of Arts in Broadcast Communications from Johnson C. Smith University. In 2011, Love Languages, her thesis film, was showcased in the Cannes International Film Festival’s Short Film Corner. She’s also written, directed and produced original plays and musical productions that have been produced at McGlohon Theater at Spirit Square in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jocquelyn has also worked as an Associate Producer for WSOC-​TV and served as Producer for the Saturday Morning 8am Show. In her spare creative time, Jackie writes and performs spoken word poetry.

Jackie has also been working closely with students on their creative writing for ten years in Washington DC and around the country. She has developed curricula for a variety of courses and age groups ranging from middle school to college.