About the WorkshopsAs part of the WRITE HOME: Letters to a Younger Me anthology, we’re offering four virtual workshops designed to spark reflection, connection, and creativity. Each 90-minute session will weave together Shannon Ivey’s expertise in storytelling and transformation with Melanie McGehee’s generative writing practices. Together, we’ll create a playful and supportive space where your letter can begin to take shape.

Possible explorations include:

Identity – Who were you then? Who are you now? We’ll explore the names, roles, and identities we’ve carried—and those we’ve shed—through writing prompts that honor both past and present selves.
Imagination – Letters can cross time, place, and even possibility. This session opens the door to creativity and play, encouraging you to speak to your younger self from the wildest corners of your imagination.
Growth – What lessons, scars, and strengths mark your journey? Here, we’ll reflect on resilience and change, using guided exercises to uncover the wisdom you’ve earned along the way.
Gratitude – In our final workshop, we’ll focus on appreciation—for the younger self who got us here, for the stories we carry, and for the chance to write them into the world.

Each workshop includes guided prompts, time to write, and optional sharing in community. You can attend one, some, or all—there’s no requirement to participate in order to submit your letter, but the workshops are designed to help you uncover and shape the words only you can write.

This is a Communal Pen Project with the #whatshesaidproject.

Write Home: Creative Writing Workshop 1