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Write Where You Belong
Pioneered at Yale. Developed in Hollywood. Written Out Loud is revolutionizing how kids learn and love to write.
Storytelling: The Foundation of Powerful Writing
Out loud storytelling is a natural and joyful process. Writing, on the other hand, can be difficult: it’s learned, not natural behavior. At Written Out Loud we believe that writing can be as joyful as out loud storytelling … if the young writer tells their story out loud first. That’s why we gather children together in small brainstorming groups to build their stories out loud before they begin writing. Then the words flow onto the page. That’s how writing becomes as natural and joyful as out loud storytelling.
Written Out Loud's Three Core Principles
Your student has been taught to write 1) five-paragraph essays, 2) alone, 3) in silence. We turn all three of those principles inside out.
That’s why Written Out Loud is breaking through.
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How the Program Works
The Written Out Loud Young Author's Journey
Belonging
Written Out Loud's creative writing program ignites the joy of storytelling through 16 weekly, virtual sessions that feel like gathering around a campfire. From day one, your student joins a creative crew—4 to 6 fellow young storytellers (who are roughly their own age) guided by a passionate story director (our teachers). Each 60–90 minute session delivers screen time with purpose: face-to-face conversations where kids speak, listen, imagine, and build stories together. This is more than an online class—it’s a space for your child to grow confidence, friendship, and creativity through collaborative storytelling.
Storytelling
As children tap into their imagination, our storytelling curriculum (pioneered as a Yale seminar) guides them from first spark to final chapter. The program taps into Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey—the mythical structure buried deep inside stories like Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, anime, and popular video games. Week by week, young writers craft their own full-length book while nurturing personal growth, collaboration, and resilience. It’s not just about writing a story—it’s about finding their own hero within.
Writing
Our students leave their collaborative, out loud storytelling sessions fully energized: that’s when their writing fully comes alive. Fueled by connection, ideas flow easily from mind to page. The ideas that began out loud now grow richer and more detailed as they write. Students continue their writing chapter by chapter, cheered on by their creative crew, until the final words—The End—complete the adventure.
Publishing
Every Written Out Loud journey ends with the highest possible standard of achievement: authorship of a published book. Students’ final sessions are spent carefully editing their writing, and then submitting their polished manuscript. That’s when our publishing team gets to work. Based on the students’ input, our designers create a professionally designed cover, interior design, and ISBN number. In the end, the book and intellectual property belongs completely to students - and you (and your family and friends) are welcome to purchase as many additional copies of the book as you’d like.
Students using the Written Out Loud methodology write more productively, with fewer errors, using more mature and sophisticated vocabulary.
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* Results from 350 afterschool middle school students, Fall 2023
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The Written Out Loud Experience in Words
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Young Authors
“At Written Out Loud, I feel more like myself than anywhere I’ve ever been.”
Faith
Written Out Loud Storyteller
"Written Out Loud has made me feel very proud of who I am, and also has kind of changed my mindset to I can, instead of I could. It has made me really believe in myself, especially from the very start."
Hannah
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Parent/Guardian
"A lightness has come upon Hannah. She is more confident. She is truly happy. My cup overflows with gratitude for Written Out Loud."
Carolynne
Written Out Loud Mom -
Educator
"The fact that students, through Written Out Loud, become published authors and begin to see themselves as experts, creators, storytellers - there is nothing better. To have that joy is something that is just irreplaceable."
Duane Smith
Dept. Chair & Administrator
Byram Hills Central School District
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