Loading the Cannons: May the Fourth Be With You

This is a post written by Heather Dickerson, Teen Services Librarian for the Lewis & Clark Library in Helena, Montana. In her series for the LAIP, “Loading the Cannons,” Heather tackles the question “what to do with young adults in a creative writing workshop?” Enjoy! ~Laura

by Heather Dickerson

“May the Fourth Be With You!”

This was how I greeted my teen writers at our most recent meeting on May 4th. Usually our meetings follow a predictable schedule of writing prompt and then peer critique....