OUR GOALS

1. Help Kids Find Their Voice in Creative Writing and Art.

2. Build a Safe Place for Kids to Tell Their Stories.

Lottie's Story

Hi, I'm Lottie, and I'm a kid just like you.

I started Creative Righters because I wanted to encourage kids to write, make art, and share their stories with the world.

The idea for Creative Righters first came to me when I was Editor of my school's newspaper in the 5th Grade.  Back then, I asked all my classmates to write articles for the newspaper. Who wouldn't want to have their stories published, right?... Right?

Wrong. So wrong!

"No way." "Writing is lame." "My writing sucks." "Writing is too hard and boring."  "Why would I write something when AI can do it for me, loser."  

Sigh. That's what the kids told me. 

I didn't give up though. Who would want to read a newspaper where every single article was written by me?

So, I kept asking. I bribed kids with candy.  Eventually, two kids agreed to write in exchange for some gummy bears. Then, a few more. Slowly, the students began submitting their writing to the newspaper.

When we published their articles and the kids saw their stories in the school paper, they would smile with pride.  They couldn't wait to go home and share the latest edition with their parents.  That's when I learned that kids actually do like writing - if you give them the confidence, the tools, some yummy candy, and a safe place to publish their work.

I love telling my own stories, but nothing felt better than seeing these quiet kids smiling when they saw their words printed on the paper and hung all over the school walls. 

After I left elementary school,  I wanted to keep helping kids tell stories, but I wanted to work with kids everywhere, not just at my school.   

And that is how Creative Righters was born. 

To me, creative writing is using words to tell stories in an artistic way.  "Creative Righting" is a little bit different.  We use more than just words. We use picture stories and art too.  We also tell stories to help try to make the world  a little bit nicer.  We want to give voices to those kids who are normally quiet, give them a safe place to be heard, and share stories many never get to read. 

This is Creative Righters!

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