OUR GOALS

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

2. Provide a Safe Place for Kids to Publish Their Work and 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 practice their writing and art, so that they can tell their stories to 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. I thought they would love to write stories and be published! 

But, I was SO wrong.

Everyone I asked said no!

They told me that their "writing sucked" and that "writing was too hard and boring."  The kids were too shy to share their writing with the school.

I didn't give up though. I kept asking. I bribed kids with candy.  Eventually, two kids agreed to write for the paper. 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 do love storytelling - if you give them the confidence, the tools, some yummy candy, and a safe place to publish their work.

I love telling stories with my writing and art.  But nothing felt better than helping other kids find the confidence to tell their own stories.

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. 

Creative Writing is using words to tell stories in a beautiful way.  Creative Righting is a little bit different.  We use more than just words. We include picture stories and art.  We also want to use our storytelling to find a way to make the world nicer.  We want to give voices to those kids who are quiet, and give them a safe place to finally be heard.  We want to tell stories that many never get to hear. 

Welcome to Creative Righters!