ROOTS & WINGS: The Elementary Arts and Culture Program

An Elementary Studio Workshop Series (Sundays 1pm - 2:30 pm)

Please join us for a 3-6 week Studio Arts program, free and open to elementary students, focusing on art and games, reading and writing, creating and sharing! The workshop series will create published postcards of poems and illustrations created by our participants, designed by our volunteers, and printed professionally by our publisher.

EmpowerED: The High School Literary Arts and Critical Culture Program

A High School Studio Workshop Series (Sundays 1pm - 2:30 pm)

Be a part of our 3-6 week Studio Arts program, free and open to all middle and high school students, focusing on the creative arts and offering editorial and publishing experience for all participants. Learn and share with our mentors, poet laureates, awarded authors, and graduate students, and join the zine-making crew, with a celebration zine publication and reading at the end of each semester. 

For more information about our youth programs, including our updated 2025/2026 youth programming schedule, please visit: https://www.dzanchouse.org/youth-programs-overview

Both our Roots & Wings Elementary Workshops and EmpowerED High School Workshops have been brought to you with the generous support of the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation and Dzanc Books, and curriculum curation by FO Youth Writing.