2026 Summer
Brainstorming Clinic

Grounded in the way successful writers write: 
Everyone is original, Everyone has genius, and Everyone is a writer.

Summer 2026 Brainstorming Clinic for 6th-10th Grade Students

Registration for the Moving Words Summer Brainstorming Clinic is open. This three-day, in-person clinic for students focus on the first, most generative stage of the writing process and can be life changing for students who believe they cannot write or are not good at it, for whatever reasons.

Peggy Sturdivant leads the summer clinic in Ballard. Peggy has been working with students of all ages for 20+ years and as a teacher and administrator with Moving Words Writing Clinics since 2013. Students will learn how the brain finds ideas and practice various techniques to access them. These techniques can be applied to many types of writing--personal, academic, essay, poetry, or other story genres. The Brainstorming Clinic is three days, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, 10am - 3pm. The session is limited to a small group.

The new WA State sales tax incurs additional charges for our educational services. In order to offset the cost increase, this year's Summer Clinic registration will be discounted by 5.7% from last year, $825 rather than $875, before sales tax.

6th - 10th Grade Students
Brainstorming Clinic

Instructor: Peggy Sturdivant
July 20-22; 10am-3pm
Cost: $912.04 ($825 Tuition + $87.04 sales tax)
Location: 6412 34th Avenue NW, Seattle 98107

For Students
Entering Grades 6-10 in Fall 2026