All of our workshops take place at one of three locations:
Todos nuestros talleres ocurren a la una de tres lugares:

• 826LA West: 685 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
• The UCLA Armand Hammer Museum: 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood, CA 90024
• 826LA East: 1714 Sunset Blvd., Echo Park, CA 90026

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Please note: a deposit of $25 is required to reserve one space in a workshop. Your deposit check will be destroyed upon completion of the workshop.
Atención: se requiera un depósito de $25 para reservar un espacio en un taller. Al terminar el taller, se destruirá su cheque del depósito.

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Writing for Pets
Taught by Julius Diaz Panoriñgan
Ages 6-12
Saturday, May 17, 2008
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
This workshop takes place at 826LA East
1714 Sunset Blvd., Echo Park, CA 90026

A workshop classic from 826 Valencia, Writing for Pets works wonders with the shyest and most reluctant writers. Students will learn the basics of genre-writing for different animals—dogs love action stories, for example, and cats love odes to cats. Every student will write a story catering to the tastes of a specific animal before sharing their work with a very receptive (animal, maybe?) audience.

826LA Director of Publications Julius Diaz Panoriñgan manages 826LA's workshop program (among other things). From time to time, he likes to teach a workshop himself.
Julius is fond of animals from all branches of the animal kingdom. He patiently waits for the day he moves into a place friendly to large dogs; for now, he manages with an unnamed shrimp in an Eco-Sphere, two Nintendogs (Zippy and Turtle), and visits with his parents' Lab-Shepherd mix, Polo.

Dream a Little Dream
Taught by James Ponsoldt
Ages 8-12
Saturday, May 24, 2008
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
This workshop takes place at 826LA East
1714 Sunset Blvd., Echo Park, CA 90026

After confronting their fears, 826LA students will journey into that mysterious stretch of time after falling asleep and before waking up.

Students will explore their own dreams, consider what they all mean, and write short scripts that guide us through their subconscious thoughts. Afterward, professional actors will improvise quick performances of every student piece.

Born and raised in Athens, Georgia, James Ponsoldt received a BA in English from Yale and an MFA in directing from Columbia University's Graduate Film Program. His short films have played at festivals worldwide, including Tribeca, Clermont-Ferrand, Seattle, Edinburgh, Toronto, and Palm Springs. His first feature, Off the Black, premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. Recently, he workshopped his new screenplay, Refresh, Refresh, at the 2007 Sundance Screenwriters' Lab.