Easthampton, MA
Somehow School programs help kids and teens gain agency, confidence, and critical thinking skills through creative writing.
In our workshops, we help each student set and achieve their own creative goals, whether they want to write a short story from the point of view of a dog or a poem about time travel.
Our approach helps students stop worrying about writing “correctly” and instead start to see language more like clay--a material they can build with.
In our workshops, we help each student set and achieve their own creative goals, whether they want to write a short story from the point of view of a dog or a poem about time travel.
Our approach helps students stop worrying about writing “correctly” and instead start to see language more like clay--a material they can build with.
After-school workshops
Fall-Winter 2026
Fall-Winter 2026
Open for enrollment!
Studio II: Ages 10–13
September 17–December 3
Thursdays 4:00–5:30 pm
Studio III: Ages 13–18
September 16–December 9
Wednesdays 5:00–6:30pm
In this 10-week program, students ages 7–13 will write and publish four issues of The Strawberry, Somehow School’s official print newspaper. No journalism experience required!
Ages 7–13
Tuesdays 4:30–6:00 pm
September 15–December 8
Tuesdays 4:30–6:00 pm
September 15–December 8
In this 10-week program, students ages 13–18 will write, design, print, and publish two issues of The Snail, Somehow School’s official print magazine. Any genre is fair game, from poetry to fiction to comics to personality quizzes to investigative journalism.
Ages 13–18
Mondays 4:30–6:00 pm
September 21–December 7
Mondays 4:30–6:00 pm
September 21–December 7
In this 10-week workshop, students can focus on writing projects of their choice. For anyone looking for inspiration, we’ve got plenty of writing prompts. For those who already know what they want to write, we’ve got time, space, and writing implements galore.
Everyone will get individualized instructor feedback.
Studio I: Ages 7–10
September 16–December 9
Wednesdays 3:30–4:45pm
September 16–December 9
Wednesdays 3:30–4:45pm
September 17–December 3
Thursdays 4:00–5:30 pm
September 16–December 9
Wednesdays 5:00–6:30pm
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Strawberry Subscription
$10/month
We’ll send you ~16 issues a year via snail mail! Subscriptions support our commitment to offering sliding-scale tuition for all our youth programs.
We’ll send you ~16 issues a year via snail mail! Subscriptions support our commitment to offering sliding-scale tuition for all our youth programs.
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About our teachers
Somehow School founder
Main instructor
Nora Claire Miller is a writer and educator with more than a decade of experience teaching creative writing to kids and teens.
Nora’s debut book Groceries was named one of the New York Public Library’s best books of 2025. Their poetry and nonfiction has recently appeared in The Paris Review and Hyperallergic. They hold an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and a BA from Hampshire College.
Nora has taught after-school poetry classes in Pittsfield public schools through The Mastheads, led youth programs and camps with the Iowa Young Writers’ Studio, the Iowa Youth Writing Project, the Junior High Writing Conference, and the Grant Wood Arts Colony Summer Camp. They have adjudicated submissions for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and served as an admissions reader for the Iowa Young Writers’ Studio. They have also privately tutored high school students in creative writing and college-application essays.
Nora lives in Western Massachusetts with their partner Kelly Clare and their cat Ramona. When they’re not teaching or writing, Nora can usually be found gardening or taking apart an old computer.
Accessibility
Our entrance is on the ground floor, but there is a short step leading to the front entrance. There is also a short step leading to the restroom.
To protect against COVID-19, the flu, and other airborne illnesses, the space is equipped with a high-quality air purifier that provides continuous HEPA filtration.
Students are not required to wear masks in workshops. Nora, our main instructor, often wears a mask while teaching. The space is cleaned between classes.