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.
Winter/ Spring 2026
After-school workshops
Now enrolling!
Ages 7–13
January 27–March 24
(no class February 17)
Ages 7–10
January 28–April 1
(no class February 18 or March 4)
Ages 10–13
Jan 29–April 2
(no class February 19 or March 5)
Ages 13–18
Jan 27–April 1
(no class February 18 or March 4)
February Break Workshops
Daily February 16–20Now enrolling!
10:00–11:30 AM
Monday–Friday February 16–20
1:00–2:30 PM
Monday–Friday February 16–20
3:30–5:00 PM
Monday–Friday February 16–20
About the instructor
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Somehow School founder
Nora Claire Miller is a writer and educator with more than a decade of experience teaching creative writing to kids and teens.
Nora’s poetry and nonfiction has recently appeared in The Paris Review and Hyperallergic, and their debut book Groceries was named one of the New York Public Library’s best books of 2025. 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 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, but KN-95s will be made available for free for anyone who wants one. Nora, our main instructor, wears a mask while teaching. The space is cleaned between classes.