Welcome to Howard W. Blake High School's Creative Writing program, a place that encourages and develops the voices of its students in all types of literary art, such as poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and performance.

Tell it well.

Ashely Garcia

Ashely is a poet who spends most of their time digesting literature and using their voice to speak out for the voiceless.

Ándres Jimenez

Ándres is a 16-year-old boy who's simply in the moment.

Odessey Mock

Odessey Mock is a 17-year-old writer and artist who spends a lot of time creating stuff :P.

Ajuni Singh

Ajuni is a junior with a steadfast love for music and isn't too bad at singing. Most of the time, she's busy being a goofball but when composed, she would say something like "Learning. That's the root of it all. Learning." Again, a rare occurrence.

Akeno Dao

Akeno is a poet and prose writer trying to escape law or medicine. He hates writing. Defending bad movies and literature is a full-time commitment for him.

Ande Arevalo

Ande is a young writer who explores various topics and themes relating to their experiences. Going through down-to-earth and experimenting pieces, they strive to make living less of perfection and negativity and more towards positivity and acceptance.

Kiley Miller

Kiley is a junior who enjoys reading, writing, and editing fiction while also studying foreign languages. She has a seven-year-old cat named Bear.

Tia Francis

Tia is a junior writing short stories and prose in the fantasy genre. She is from the Caribbean and enjoys reading books that mainly revolve around animals and their traits or animals themselves. She is 16-years-old and has one dog.

Josephine Maier

Josephine is a poet, prose writer, and editor. She enjoys writing during thunderstorms, reading classic literature, drinking tea, and petting her cats. 

Michael Franco

Michael is bright and his personality radiates good vibes. Michael is funny and caring as his bright hair expresses his inner self.

Nicholas Iwansky

Nicholas was born in Alexandria, VA in 2007, but, alack, now lives in Tampa, FL. In recent years, he has become an enthusiast of maritime history, folk music, and cashews.

De'Asia Terry

De'Asia is a 16-year-old story writer who loves solving mysteries and creating romance pieces. She loves learning and exploring new things as life goes on.

Lux Payne

Lux is a 17-year-old short story/experimental writer, hoping to pursue a career in psychology. They love to incorporate this subject into their work, playing around with the different ways life affects their characters.

Rae Lewis

Rae is a 16-year-old nonbinary person. They like writing, swimming, and singing. They were born with Sickle Cell, which was a big motivation for their love of reading and writing as they were in and out of hospitals.