<p>This paper describes an after-school enrichment program for children with verbal talent: the writer's workshop. This method emphasizes learning the process of writing (planning, writing, reviewing, publishing). Although it was successfully implemented at different educational levels, its use with gifted students is rare. Interventions were carried out during two years applying this program to pre-adolescents who were attending their initial and/or secondary education in Argentina. The identification strategies employed were, in the first year, a scale for grading gifted reading behavior by teachers, and in the second year a specific essay writing test. To verify the effectiveness of the program, a quasi-experimental pre-post design was used. Data were statistically analyzed with the Wilcoxon non-parametric test and in combination with the Stouffer method. Additionally, a survey was conducted to evaluate the usefulness of the program according to the participants' criteria. Results support the effectiveness of the program. Some limitations of the research design as well as of the tests used to identify gifted students are mentioned, suggesting modifications that could improve the identification process, the effectiveness of the program and the validity of its results.</p>