Creative writing camp

Registration will open in late january writing camps summer camps provide an exciting adventure for 3,000 houston youth. For 27 years the renowned creative writing camp with rice university has nurtured storytelling, literacy, and creative learning. Wits also provides creative writing camps throughout the summer in partnership with the university of houston-downtown, duchesne academy, sherwood forest montessori school, and the jewish community center. Additionally, we offer interactive digital camps and slam camps for older up to receive wits news + camp updates ». Writing summer programs for grades ve writing summer, aspiring young writers from all over the world come to interlochen to hone their craft. You will study and create poetry, fiction and plays, working under the apprenticeship of professional writers and alongside other students who share your passion for writing. Choose your program:High school (students currently in grades 9-12)novel writing institute (students currently in grades 9-12)intermediate (students currently in grades 6-9). Is located in northern michigan, where generations of writers have found inspiration on our scenic, lakefront campus. The creative writing department is located in the writing house, which is a sunny, comfortable building uniquely designed for the study and practice of writing. View 360-degree e interlochen offers summer programs in a number of art forms, creative writing students have the opportunity to enjoy and be inspired by numerous presentations in music, dance, film, theatre, and visual arts, by fellow students, faculty, and renowned guest ve writing, fiction, arts camprequest arts programscreative writinghigh writing rships and financial ntly asked resource writers' campa letter from mitch cox, duke young writers’ camp academic director:Dear young writers and their parents and teachers,Welcome to duke young writers’ camp, summer 2017. If you’re new to duke young writers’ camp or duke youth programs, you’ll want to read on about what our program has to offer middle school- and high school-aged campers. If you’re familiar with the camp, you may want to view the classes section on this page to see our tentative offerings and course descriptions. In either case, duke university continuing education youth programs director thomas patterson and i have prepared an exciting do young people choose young writers’ camp? Here are some reasons noted by past campers:It’s not like school: imagine a place where learning and fun are the ’s a stress-free, nonjudgmental, open gives campers freedom to write on topics and genres that interest teaches “the rules” for writing, but also ways to break those its academic classes allow students to be ’s full of writing exercises that tease the mind and bond you with fellow ’s a place to find and make friends; it’s a place to find people like should parents select this camp or teachers recommend it? Camp engages its participants intellectually, emotionally, physically:A casual observer dropping into one of our classes might see young people acting out the lives and situations of student-generated characters, rapping and performing poetry and song, walking down ninth street in durham and “listening in on” and recording conversations to develop an ear for dialogue, participating in a round-table discussion of their classmates’ work, taste-testing desserts as a review of the fare at the mad hatter bakeshop and café. Trips to local businesses, art museums, gardens, and dance festivals are a regular feature of our campers are given class time for quiet writing, they also draft, revise, and edit an academic day of writing classes, many of our extended day and residential campers choose physical afternoon activities such as sports and they are having “fun,”. This is the one rule everyone needs to about what you know: even if one writes fantasy, one always draws on personal s learn to initiate, plan, develop, organize, and revise and edit their do campers learn “grammar” parents ask? Grammar is not the primary focus of our camp or classes, we do recognize the importance of editing one’s writing for fact, as part of instruction, our teachers offer campers various editing r, the core “rules” of writing involve finding and developing a writer’s focus, purpose, and individual voice; learning techniques for developing and organizing one’s work; gaining a sense of the structure of various genres of composition; and fostering an awareness of campers come to see themselves as writers, then the mechanics and grammar have a context, begin to matter and make sense from campers become more comfortable with public begin each morning with a writing activity in which the whole camp participates and at the end of which, 10 to 15 volunteers have the opportunity to share their writing classes, instructors regularly invite campers to share their works-in-progress orally with academic day ends with a time called readers' forum, where 15 to 20 volunteers share from their self-composed the second week, a group of 15 to 20 campers are selected by their instructors to read from original works at the regulator bookshop on 9th street in durham, the last night of camp, 35 to 45 campers volunteer to share their writing in a readers' theatre called final no camper is ever forced to read in front of other campers, instructors strive to create a nurturing environment that encourages campers to share  instructors are professional teachers who write and professional writers who e our class sizes are small, our instructors are able to give concrete, specific oral and written feedback as to what campers are doing well and on what they need to i said previously, past campers noted how unlike school, camp was, not because they weren't learning about writing, about how to write, about how to write better. Rather, the whole experience of camp goes toward helping students see themselves as writers and as a community of writers. Campers learn from each other as well as their instructors and professional writers how to craft real writing for authentic purposes and audiences. Young people leave our camp, seeing it as a second home, a place and people acknowledging each camper’s creativity and individuality. Each session offers fiction and poetry writing classes as well as college admissions essay and journalism courses. Whether campers are taking paper cuts: words that wound and win (an argumentative essay writing class) or fan fiction (where they write narratives about their favorite comic book character), they are engaged in developing skills identified in the common core state initiative of english language arts standards; but more important, they are on their way to becoming lifetime writers. Until then, have a wonderful start of this new cox, duke young writers’ camp academic the duke voice : expand to show more details about this : collapse to show fewer details about this ant dates for session , june 18, 2017. Campers arrive at white lecture hall on east in the east campus camper pick-up from white lecture hall on east ed day camper schedule (all sessions). Day campers arrive at white lecture hall on east in the east campus ed day camper to blackwell residence oon activities for residential and extended day ed day students depart from blackwell residence ntial camper schedule (all sessions). Residential in the east campus ed day campers to blackwell residence oon activities for residential & extended day ntial campers in the residence group meetings, free school students in room, lights out, door school students in room, door the camp the camp schedule. Remember, with great power, there must also come great ctor: michael beadle     course:    speculative , folk tales, legends and other stories can be great inspiration for writing new poems… with a twist. Writers will draw inspiration from real-world problems and heroes as well as fieldtrips around duke’s campus (art museums, dance performances, gardens, local businesses, etc. Students will experiment with independent writing, paired writing and group writing as well as analyzing excerpts from texts and films with strong heroes. Tracie fellers     course: fiction writing: behind the ling scenes in fiction are every bit as vivid as scenes in movies. In this class, we’ll dabble in a little bit of everything: game theory, game design, tabletop games, storytelling-based board and card games, interactive point-and-click games, and collaborative writing. Please note that not all games will be set in a fantasy ctor: maureen sherbondy     course: multi-genre writing: finding the “write” takes a little practice and exposure to find the “write” form--the one we feel most comfortable with and that brings out our best craft. In multi-genre writing, we’ll experiment with science fiction, fantasy, narrative, and descriptive poetry and use various writing exercises to piece together products that mix and overlap genres. Multi-genre writing will give you the opportunity to create action romance, fantasy mystery, and other unexpected combinations--be a part of the course that embodies it n 1 afternoon middle school ctor: mark alford     course:    myth, magic, monsters: making a a god and take your seat on the pantheon. Learn how to write like a victor in this class as we explore argumentative writing.

Creative writing summer camps

In this argumentative writing course, you will learn how to form a convincing argument leaving your opponents speechless. Come discover the alchemy of ctor: justine daniel     course: tv writing: writing for the small wonder what it would be like to write for tv? This class will provide students the opportunity to experiment with screenwriting in multiple genres including comedy, drama, and horror. Independent writing, paired writing and group writing will help guide this course as well writers’ workshops to gain useful feedback from peers. Be prepared to share your ideas, share your drafts and perform various scenes from one another’s writing! Tracie fellers     course: fiction writing: the power of of the magic of fiction is in taking on multiple personalities and seeing how they play out on the page. 1 morning high school ctor: emmalea couch     course: writing college admissions essays: standing out, getting of the most intimidating parts of applying to college can be writing your college essays. As we try different approaches to fiction, you’ll push the limits of what you know and what you believe yourself capable of ctor: barry yeoman     course: writing for multimedia g collaboratively, we will write and then present a multimedia performance that combines words, music, and photography to bring alive a moment in history or the news. Scott michaels     course: creative nonfiction: mining great life your passion, find your voice, create your masterpiece. You’ll use the facts as a jumping-off point to write pieces that also show who you ctor: barry yeoman     ourse: writing join the band of brothers who find themselves transformed each summer by this one-of-a-kind class. We’ll be exploring many of life’s big issues—sports, romance, social pressures, violence, parents, competition, and adulthood—through fun games, serious conversations, and of course lots of writing. We’ll create a community of male writers that will outlast the two weeks of camp. Remember, with great power, there must also come great ctor: justine daniel    course: fiction: let the story tell n writing stems from our wild imaginations, but many times can be rooted in elements and experienced from our very own lives. Whether you have little or much experience with writing stories this course will help develop your story and your writing style. This course will use a writer’s workshop model for campers to share, critique and revise stories while engaging in ctor: kevin dublin    course: poetry and will explore many kinds of poetry and a few other forms of journal writing! Come join us this summer as we explore the frightening works of some of the best in the genre and skillfully write original stories meant to be read around a campfire on a chilly night. Leslie schwartz     course: lol: comedy writing in the 21st is a rich history of comedy writing across the ages. Campers who love to laugh and are comfortable being the butt of a good joke are encouraged to sign up. Selfie-stick not ctor: maureen sherbondy     course: multi-genre writing: finding the “write” takes a little practice and exposure to find the “write” form--the one we feel most comfortable with and that brings out our best craft. Multi-genre writing will give you the opportunity to create action romance, fantasy mystery, and other unexpected combinations--be a part of the course that embodies it n 2 afternoon middle school ctor: mark alford     course: myth, magic, monsters: making a a god and take your seat on the pantheon. Each day of this session student will utilize multiple art forms as well as exercises created by the instructor to inspire the writing of fictional scenes in multiple genres. Utilizing the rich cultural resources of duke’s campus, inspiration will stem from film, music, visual art, nature, dance performances and common everyday places. Analysis of various authors’ writing styles will help students emulate and develop imagery, characterization, mood and ctor: ormand moore     course: tv writing: writing for the small say we're living in a tv golden age. After this course, you’ll no longer be accused of fallacious reasoning, for you’ll learn how to write like a victor as we explore the craft of argumentative writing. This argumentative writing course will expose you to debate and speech, along with personal essay writing and even poetry! Campers enrolled in journalism will get a crash course in interviewing, news writing, editorial writing, copy-editing, page layout, and design. In addition to honing their writing skills, campers will have the chance to bring their perspective to local or global issues and voice their opinions. Tracie fellers    course: writing college admissions essays: standing out, getting you want to set yourself apart from thousands of other applicants to the colleges of your choice, your essay needs to show admissions officers who you are beyond the statistics (test scores, grades, class rank, etc. Through daily writing activities, they will generate material they can mine for additional suitable essays, and begin at least one additional essay draft by the end of the camp. Writers are free to play with characters, plot, forms, addressing the reader, perspective, time sequence, and other writing elements. Through examples of nonlinear storytelling and writing exercises students learn to exaggerate their writing by mixing up the characters, chronological order, settings, and point of ctor: meg williamson     course: writing g women is designed to help young women pull expression up from their core and bring it forth in writing. We will utilize writing exercises that give precedence to individual experiences, that bolster self-worth, and that explore the significance of women as a creative force. As we try different approaches to fiction, you’ll push the limits of what you know and what you believe yourself capable of ctor: kevin dublin     course: writing rap as poetry if you don’t write rhymes, you will learn how. This class will be a safe environment for you to take ctor: crystal simone smith     course: creative nonfiction: you can’t make this stuff ve nonfiction is meant to amuse, as well as inform readers of true stories. Students will produce one close-to-complete work of creative nonfiction that are generated from classroom writing exercises and instruction. They will learn first-hand experience in using storytelling techniques commonly associated with fiction writing, including dialogue, point of view, conflict, character, scene and setting, to tell a story rooted first in ctor: meg williamson     course: finding your of the most common complaints we hear from young writers are “i don’t know what to write” or “i don’t know what my strengths are.

The goal of this class is to discover our most resonant voices—be they proud, happy, embarrassing, funny, or surprising—and share ctor: tracie fellers     course: fiction writing: behind the ling scenes in fiction are every bit as vivid as scenes in movies. In this course, students will flex their funny bone and crack up readers with their writing. While the length of a piece of fiction may put it in one genre or another, one thing all fiction writing has in common is plot. Maureen sherbondy course: multi-genre writing: finding the “write” takes a little practice and exposure to find the “write” form--the one we feel most comfortable with and that brings out our best craft. Multi-genre writing will give you the opportunity to create action romance, fantasy mystery, and other unexpected combinations--be a part of the course that embodies it ctor: bridgett wiley     course: before lights, camera, and action: tv happens before lights, camera, and action? There will be swordplay, survival challenges, obstacles to overcome, and numerous opportunities for you to showcase your wicked writing skills. After this argumentative writing course, you’ll no longer be accused of fallacious reasoning, for you’ll learn how to write like a victor as we explore the craft of argumentative writing. This course will expose you to debate and speech, along with personal essay writing and even poetry! You will finish with a greater understanding of analyzing poetry as well as the aesthetics and sensibilities of performance ctor: caitlin prillaman     course: writing women: below the this class we will explore the space where our identities as writers and as women intertwine. Barry yeoman     course: writing for multimedia g collaboratively, we will write and then present a multimedia performance that combines words, music, and photography to bring alive a moment in history or the news. From the realms of the supernatural and fantasy writing to the uncanny world of magical realism, we will learn to think of time and sequencing in news ways – we’ll make chronology a tool of our storytelling, rather than a rule we must follow. By uprooting assumptions, we’ll create stories that allow readers to see the familiar as new n 3 afternoon high school ctor: bridgett wiley     course: breaking all the rules: multi-genre writing. I “before “e” except after “c”, does not apply to this workshop, as we will be thinking and writing outside the box. Students will use both social media, and digital publishing to explore these new devices and writing nuances. Time in class will be spent “re-mixing” a traditional fairy tale with the goal of tapping into our creative writing ctor: michaela papa     course: telling your story: creative ody has a story to tell and in this class you will hone the skills to best capture and lend voice to the heart of a piece. This class will be a safe environment for you to take ctor: nicole sarrocco     course: writing college admissions essays that put you in the everyone believes his or her own story is the least interesting one to tell. And as we move into the editing process, we’ll talk about how to be clear and accurate without over-polishing your finished ctor: barry yeoman     course: writing join the band of brothers who find themselves transformed each summer by this one-of-a-kind class. And we’ll push the limits of both honesty and the camp the camp cox (academic director), b. Duke is the academic director for all three sessions of the duke young writers’ camp. Believe that good writing comes from reading and noting how good authors have handled their craft. If i'm not teaching, reading, or writing, i'll be found coaching swimming or playing with my two boys or my l beadle, b. As a touring writer-in-residence, he teaches creative writing workshops for students and teachers throughout north carolina. In addition to her being a self-proclaimed english nerd who enjoys reading and writing, christy also loves the beach and her whippet coffey-hanlin, b. Unc-chapel he’s not reading or camping or playing table-top games, andrew teaches literature to high schoolers. From suny oneonta in english and secondary education and a minor in creative writing, m. Justine loved her experience as a capital area writing project (cawp) fellow at nc state university where she learned various writing activities and methods of conducting writing workshops with students. As language arts department chair, justine also advises the creative writing club at her school and has started the githens middle school literary dublin, b. I’ve edited pieces for journals, run a micro-press, moderated workshops, taught writing courses, and i’ve always been interested in fostering the talent of young writers and helping them see that anything they want to do is possible. My own writing has appeared in numerous literary journals, and i'm the author of one chapbook, how to fall in love in san diego (finishing line press, 2017). When i’m not writing poems or scripts, reading poets like jericho brown or gerard manley hopkins, or watching film/tv like star wars, marvel movies or doctor who, i’m running around with my two younglings. Am a durham native and freelance writer and editor who started my career writing for daily newspapers in north carolina and virginia. As a fiction and nonfiction writer, i am convinced that stories are essential to our lives — and that has everything to do with my approach to teaching writing. Whatever the genre or focus might be, i encourage my students, often writing with them, to delve into what matters most to us as human beings: their desires, fears, hopes, secrets, dreams. My fiction has appeared in obsidian, long story short: flash fiction by sixty-five of north carolina’s finest writers, and roger;  i have published creative nonfiction in 27 views of raleigh, an anthology, and the journal sing heavenly muse! She has worked with durham mighty pen, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to affirming and amplifying the voices of durham’s k-12 youth through writing. For durham mighty pen, kyesha taught writing workshop to 3rd-5th graders titled “writing through hip-hop” where students are actively engaged with hip-hop culture and history through writing activities.

My classes at dywc often ask students to bring in various skills outside of writing as inspiration: art, music, and technology. Over the last 15 years, he has taught reading, writing, english/language arts, broadcast journalism, and avid to elementary through high school students with the bulk of his experiences in middle grades. In creative writing, oberlin n is a novelist, playwright, poet, and educator from chapel hill, north carolina. She teaches creative writing classes to middle school students, but also works one-on-one with both middle and high school students in subjects ranging from writing to math to history and beyond. I have taught english for seven years, and my insatiable love of reading, especially mysteries, and writing has only grown. This simple statement continues to stick with me, and i find myself feeling the most creative when i am reading or writing a piece that does just that. She has taught creative writing to students between the ages of five and 84 in classes through various high schools, seattle’s richard hugo house, and the north carolina writers’ network. University of north carolina at chapel schwartz (formerly leslie taylor) is excited to return to the duke young writers' camp this summer! She is an alumna of the callaloo creative writing workshop and the yale summer writers conference. She lives in durham, nc with her husband and two sons where she teaches english composition and creative writing. I instill in all my students the love and joy of reading and writing and how it can open doors of opportunity. I look forward to the opportunity of teaching my first love, creative writing, for the fifth year this summer at yeoman, b. They require significant engagement from every student, including stretching their writing styles and reading aloud in class. The camp the camp ntial participants in the young writers' camp will live on duke’s east campus for the duration of the program. They will live in blackwell residence hall, an air-conditioned residence hall on duke's east campus and eat their meals in the campus dining halls. They are expected to have the independence and maturity to make responsible decisions for themselves about their health and safety, and to interact cooperatively with other members of the program drop off and pick up location for all day campers will be white lecture hall. At check-in, day campers will pick up class assignments, camp t-shirt, writing supplies, and other important camp information and other important camp ive daily schedule for day campers. For day campers and their families must arrange transportation to and from campus every day. Staff members are not available to supervise day campers before the designated drop-off time or after the indicated pick up the camper will not be attending class for any reason on a particular day, please call the administrative office at (919) 684-2827 by 8:30 am to leave a message with the duke youth programs staff extended day campers must check in on monday morning at white lecture hall between 9:00 am – 9:30 am am. At check-in, day campers will pick up class assignments, camp t-shirt, writing supplies, and other important camp information, and other important camp ive daily schedule for extended day campers. 00 pm – extended day campers note that classes begin promptly at 10:00 am am and end at 4:30 pm pm monday through friday the first week, and monday through thursday the second week. Campers participating in the extended-day option will return to the residence hall with the residential students. For that reason, we do not prohibit cell phones at s are responsible for setting clear guidelines for cell phone use with their ration and orientation – day young writers' camp day camp participants must check in at 9:30 at the white lecture hall. At check in, campers will pick-up a camp t-shirt, writing supplies, and other important camp information and other important camp campers should be picked up at the white lecture hall by 4: and after camp off: 8:00 – 9:30 am $ up: 4:30 – 5:30 pm $ off and pick up (9 days) $ fee of $5 per 5 minutes after 5:30 off & pick up location: white lecture activities will be provided. To register, contact the registration office at (919) ration and orientation - extended day extended-day campers should check-in on monday (1st session: 6/19; 2nd session: 7/10; 3rd session: 7/24) on the front steps of white lecture hall at 8:30 am. Extended-day campers should plan to attend dinner and participate in the sunday evening orientation and classes will meet in white lecture, friedl and east ration and orientation – residential young writers' camp residential participants must check into the blackwell residence hall between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm on registration day (sunday (1st session: 6/18; 2nd session: 7/9; 3rd session: 7/23)). Please note that there are no structured activities during the check-in period, but residential staff will be in the residence hall to help students get settled in their rooms and encourage campers to begin getting to know one another in an informal to dinner, students will meet with their living group counselor. After dinner, campers will participate in a camp-wide orientation session, addressing schedules, expectations, rules, and activities to build the camp driving – all participants arriving by car must plan to complete check-in at the residence hall on sunday by 5:00 arriving by train – students traveling by train should plan to arrive at the durham amtrak station on the appropriate sunday between the hours of 1:00 pm and 4:00 flying – please make arrangements to arrive at the raleigh-durham international airport on the appropriate sunday between the hours of 1:00 pm and 4:00 ortation will not be available before 1:00 pm or after 4:00 a camper arrives before 1:00 pm, s/he will have to wait until 1:00 pm to be transported to campus. Please ensure that duke youth programs has the correct contact information where you can be reached during those 2-3 days before the camp campers not considered unaccompanied minors. Unaccompanied minors” will have a staff member escort them to the departure the orientation the orientation on the green register now check availability in the camp for the appropriate category of camper, click on the exclamation point next to the appropriate tuition profile (example: day camper - fee). The camp section you want to the shopping cart and then select the appropriate course fee. If you do not have a youth email address or do not wish to enter one, you can enter that of the parent or ing campers should log back into the system with their username and password from the previous summer. The cost is $35 to or from camp one way and $70 to and from camp both ways. An invoice for these services will be included in the transportation confirmation letter that will be sent to you before camp begins. All other camp participants are housed in randolph residence hall on east residential team of undergraduate and graduate students, and professional educators will supervise residential campers. These staff members are on or near campus 24 hours a day and supervise the students in the evenings and on weekends.

As an alternative to waiting for the staff to arrive, consider driving to the local store to get last minute supplies or take a tour of duke's west you arrive after the designated check-in time, call the dormitory for your program and provide an estimated time of arrival (phone number will be provided prior to the start of camp). Campers must be picked up at and returned to the residence hall at the pre-arranged our schedule is filled with recreational and instructional activities, we discourage long periods of time away from the program. Residence hall will have an office where parents may call and leave messages for campers during the camp session. However, the camp will not be responsible for loss or damage to the computer and if my parents want to send me money? When possible, staff members will contact parent(s)/guardian(s) before seeking will receive an email from youth programs with information about the health form, which will need to be completed and returned to the duke youth programs office before the beginning of camp. The mailing address is:Program namecamper's nameduke continuing studiesbishop's house room 205box 90700durham, nc understand that mail delivery to participants will take at least 2 extra days, as the mail must travel from the us postal service to the duke postal service to the duke youth programs office and then to the participant. Also, duke mail does not deliver on program participants eat in the campus dining halls. Camps that meet on west campus will have breakfast and dinner in the marketplace and lunch on west campus. Lunch for all campers (residential, extended and day campers) is included in if i lose my meal card? Youth programs provides shuttle services to and from rdu to campus and train depot stations. Campers will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities that are organized by the residential counseling if i need directions? On the links below, click on the diections button on the upper left corner, and enter the address from which you're ph residence ell residence place (east campus union). Chem parking e drive traffic the frequently asked the frequently asked ration registration begins december 1, ility grades 6 – ntial dates session i: june 17 - june 29, n ii: july 1 - 13, n iii: july 15 - july 27, ntial tuition $3, camp dates session i: june 18 - 28, n ii: july 2 - 12, n iii: july 16 - july 26, camp tuition $1,600 (day camp)$2,000 (extended day camp). 6259learnmore@ed course duke continuing weather sional lifelong sity ibe to partmentsschool literacy & culturestudent literacy and culture offers programming for students from kindergarten through 12th ve writing ve writing camp offers a supportive learning environment for children to engage in writing stories, poetry, essays and plays, as well as simply writing for pleasure. Through these workshops even the most hesitant child discovers the joy in writing, the intrigue of language and the confidence of authorship. With a small teacher-student ratio, students receive 40 hours of high-quality classroom instruction over two weeks with real authors and professional teachers, a printed publication or portfolio of student’s best writing, a classroom reading or performance, and a creative writing camp t-shirt. Each participant takes home a personal portfolio or an anthology of camp participant writings on the last day of camp. Creative writing camp is a collaborative effort between writers in the schools and rice university's school literacy and recieve updates about 2018 creative writing camp, please subscribe scheduleby to your ve writing camp. Innovation & design with minecraft™ skills minecraft™ camp with java™ generation coding mming camp with python™. Writing e discoveries lty campsgeneral information:Residential technology camp:Cit leadership program:Private lessons & tutoring:Private lessons at camp. Creative writing camp in philadelphia pa, main line pa, lower gwynedd pa, malvern pa and plymouth meeting pa! In the format of a writing workshop, campers will have the entire week to focus on developing and writing his/her own fictional short story. Before writing, campers will have the opportunity to read and discuss popular short stories, and share inspirational topics and story ideas with the what should you write about? You can also come to camp with ideas already in campers have their short story ideas, pre-writing will continue by researching the topic, outlining the story, setting the scenes in detail, and developing the s will move at their own pace through this process, and one ready, will develop a rough draft. Scheduled workshops will be held at camp each day for readings and constructive suggestions, and the instructor is available to guide and workshop with campers all lots of writing, workshopping, and revising, campers will have a short story piece that they can be proud of (and even continue to work on at home)! Learning opportunities:Get your creative juices flowing:  creative writing allows you to create your own story, characters, and world. The creative pre-writing process:  many writers find it best to embrace a creative writing process that allows them to research a topic, outline a storyline, develop characters, set scenes, and much more, all before writing the rough draft! This will help you flow through your story more easily when op, workshop, workshop:  sharing drafts with the instructor and peers will allow you to garner lots of feedback, and help with the direction of your writing. Piece you can be proud of:  at the end of camp, we want you to leave with a story you can be proud of. Writing atmosphere:  the creative writing atmosphere can be lots of fun, especially when taking a week long journey with your peers and instructor. 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