Writing Summer Camps for Youth and Teens

CREATIVE WRITING CAMPS IN TORONTO AND ON-LINE

A specialty Creative Writing summer camp is a great way to grow your skills as a writer, while enjoying the company of other young people who love to write as much as you. Creative Writing campers try their hand at different genres as they participate in writing challenges, in the company of published authors and other young people equally passionate about words. Writing workshops take place outside, under the trees or by the side of a river, and in a specially designed Writer's Workshop Room, so this feels nothing like school! Lively discussions, readings and critiquing sessions encourage young writers to articulate what makes a great read, whether fiction, non-fiction or poetry. Campers are encouraged to experiment with genres they may not have tried before, but each participant is welcome to bring along works in progress, for the purpose of feedback. Creative Writing summer camp is all about the freedom to express yourself, in an atmosphere of encouragement and inspiration... but along the way, you can also expect to learn how to edit your work, and where to go to see it published.

Centauri Summer Writing Camp is located in Bloor West Village, Toronto Canada and has been offering Creative Writing Summer Camps for children and teens since 1994. Instructors are published poets, playwrights, screenplay writers and authors from Toronto and Montreal, all with extensive previous teaching experience. A range of programs are offered each summer for ages 11-18. Centauri offers a range of arts programs alongside creative writing, including film, music and theatre... so collaborations are always possible. Write a short movie and see your work come alive on screen. Create a monologue for performance, and workshop it in rehearsal. Work with a musician to creative lyrics for an original song... the possibilities are endless. While some campers take Centauri’s creative writing programs for interest only, others have gone on to take writing courses in university, and to build careers for themselves as writers.