CREATIVE WRITING CAMPS IN TORONTO AND ON-LINE

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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.