Writing camp for 11 year old
My 11 year old daughter is looking for a summer writing camp to work on fiction. Does anyone have any strong recommendations? We live in Berkeley but could commute a reasonable distance for a great camp, even to SF. Thanks!!!
Apr 23, 2018
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My 11yo son is signed up for the Bay Area Writing Project, which is run by UCB and will be held at School of the Madeleine in Berkeley. They focus on creative writing. It's a 3 week, 9a-12 noon program. If you need a full day program, look into ATDP and its writing program (and other topics) in Richmond. It's more academic and encompasses a variety of writing disciplines; it's supposed to be excellent. Good luck with your budding writer!
Not sure if you are aware of the Bay Area's Writing Camp. I think she will love it. It is for students who love to write. There are many locations in the Bay Area so you can find one that will work for you.
Check their website: https://bawpwritingcamp.org/
-All the best
826 Valencia, aka "The Pirate Shop." My daughter took many classes there which were taught by young writers -- they had a camp, but I can't remember the specifics.
I want to recommend Deborah Davis' writing camps. My teen went to Deborah's camps for years and really enjoyed them and liked and trusted her a great deal. She also helped our kid with college essays. Now our kid is college-bound. Campers start beginning 7th grade... Here's her website: http://www.deborahdavisauthor.com/2018-teen-workshop.html
Write On! Youth Writing Labs is having weeklong summer camps in Albany. I don't have any experience with the class, but teacher Abby also teaches martial arts at my son's studio and she is amazing! Abby is a middle-school English teacher too. Check it out. https://www.writeonyouth.com/