Writing Rules at Young Authors’ Camps
Contact: Heather Pullen at (207) 581-2443
ORONO, Me. – Young writers can sharpen their skills and express their creativity during the University of Maine’s annual Young Authors’ Camps scheduled for seven sites is summer. Sponsored by the Maine Writing Project, the half-day camps will be held in Orono, Benton, Newport, Brunswick, Topsham, Portland and Bar Harbor.
In addition to working on skills, camp participants explore different genres of writing, compose for creativity, experiment with electronic texts, and publish and share their writing.
Young Authors’ Camps are half-day camps that include mid-morning snacks, a t-shirt, a Young Writers’ Anthology, a group photograph and certificate of accomplishment. For more information and registration, contact the Maine Writing Project at (207) 581-2443; e-mail heather.pullen@umit.maine.edu or please visit www.mainewritingproject.org to download an application.
Young Authors’ Camps are led by teacher-consultants from the Maine Writing Project, a National Writing Project site that is part of e University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. The National Writing Project is a federally funded professional development program dedicated to improvement of the teaching and learning of writing across the curriculum at all grade levels.
Camps will be offered at the following locations and dates:
Orono: July 13 -17
Grades 3 to 12
University of Maine
Benton: July 13-17
Grades 1 to 12
Benton Elementary School
Newport: July 13-17
Grades 3 to 12
Sebaicook Valley Middle School
Portland: July 13-17
Grades 4 to 6
The Telling Room
Topsham: July 20-24
Grades 3 to 12
Woodside School
Brunswick: July 27-31
Grades 3 to 12
Brunswick High School
Portland: July 27-31
Grades 7 to 8
The Telling Room
Bar Harbor: Augu 10-14
Grades 3 to 12
College of the Atlantic