YouthWrite Spring Break Young Writers' Camps

YouthWrite Spring Break Young Writers’ Camps

YouthWrite Spring Break Young Writers’ Camps are perfect for kids who like to write…just about anything! Students in grades 4 to 9 are invited to spend the school break stretching their creative muscles while having fun with the literary experts from YouthWrite. Choose from in-person and online camp options, and see where your imagination can take you!

There’s more to YouthWrite Spring Break Young Writers’ Camps than just putting pen to paper. Each camp offers the opportunity to learn techniques from a colorful cast of illustrators, cartoonists, authors, storytellers, and poets. YouthWrite instructors will each share their unique set of talents while encouraging aspiring writers to discover their own writing perspective. With activities like comic book design, fiction poetry writing, movement and words, young authors will have fun developing new tools and techniques to take their writing to the next level!

In-Person Camps

Each in-person camp is a 2-day format and will take place at Highlands United Church in Edmonton. Camps run from 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM daily, with the option to add on after-program care from 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM for an additional fee.

March 24-27 | Sole to Soul – movement and words with Masani St. Rose
March 24-25 | Poetry with Lauren Seal (Grades 3-6)
March 26-27 | Fiction with Natasha Deen (Grades 6-9)
March 24-28 | How to Poet with Shima Aisha Robinson aka Dwennimmen

Online Camp

Online Camp will be offered Monday through Thursday, with the option to register for any (or all) of the 4 days. These are open to all youth 10+, so campers could enroll both in-person and online to fill the week. Online Camp will be hosted via Zoom from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM each day.

March 24-27, 2025
Explore a new and interesting topic each day with bestselling author Marty Chan and comic artists Catherine Dubois and Daniel J. Schneider.

Save with Spring Art Bucks for Youth (SABY)

Save on registration by paying with Spring Arts Bucks for Youth (SABY)! This new arts rewards program allows youth and families to purchase vouchers that can be used for special pricing with participating Edmonton arts organizations.

SAVE $40 on In-Person Camps by paying with 5 SABYs/two-day workshop
Save $20 on Online Camps by paying with 3 SABYs/daily workshop

Online registration is now open for all YouthWrite Spring Break Young Writers’ Camps. Registration closes Friday, March 21, 2025 at 7:00 pm.