Campers will develop their skills in writing poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. Journals, free-writing, guided writing, structured exercises, and practicing strategies for revision are all part of the week’s activities. Participation in workshops will help campers learn to give and accept constructive criticism. Campers are also encouraged to bring samples of their work in all stages of completion, from brainstorms to rough drafts to final product. Staff members and counselors will be available to offer personalized advice on campers’ work. In addition, every day will include time not only to write, but to read, since being well-read helps develop an eye and ear for form, tone, structure, and style. The week will close with a reading for campers and their families in which campers will read from their best work and receive a booklet compiling the week’s best writing in each genre.
Who should attend?
Speech Camp is for students who have completed grades 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12.
Fees
Residential campers $495 ($525 after June 1, 2009); returning LA&S Academic Summer campers are eligible for a $25 discount on request. Register now Creative Writing Camp fills quickly! For more information contact College of Liberal Arts and Sciences External Programming: call 815-753-5200, e-mail LASEP@niu.edu or visit www.niu.edu/clasep (Click on “Summer Academic Camps.”)
Creative Writing Camp Director:
Chris Lapeyre, Affiliate Instructor in NIU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, teaches humanities and creative writing at DeKalb High School. He is the advisor for New Pennies, DHS’s art and literature magazine, which continually receives the highest ratings from the National Scholastic Press Association and the National Council of Teachers of English.