Writing, free lunch, prizes and the chance to meet two WordsWorth instructors Marcello Di Cintio and Kim Firmston–this Saturday and it’s free. Check it out. Why not?
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Brendan McLeod will teach you to sing the blues (or rock out) both weeks
Hello WordsWorthians, My name is Brendan. This will be my fourth (I am getting sooooo old) time teaching at camp. I’m psyched. It just keeps getting better year after year. Also, because I am getting old, I have no memory, so it is good that I keep going back so I get to jog it. […]
Creative Team Member Emily Campbell*
When she was younger, Emily once aspired to be a snake-charmer when (read: if) she grew up. But the days of platonic reptilian romance are gone, and have been replaced by something much better. Not only has she been lucky enough to attend 3 summers and 2 winters worth of writing camps, she now finds herself […]
Back by Popular Demand-David Wilson for Both Weeks!
Hello Wordsworthians; The following is a bit about the class I will be facilitating. We will be doing a thing I like to call “Body, Breath & Voice for Writers”. In this class we will explore a series of artistic and fun disciplines, and then observe the directions these activities take our writing. Movement, breathing, meditation, flash-writing, […]
Fiction Class (week two) will be taught by Alexis Kienlen
While Alexis Kienlen decides on the title of her course Elements of fiction or Building blocks of fiction. You can anticipate a-six day long session on plot, character, setting and point of view. She’ll take you right down to the nitty gritty of things that are used to write a fiction piece. Wait! who is this […]
Visually WordsWorth, Creativity in Action
What Do Past Participants Think About WordsWorth Creative Writing Residency?
I can write for pages about what is good about WordsWorth, but perhaps you find me biased. I am the director, after all! So I’ll share with you what past participants, instructors and parents have said about WordsWorth. I observed how the young writers appreciated the opportunity to live, engage with, and learn from real-life […]
WordsWorth: Should You Apply?
WordsWorth Summer Youth Writing Residency July 8-13 and July 15-21, 2012 Should you Apply? WorthWorth runs two weeks in the summer at Kamp Kiwanis. It is open to writers who believe in the power of words. Writers who are hungry, passionate and interested in the craft of writing, the beauty of meaning and what happens […]
In Memoriam: Robert Kroetsch
It is with great sadness that we grieve the loss of one of our own, someone involved with the Alberta literary arts community from the beginning—a great writer, exceptional friend, and esteemed mentor—Mr. Robert Kroetsch. Mr. Kroetsch was killed in a car accident on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 on his way home from the Canmore […]