This class is for the ones who can’t get enough of Keeper of the Lost Cities (or Spirit Animals, or Warriors, or Harry Potter or Percy Jackson). For the ones who dream up scenarios for Sophie or Harry or Percy or even Katniss, and for the ones who want to mash up beloved worlds to create something entirely their own. We’ll explore plot, character, elements of world-building, humor and pacing in this week long, in-person, summer writing intensive. Classes are held in a safe outdoor space with plenty of room for social distancing.
As with all our programs, we use the Amherst Writing Method, a methodology rooted in the belief that everyone is a writer, that spoken and written voices can only grow clearer and stronger with practice and validation and that positive feedback and encouragement are pathways to lifelong creative freedom.
Note: This camp is co-ed and open to all incoming 5th, 6th and 7th graders.