Registration Now Open for 2025 Summer Writing Courses!
Intensive, week-long writing camp programs for kids and teens ages 9-17 throughout July and August, virtually and in our Toronto arts studio in Bloor West Village, close to Etobicoke, Swansea, High Park and the Junction. We are close to both Jane and Runnymede subway stations.
Summer writing prgrams run for four hours each day, and all courses are led by experienced arts professionals. Immerse yourself in the creative writing this summer! While we call these ‘day camps’, they focus only on the arts – and they are designed for middle and high school students. Our summer programs run for 4 hours a day, in 2 blocks: 10am to 2.30pm and 3pm to 7.30pm. We’re offering Creative Writing Camps, Fine Art Camps, Digital Art Camps, Film Camps, Acting Camps and more.
Creative Writing: How to Write a Novel
Ages 11-17
Monday 30th June – Friday 4th July
10am to 2.30pm
How do you plot the perfect novel? Create the ideal protagonist? Adapt your own experiences into exciting fiction? Should you write in first or third person? Past or present tense? We’ll answer these questions and more! You’ll work solo and in groups to weave exciting and original stories, and every writer will create a novel synopsis and first chapter of their own. Come join our community of writers and let your imagination soar. Book early, though: this is one of our most popular programs!
Instructor: Julie Hartley
PROGRAM CALENDAR APPLY NOW!
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Creative Writing: for the JOY of Words!
Ages 11-17
Monday 7 July-Friday 11 July
10am to 2.30pm
In this varied and playful creative writing camp, we’ll explore words and stories in every way possible. We’ll play word games, collaborate on stories, try spoken word poetry, invent language and create word collages. We’ll write song lyrics, turn the entire studio into a poem, create our own books, make wearable word art and end with an amazing zine we will write and illustrate together. What happens when you forget traditional structures and share your love of words in new and exciting ways? Join this writing program and find out!
Beginner and experienced writers are all welcome. Please bring along a plain T Shirt in your own size. PROGRAM CALENDAR APPLY NOW! […]
Creative Writing and Fine Art: Create a Graphic Novel
Ages 11-17
Monday 14th July – Friday 18th July
10am – 2.30pm
Do you enjoy art as well as creative writing? If so, this program is for you! You’ll spend Monday and Tuesday exploring story structure, devising characters and building an outline for the graphic novel you want to create. Take workshops in comic book illustration as you experiment with different illustration styles, then work with an artist to bring your story to visual life on paper. By the end of the week you will have a complete story outline and the first few pages of your graphic novel illustrated in full. Note: if you are mostly interested in creative writing that’s okay, as long as you are willing to give art a go!
Beginner and experienced […]
Virtual Writing Salon
Ages 11-17
Monday 21 July – Friday 25 July
3pm to 7.30pm each day (with an hour’s break for dinner)
Immerse yourself in creative writing from the comfort of your home, garden or cottage! Develop characters, build stories, create unique settings and learn all about tension, dialogue and mood as you respond to exciting and varied writing prompts. Whether you love poetry, fantasy, science fiction, action/adventure or comedy (or if you are still discovering what you like), this fun and inspiring week will help you grow as a writer.
Beginner and experienced writers are all welcome; write by hand or on a device, the choice is yours! PROGRAM CALENDAR APPLY NOW! […]
Creative Writing: Writing for TV…Life in a Writers’ Room
Ages 11-17
Monday 4 August- Friday 8 August
10am to 2.30pm
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to write for television? Well, this is your chance to find out! Experience life in a Writer’s Room as you work collaboratively with other writers to devise an original TV series. We’ll teach you how to sculpt a story, build unforgettable characters and write amazing dialogue. You’ll learn why writing for television relies on well-structured plot and visual impact as you create a pilot for your very own TV show. Get ready to pitch your ideas in a celebration on the final day.
Beginner and experienced writers are all welcome; write by hand or on a device, the choice is yours! PROGRAM CALENDAR APPLY NOW! […]
The Art of Screenwriting
Ages 11-17
Monday 11 August- Friday 15 August
3pm – 7.30pm
In this fast-paced and varied program for writers and filmmakers, you will learn how to structure a story for film and how to create compelling, fast-moving plots. We’ll be teaching you how to outline your screenplay and how to create characters an audience will love (or love to hate!). You’ll write elevator pitches for an original feature film idea and write a short film script. Learn why writing for film relies on strong story and visual impact, as you prepare to pitch your
concept in a celebration on the final day.
Beginner and experienced writers and filmmaker are all welcome; write by hand or on a device, the choice is yours! PROGRAM CALENDAR APPLY NOW! […]
Creative Writing: Write a book!
Ages 9-15
Monday 18th August- Friday 22nd August
10am-2.30pm
In this fast-paced and varied creative writing program, younger writers get to try it all! You’ll create poems, describe fantasy landscapes, build alien worlds, write true-to-life conflict, devise plots for stories, create screenplays and experiment with words games. Next, you’ll receive your own ‘book’ to fill with your favourite writing pieces. Use art to illustrate your book if you wish, and end up with a wonderful keepsake of your week in writing camp: a bound collection of your own creative writing to share with friends and family. PROGRAM CALENDAR APPLY NOW!
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