UA Offers Creative Writing Camp for Students in High School

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama invites local high-school students — incoming freshmen through graduating seniors — to sign up for the Summer 2015 Creative Writing Camp.

The Creative Writing Camp will meet from 1 to 4 p.m. each weekday from Monday, June 8, to Friday, June 19, in 301 Morgan Hall on the UA campus. No previous creative writing experience is required.

The instructors will be writers who are graduate students in UA’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program.

They will lead a two-week-long exploration of creative writing under the direction of Robin Behn, UA professor of English. Campers will experiment with many kinds of creative writing, give a public reading and create their own publication.

The emphasis is on having fun while exploring what language can do. Tuition is free, and free parking is also available.

The Creative Writing Camp is entering its 12th year, and it has had support from the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the Tuscaloosa Arts Council, the UA College of Arts and Sciences, the English department and the program in creative writing.

To register for the Summer 2015 Creative Writing Camp, send an email with the student’s name, mailing address, email address, parent-guardian contact number, school and grade level to Christopher O. McCarter, coordinating director, at uacreativewritingclub@gmail.com.

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