UA’s Creative Writing Camp Lets Teens Express Themselves

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. —The University of Alabama invites local high school students — rising freshmen through graduating seniors — to participate in the summer 2013 Creative Writing Camp.

The camp will meet from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday from Monday, June 3, to Friday, June 14, in 301 Morgan Hall on the UA campus. No previous creative writing experience is required.

The instructors will be published writers who are graduate students in UA’s Master of Fine Arts program. They will lead a two-week exploration of creative writing under the direction of Robin Behn, professor of English.

Students will experiment with different forms of writing, including fiction, nonfiction and poetry, give a public reading and create their own publication. Tuition is free for students. Free parking is also available.

To register, send an e-mail with the student’s name, address, phone number, e-mail address, school and grade level to Ashley Chambers, camp director, at uacreativewritingclub@gmail.com. For more information, visit www.bama.ua.edu/~cwc/.

The English department is part of UA’s College of Arts and Sciences, the University’s largest division and the largest liberal arts college in the state. Students from the College have won numerous national awards including Rhodes Scholarships, Goldwater Scholarships and memberships on the USA Today Academic All American Team.