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Spring Break Young Writers' Camps

$99.95 CAD

Join us during spring break for a day camp for young writers, live at the Bennett Centre in Edmonton's river valley!

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Registration is now OPEN!

YouthWrite and the Bennett Centre Present:


SPRING BREAK YOUNG WRITERS' CAMPS!
MARCH 27th - 28th: GRADES 4-6

Work with comics artist Spyder Yardley-Jones, storytelling with Tololwa Mollel, and much more!


MARCH 29th - 30th: GRADES 6-9

Work with comics artist Spyder Yardley-Jones, storytelling with Tololwa Mollel, mandala art with Angela Hall, and much more!


BENNETT CENTRE, 9703 94 Street
8:30am - 3:30pm
After-program care ($10) 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

- $99.95 for either two-day, in-person camp
($10.00 additional for after- program supervision)

Registration closes Sunday, March 26th at 7pm!

Keep scrolling down for more Instructor Bios and Class Descriptions!

Angela Flatekval


Bio

Angela Flatekval, Do you know anyone who is simply always singing and dancing and telling story after story? We do. It’s Angela! She was led to YouthWrite via a vast and varied creative life. Angela has been a dancer of dances, a singer of songs and a player of parts. Developing and re-inventing a creative voice is a lifelong process. She feels it’s an honour and an incredible joy to be a part of your journey.


Course

What Were You Thinking? - Powerful characters are created with intent by the author and enriched by the preparation of the performer. Using a pair of scenes with ambiguous lines as a launch pad, create a process to deepen the characters you write and play by discovering the answers to questions such as: Who are you? Where are you going?? What are you doing??? And most importantly… What Were You Thinking????

 

Darrin Hagen


Bio

Darrin Hagen is an award-winning composer, playwright, author, video director and Queer historian. He has written (or co-written) over 40 plays, and has been produced across Canada, America and in Europe. His published work includes The Edmonton Queen, Tornado Magnet: A Salute to Trailer Court Women and Queering The Way: The Loud & Queer Anthology, as well as dozens of short stories, artist profiles, articles and essays. Darrin’s plays include Witch Hunt at the Strand, The Empress and the Prime Minister, With Bells On; BitchSlap!, Typhoon Judy, Buddy, and his latest solo show Metronome. He has served as Writer in Residence for Edmonton Public Library, The University of Alberta, and MacEwan University and is currently Dramaturg in Residence at Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre. Darrin has received 7 Sterling Awards for his work in Edmonton Theatre, and over 40 nominations.


Course

TBA - More info soon!


Angela Hall


Bio

Angela Hall, is a Métis Albertan, teacher, mother, poet, and artist who specializes in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Education. Angela has been nominated for Excellence in Teaching and awarded the ATA Outstanding Aboriginal Educator Award. She has developed and facilitated Trauma Informed and Indigenous Ways of Knowing Art lessons for all ages and is an artist with the Bear Claw Art Gallery in Edmonton. Her artwork, Turtle Island, is touring Alberta with the AFA TREX exhibition.


Course

TBA - More info soon!



Tololwa M Mollel


Bio

Tololwa M Mollel writes stories and plays for all ages. He has published over 20 books for the young in English and Kiswahili (Swahili), the national language of Tanzania where he was born. He also writes stories to tell and perform. When he isn’t writing, Tololwa, a former actor, performs stories for audiences in schools and communities, at times by himself and at other times with other performers and artists.


Course

Story Story - We shape many things we write and share in the form of story – whether, obviously, a short story or a long story such as a chapter book or novel; a poem; a song; a play or dramatic skit; nonfiction out of our life experiences; a speech, or a comic piece. In doing that, we often use story elements such as characters, dialogue, images, humor and comedy, and mood. With story sharer Tololwa as your guide, shape your writing through story and story elements into a compelling piece of your very own making.




 Spyder Yardley-Jones


Bio

Spyder Yardley-Jones is an award-winning, international illustrator, cartoonist and visual artist. His artistic abilities are not limited to the 2D world. Spyder takes his characters and transforms them into sculptures and detailed dioramas. He's been teaching art to youth in the Edmonton school system and at YouthWrite for 27 years.


Course

Cover Up - Create a cover image for a movie based upon a favourite book you've read in any category. Play with lettering, colouring, composition and other techniques to make your art and descriptions come alive!