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An Important Note on COVID-19:
YouthWrite Society Canada remains committed to the safety and health of our youth participants and employees. As such, we will adhere to the guidelines and recommendations of Alberta Health Services and the Public Health Agency of Canada. We recognize this is an evolving situation and will make updates on our website as information from Alberta Health Services becomes available.
Guest Instructors & Workshop Description

great instructors
+ one great weekend (or day)
+ fun and hijinx 
= the wordplayfully delightful camp you’ve come to 
 know as YouthWrite®!!!
- Strut your stuff at the Inklings!
- Guffaw at the BEEG LEETLE show!
- Be wowed by our evening entertainers!
- Wordplay because YOU’ve got the write stuff!!!!
- Bring along a friend and win a YouthWrite® prize!
Meet Your Coordinator and Supers!
|  | YouthWrite Director-CoordinatorGail Sidonie Sobatis a multi-award-winning teacher and author, with twelve books for children, teens and adults, and a number of educational and academic articles. A Global News Woman of Vision and an Arts and Culture Citation Award recipient, she is the YouthWrite creator/coordinator, an international presenter, an instructor in the professional writing program at MacEwan University and in the Faculty of Education at U of A. Gail was The Writers’ Union of Canada Regional Representative for Alberta, NWT and Nunavut, and writer in residence with the Metro Edmonton Federation of Libraries She has moved forty times in her life from Badlands to Siksika Nation Reserve to hideous suburbs to Istanbul to the Sunshine Coast to her writer’s garret in a century-old temperamental house. She adores all of her Supers & Coordinators equally, and loves YouthWrite like a Madwoman! | 
|  | YouthWrite River Valley CoordinatorMarla Albistonhas been involved with YouthWrite for approximately 16 years…she can’t remember the exact number, because she’s been having so much fun! She completed her BEd degree at the U of A, and since then has had the wonderful opportunity to apply her love of education with her passion for movement, teaching Dance at various schools with EPSB. She also works as a freelance dance teacher/choreographer, dances with the local contemporary company ViVA Dance, and performs in aerial circus with Firefly Theatre and Circus. Marla is beyond excited for the magic that once again will be taking place at YouthWrite's Winter WordPlay and to work with Gail who loves her best! | 
|  | Super Mason Repka (he/they) | 
|  | Communications Manager Tania Gigliotti  (she/her) | 
For any inquiries about Winter Wordplay, other YouthWrite Programing, or to contact us, email us at [email protected]
Hope to see you at camp!
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