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Write On! Summer Writing Camp 2010
July 10, 11, 17, 18

Registration is now open!! Register now.




"Thank you so much for the amazing experience!! I had a wonderful time, learned a lot, and
made a great new friend." -- Talia Lawson, 5th grade, on the 2009 Summer Writing Camp



 Write On! Summer Writing Camp 2010
WhoWrite On! For Literacy founder Dallas Woodburn is teaching a summer writing camp for youth ages 8-18. Poets, playwrights, short-story writers, novelists – all are encouraged and welcome to join!
WhenTwo consecutive weekends: July 10th & 11th, 17th & 18th
Choose either Morning Session (10 a.m.-noon) or Afternoon Session (1-3 p.m.)
WhereThe conference room at Jensen Design and Survey at 1672 Donlon Street in Ventura, California.
WhyStudents will not only have FUN, they will also learn how to improve central components of their writing, including dialogue, characterization, plot and setting, through various creativity-inducing writing exercises. 
CostSPACE IS LIMITED!

Early Registration Special (before June 15 -- DEADLINE EXTENDED!!)
  • All four sessions: $125.00 – BEST VALUE!
  • Three sessions: $100.00
  • Two sessions: $80.00
  • One session: $50.00

Regular Registration (after June 15)
  • All four sessions: $150.00 – BEST VALUE!
  • Three sessions: $125.00
  • Two sessions: $100.00
  • One session: $75.00

Discounts: 4 sessions for the price of 3 if you are one of the following:

  • Returning student.
  • Sibling of another attendee.

Make checks payable to Dallas Woodburn.   
A portion of the money raised will go towards Write On! For Literacy endeavors.


Want to come write with us this summer? Register now!

    More About Write On! Summer Writing Camp Leader Dallas Woodburn           


Teaching experience:
  • Taught Write On! Summer Writing Camp the past two years to great success.
  • Workshop instructor and coordinator of the Young Writers Program of the Santa Barbara Writers Conference for three years.
  • Online workshop instructor in short-story writing at the (now-defunct) website absynthemuse.com.
  • Teacher of private writing workshops for the past four years.
  • Guest speaker at the Jack London Writers Camp in San Jose.
  • Frequently visit schools, ranging from elementary school to high school, as a guest speaker and teacher of creative writing workshops.

Writing experience:

  • Published first book, a collection of short stories and poems titled There's a Huge Pimple On My Nose, at age ten; it received a glowing review in the Los Angeles Times and has now sold more than 2,400 copies nationwide.
  • Second collection of stories, 3 a.m., was featured on the nationally syndicated PBS book talk show "Between the Lines" with Barry Kibrick.
  • Signed a contract with the highly regarded literary agency Foundry + Media to represent first novel to publishers.
  • Short fiction has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and has appeared in numerous literary magazines.
  • Nonfiction has appeared in dozens of national publications, including Family Circle, Writer's Digest, The Writer, Cicada, Justine, Listen, and eight Chicken Soup for the Soul anthologies.
  • Plays have been produced in Los Angeles and in Ventura, California.
  • Graduated from the University of Southern California in 2009 with a B.A. in Creative Writing; this fall, will enter the Master's (M.F.A.) Program in Fiction Writing at Purdue University.