Write On! Summer Writing Camp
THANK YOU to all the wonderful young writers (and their parents!) who made the
Second Annual Write On! Summer Writing Camp a huge success!
"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 2009 |
| Who | Write 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!
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| When | Two consecutive weekends: August 1st & 2nd, 8th & 9th
Choose either Morning Session (10 a.m.-noon) or Afternoon Session (1-3 p.m.)
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| Where | The conference room at Jensen Design and Survey at 1672 Donlon Street in Ventura, California.
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| Why | Students
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.
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| Cost | SPACE IS LIMITED!
Early Registration Special (before July 1)
- All four sessions: $125.00 – BEST VALUE!
*** Same price as last year, with one extra day added for no extra cost!
- Three sessions: $100.00
- Two sessions: $80.00
- One session: $50.00
Regular Registration (after July 1)
- 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!
- Returning student.
- Sibling of another attendee.
- G.A.T.E./P.A.G.E. member.
Make checks payable to Dallas Woodburn.
A portion of the money raised will go towards Write On! For
Literacy endeavors.
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More About Write On! Summer Writing Camp Leader Dallas Woodburn 
Teaching experience:
- Taught Write On! Summer Writing Camp last year to great success.
- Workshop instructor and coordinator of the Young Writers Program of the Santa Barbara Writers Conference for the past three years.
- Online workshop instructor at http://absynthemuse.com.
- Teacher of private writing workshops for the past four years.
- Guest speaker at the Jack London Writers Camp in San Jose.
- Speaker at dozens of schools, ranging from elementary school to high school.
Writing experience:- Published first book, a collection of short stories and poems titled There's a Huge Pimple On My Nose, at the age of ten; it has now sold more than 1,200 copies.
- Second collection of stories, 3 a.m., was featured on the nationally syndicated PBS book talk show Between the Lines.
- Recently signed a
contract with the highly regarded literary agency Foundry + Media to represent
first novel to publishers.
- Has also written for numerous national publications, including Family Circle, Writer's Digest, The Writer, Cicada, Justine, Listen, and six Chicken Soup for the Soul anthologies.