Winter Writing Camp
Winter Writing Camp 2020 will take place Saturday, February 8, from 9:30-3:00 at St. John’s Episcopal Church and the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning Valley. This is a free all-day event, including lunch and childcare. All ages and experience levels are welcome. No walk-ins, please.
Registration is now closed. Thank you to our community for such an enthusiastic response! If you are on the waiting list, we will notify you soon.
Here is the schedule of sessions. Participants will receive a program with this schedule, and more information about the sessions and teaching artists. Please consider this a draft; there may be changes to this program. See you soon!
9:00 – 9:30 Registration & Bagels 9:45 WelcomeScheduleAdults Adults Adults Teens 5-7th GradeK-4th (K-1 w/ Adult)Session 1 10:00-10:50Barbara Sabol
Descriptive Language10:00-11:50
Marion Boyer Poetry RevisionJosh Nauman
Technical WritingTeens
Meg Silver5-7th Grade
Regis CoustillacK-4th Grade
Carrie GeorgeSession 2 11:00-11:50Nikki Ericksen
Writing a Children’s Book Robin Wesson
Inspired by Maya Angelou Teens
Stephanie Stearns5-7th Grade
Carrie GeorgeK-4th Grade
Regis Coustillac12:00-12:50 Lunch & Open MicSession 3 1:00-1:501:00-3:00
Katie Passerotti How to Open a Novel or Story
Bridgid Cassin
Poetry Touch & TasteMari Alschuler
Haiku5th Grade-Teens
Liz SkeelsK-4th Grade
Cherise BentonSession 4 2:00-3:00Storytelling Performance Jocelyn & Robert Dabney
Please join us in thanking our funders Harrington, Hoppe & Mitchell; Anita Gorman; Maureen Reardon and St. John’s Episcopal Church. Thank you!