Posts Tagged ‘Reading for kids’

Kids! Write Book Reviews!

May 9, 2011

Junior Editors and Wordplay Summer Writing Camp

JUNIOR EDITORS:

Are you an opinionated reader? Do you like to write and talk about books? Join our lively team of Junior Editors to read soon-to-be-published books and learn how to compose and edit book reviews.

We meet four times throughout the summer on Thursday evenings:

June 23 

July 7

July 21

 August 4

(The program works best if participants attend at least three out of four sessions. We have a big Press Release Party in the fall to celebrate the publication of our newsletter, A Bookworm’s Feast containing reviews from each editor.)

Emerging Editors Ages 7-9 5-6:30 p.m.

Junior Editors Ages 10-up 7-8:30 p.m.

$110 new members $100 returning members

(Cost includes reading material, light snack and copies of our culminating publication.) PICK UP A REGISTRATION FORM AT THE STORYTELLER, OR EMAIL storytellerjreds@hotmail.com

WORDPLAY SUMMER WRITING CAMP: Join us for a week of playful storytelling and poetry! Learn how to set up a writer’s notebook, create characters, develop plot, structure verses, and paint pictures with words.

Ages 8-10; 11-up June 27-July 1 10-11:30am

$110 new members $100 returning members

Cost includes notebook, light snack, author visit as well as copies of our culminating lit ‘zine, Word Waves.

Both age groups will meet simultaneously with different activities and instruction.

PICK UP A REGISTRATION FORM AT THE STORYTELLER,

OR EMAIL storytellerjreds@hotmail.com