Creative Writing Camp for High School Students Sept. 29

August 27, 2012 by English

Teachers, school administrators, and other educators are invited to nominate talented high school students for “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: A Creative Writers’ Camp,” to be held Saturday, September 29, 2012, at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. The Dakota Writing Project (DWP), a local teachers' organization affiliated with the National Writing Project, and the Vermillion Literary Project (VLP), an award-winning student organization, are hosting the one-day camp.

The camp, which will run from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., includes workshops on comic book narratives, memoir writing, point of view in fiction, screenwriting, poetry, revision, performance, and poetry slams, to be followed by a public reading and mini-poetry slam in Farber Hall.

The early registration fee (postmark September 14, 2012) is $50; the regular registration fee is $60. Participants enjoy a day of workshops and receive a camp t-shirt, lunch, refreshments during breaks, and a copy of the VLP magazine. Reduced-fee scholarships based on financial need are available; email dwp-AT-usd-DOT-edu for information. Enrollment is limited, so nominated students are encouraged to register as soon as possible. The registration form, camp schedule, and additional information are available online at http://tinyurl.com/dwpsacamp or http://connect.nwp.org/dakota-writing-project/p/8.

 

Creative Writing Camp for high school students Sept. 25

August 12, 2010 by English

Educators can nominate talented high school students for the Sorcerer's Apprentice Creative Writing Camp, scheduled for Saturday, September 25, 2010. The registration deadline is September 15. This camp is sponsored by the Dakota Writing Project and the Vermillion Literary Project, two organizations affiliated with the University of South Dakota English Department. For more information, visit http://orgs.usd.edu/dwp/camp .

 

Sorcerer's Apprentice Creative Writing Camp Sept. 26

August 20, 2009 by English

High school students can register, with a teacher or principal's nomination, for “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: A Creative Writing Camp,” to be held Saturday, September 26, 2009, at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion.

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VLP Events: Sept. Meeting, Poetry Slams, and a Youth Writing Camp

August 03, 2007 by English

The Vermillion Literary Project, an award-winning student organization at the U., invites students of any major, undergraduate or graduate, to join. No experience is required, and members can participate in one activity or several. The VLP publishes an annual literary magazine, publishes electronically (via a website, weblog, and podcasts), runs a creative writing camp for high schools students, hosts monthly poetry slams, and holds a three-hour short story contest and other literary events, most of which are open to the general public. And the VLP has a good time doing it. The first meeting of the 2007-08 school year will be held Friday, September 7th, at 4 p.m., in Dakota Hall 201 (English Department, Writing Center). Come and learn more about the VLP!

 

Of course, the VLP has been busy over the summer. On the last Thursday of each month, they've held poetry slams, competitions for poets, in downtown Vermillion. You can catch the next two VLP poetry slams on Thursday, August 30 and Thursday, September 27, at the Coffee Shop Gallery, 24 W. Main Street, at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and slam, including newbies--prizes are awarded! Poets who plan to slam should bring at least three poems. There will also be a featured reader to start off the event each month. A good time will be had by all. These slams are free and open to the general public. For more information about the VLP, visit http://www.usd.edu/orgs/projlit.

The VLP and the Dakota Writing Project, a local teachers' organization affiliated with the National Writing Project, are holding the Sorcerer's Apprentice Creative Writers' Camp, a one-day camp for high school students, on Saturday, September 22nd, in Old Main. There will be workshops on fiction, poetry, revision, and performance, followed by a 4:30 p.m. reading by the participants for the general public. For more information and a registration form, visit http://www.usd.edu/orgs/projlit/camp.