Youth Day Camp for Emerging Writers

I was ecstatic to hear through a friend that a writer’s day camp for young adults will be underway in early August.  What’s compelling about this day camp is that Mel Michaels, the project’s mastermind, has also started a local publishing company, aptly named, Frog Holler Press.   Frog Holler Press will be publishing an anthology twice year with the creative work produced by local Vashon young adults.   

The director of the program has been in the literature and publishing industry for over a decade and is finishing his doctoral studies in Transformative Education.   I asked Mel where the idea came from and he said,

“Well, I have passion for sharing our narratives and I feel it’s something we are losing contact with.  I believe that social networks like Facebook and Twitter have misplaced ‘the story’ but then again perhaps ‘the story’ has misplaced us.  I see a lack of funding in arts education for young adults and I want to share my knowledge with them as well as sharpen their strengths.   There is no such thing as a weakness in my program. I believe we all have a story to tell.”

Camp Project Scribe begins on August 8th, with the first session on Anime/Manga Essentials.  And then on August 10th– 12th, your young writer can register for Introduction to Short-Story Writing.  The camp will conclude with Poetry Week.  You can register for one session or all sessions. 

The project is about empowering youth to use their voices in a manner in which can be heard by all.  Mr. Michaels would eventually like to turn his project into a non-profit after school program.  For prices and program location please visit www.campprojectscribe.com.