SUmmer Creative Writing Camps for young writers, ages 7-13. 9-Noon or 1pm-4pm

Albany Middle School English teacher, Abby Skrivan, MA, offers these engaging, supportive writing camps with the aim of making writing fun! Participants will develop and deepen their mastery of the writing process in small, collaborative groups. They'll practice fun writing exercises, including cooperative games, poetry, story writing and peer editing. Students will explore their ideas through writing and develop their skills at refining and polishing a finished piece. Revised pieces will be published in a magazine which students can take home at the culmination of this unforgettable week! Note: students who attended in the summer of 2025 are encouraged to attend! Each session will have a different theme (New Sci-Fi Adventures, Odd Superheroes and Mythical Creatures).  These classes are designed for both the enthusiastic and the reluctant writer!  

​Three Week Long Sessions, morning OR afternoon
9am-noon or 1pm to 4pm
​Albany Middle School (Annex, Room 23) 
Session One: Monday, June 8 - Friday, June 12
Session Two: Monday, June 15 - Thursday, June 18* 
Session Three: Monday, June 22  - Friday, June 26
*No Class on 6/19 for Juneteenth
​Cost: $300/Albany residents, $310 non-residents 


Call the Albany Recreation Center at 510-524-9283 to register.  You can also register online through the Albany Recreation Center.
My daughter would come home energized…she was inspired to keep going! 
I highly recommend this camp for any child who has an interest in writing.

- Burr Tyler, Parent