YouthWrite is an Alberta-based writing camp for young people. It bills itself as a "camp for kids who love to write... just about anything." Founded in 1996 by Gail Sidonie Sobat, it has been held at Kamp Kiwanis near

Bragg Creek Bragg Creek is a hamlet in southern Alberta under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County in Division No. 6. Bragg Creek is located west of Calgary (via Highway 8 and Highway 22) at the confluence of the Elbow River and Bragg Creek north of t ...

, Alberta and the Bennett Centre in

Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

, Alberta. Some notable past instructors include

Todd Babiak Todd Babiak is a Canadian writer and entrepreneur living in Tasmania. Career He is CEO of Brand Tasmania, a co-founder of Story Engine and Places are People, and has published several bestselling novels. His first novel, ''Choke Hold'', was a fi ...

, Ted Bishop,

Anita Daher Anita Daher is an author, screenwriter, producer, show host and actor based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She has worked in book publishing since 1995 and has published in print, audio and e-book format in Canada, the United States, and Europe. She is al ...

Maria Dunn Maria McQueen Dunn (born March 6, 1986) is a freestyle wrestler from Guam. She participated in Women's freestyle 63 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics losing to Elina Vaseva. She also competed in the same division at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and lost ...

, Martyn Godfrey, Myrna Kostash, Clem Martini
Anna Marie Sewell

Vern Thiessen Vern Thiessen (born c. 1964) is a Canadian playwright. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Thiessen studied at the University of Winnipeg and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. He later attended the University of Alberta, where he obtained a Master of ...

, Thomas Trofimuk, Terry Trueman,

Sheri-D Wilson Sheri-D Wilson, CM D. Litt, (aka "The Mama of Dada") is a Canadian poet, spoken word artist, educator, speaker, producer and activist. From 2018-2020, Sheri-D Wilson was Poet Laureate of Calgary. In 2019 Sheri-D was appointed one of the country� ...

, and Spyder Yardley-Jones. The Spoken Word Youth Choir was founded at YouthWrite 2007.

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YouthWrite
Summer camps in Canada Organizations based in Alberta Canadian youth culture