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NorthWords Creative . Writing
Camp is back for another round
of writing.

No matter what genre of writ-
ing is to your taste, the camp has
mentors for all sorts.

at all; the camp is<also there to

encourage budding writers. In.

this, camp, blank Paper has never

looked so promising.

Tt doesn’t.
even matter if you don’t write. ~

“It’s supposed to be a northern

celebration of writers,” said Jess
Dafoe, one of the organizers of

. the writing camp.
‘Children’s service coordina-:

tors Melanie Wilke and Dafoe
started the writing: camp through
the library in 2003, and original-
ly offered it only for kids. They
started up the adult writing camp

~~ the’ following year after adults ex-

«

pressed interest.

“Every year v we get a bit. big- .
ger,’

* Dafoe said. .The number of
adult participants for this year is

bumped up to 25 from the previ- '

ous 15 because of demand. °
Running this summer from Au-

gust 2-5, the writing camp boasts .

a mentor team full of. different
venues of talent to encourage.and

' help develop writing skills for as-
‘piring and experienced writers.

“We try to get writers and

~~ “speakers from the North,” said
.. Dafoe. .

And writers seem ‘easy to find
since Terrace has spawned | sucha
wealth of talent.”

Non-fiction author Sarah de:

Leeuw grew up in Terrace and
has been a journalist and corre-
spondent for Connections Maga-

zine and.CBC’s B.C. Almanac.
. Her book Unmarked: Landscapes
‘Along Highway 16 delves into |

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Breaking the vitor 1 shox 7

: SASKIA HART was one 2 of the budding w writers at the kids writing

camp last year.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Smithers. She’ currently teaches
English, Political Science and

- Women’s Studies .at Northwest °

Community College.
“Margaret Thompson is a chil-
dren’s author and the past presi-
dent of the B.C. Federation of
Writers who is travelling to Ter-
race from Victoria specifically for
this event. Having lived in Merritt,

‘Madeira Park, Sechelt, and Fort

St. James, Thompson is a sort of
connoisseur of the province, and

her publications range from prose .
‘and poetry of the history of Fort
St. James to young adult books.

Lottie Wengelin is the founder
and editor of Northword, the only

:independent regional magazine

, that celebrates the diverse view-
- points and uniqueness “of the

North. She will give tips about

the cultural geography along 7

Highway 16.

Local artist and teacher Nadia.

Stella Guerreiro was born in Ter-
race and specializes in visual arts.

“She'll be adding to the writing

mix by showing the kids camp
techniques on illustration.
.-Dina-von Hahn had previousl}
worked for CBC. Radio, various
magazines and a newspaper in

how to: get published, and talk
about editing and magazines.

_The kid’s camp‘runs in the
morning from 10-a.m. to | p.m. at
the Terrace Public Library. Kids
should bring a lunch, but all other
supplies are provided.

Speakers at the kids camp, are

Sarah + de.;:Leeuw,.z Nadia,.: ‘Stella...

Guerreiro’ and. Margaret Thomp- -
son. There will be writing time as

t FACTORY REBATE

well as the chance to learn more
about editing and desktop pub-. ~
lishing. A visit to Totem Press at .

the end of the week will give kids

their first taste ata “published”

work. °
The adult. camp will focus
more on writing exercises and the

chance to share writing with oth-.
- ers, along with tips about how: to

get published.

‘Dina ,von~ Hahn,
Thompson, Sarah de Leeuw and
Lottie. Wengelin will.be speak-

_ ing at the adult camp, which runs

in the evenings from 6 .p.m. to

8:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday »

nights are at the UNBC Terrace

campus, and Thursday and Friday .

night is at NWCC.

>

The free camp’ is possible °
. through a joint effort by UNBC, -

‘NWCC, the Terrace Public’ Li-
brary, the Koerner. Foundation,
Hawk Air, Terrace.Arts Council
and Misty River Books. °
' “It’s really. a community ef-
fort,” Dafoe said.

Registration for the first 30
children and 25 adults can be

<made%in. ‘person. .at.. the Terrace. ..

Public’Library or by phone at
638-8177.

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