Think spending a week at writing camp would be too much like school? Not if it’s WordsWorth! WordsWorth is a week-long sleepover creative writing residency for young writers who believe in the power of words. Over the course of the week, writers will be completely immersed in the creative and diverse world of writing. Carefully guided by established and respected artist-instructors, writers will experience writing through fiction, poetry, spoken word, music, drama, music, and nonfiction. But the experiences don’t begin and end with the classes, WordsWorth is a place where young writers come together to celebrate writing through friendship, campfires, concerts, open mic sessions, hikes and haikus and rousing games of Death Polo in the pool.

Visit www.youngalbertawriters.com for course descriptions and instructor bios!

Registering for WordsWorth

There are several options for registering for WordsWorth 2014:

1. Register online with credit card: Choose the registration(s) you want and click on the “Register” button. Fill out the form and click the “Pay Now” button. You will be prompted for your credit card number. When you’re finished, your registration is secured and paid for!

2. Register online and pay with cheque: Choose the registration(s) you want. Ignore the “Register” button and click instead on “Show Other Payment Options” (underneath the “Register” button). You should see a button called “Pay Offline”; click that button. Fill out the form and click on “Pay With Cheque.” Your registration information is now recorded; you now need to secure your registration by sending us your cheque!

3. Register by mail: Choose the registration(s) you want and click on the “Register” button. You can either print out the form and fill it out by hand, or fill out the form on the computer and then print it (please check over the form after printing to make sure all your answers are included). Mail the form with payment to our office. If you are unable to access the form online, let us know and we’ll send you one. Your registration is NOT secured until your form and payment arrive at our office.

Send mail to:

WordsWorth 2014

c/o The Writers’ Guild of Alberta

11759 Groat Road NW

Edmonton, AB T5M 3K6

What you need to register:

To make coordinating WordsWorth as quick and easy as possible, we like to get as much information from participants when they first sign up. When you submit your registration through EventBrite, you'll be asked to fill out a somewhat long questionnaire. You'll have 90 minutes to fill it out before your order expires, but if you get the following information together beforehand, it won't take nearly that long!

- Medical information (including health care number, additional insurance info, info on any prescription medications you might take, etc.)

- The name and contact info of at least one emergency contact other than a parent/guardian

- If you have never attended WordsWorth before, you will need to provide a short writing sample (max 1000 words) and a 300 word statement about why you'd like to attend WordsWorth.

Registration deadline is June 30, 2014