Science Fiction & Fantasy Scribes, 7-8th grade

with Caylin Capra-Thomas, Corinne Manning, Courtney Bird and Imani Sims

Genres: Fiction

Online

Open to all levels

5 Sessions

Start Date: August 1, 2022
End Date: August 5, 2022
Day of Week: Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm PT
Capacity: 20 seats
Price:

Students in this camp will explore the worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy in order to develop their creative writing skills. Students will read a wide variety of work from carefully curated authors and will participate in writing activities, craft exercises, and experiences designed to inspire their imaginations. This camp will be facilitated by two local artists: Courtney Bird and Corinne Manning are both published writers and educators. The week will culminate with a reading and/or presentation of student work.

This camp is for students entering 7th & 8th grade in Fall 2022 and will take place online using Zoom and Google Classroom. All camps will break for lunch from 12-1pm each day. Scholarships are available by application. Questions? Please email youth@hugohouse.org.

*Note – all Scribes Summer camps are in Pacific Standard Time

Caylin Capra-Thomas

Corinne Manning

Corinne Manning

they/them

Corinne Manning's debut story collection We Had No Rules has received starred reviews from Booklist and Publisher's Weekly the latter noting it "exquisitely examines queer relationships with equal parts humor, heartache, and titillation." Corinne has taught for Hugo House since 2011.

Courtney Bird

Courtney Bird

Born in New Jersey, Courtney holds an MFA in Fiction from the University of Montana and a BA in Art History from Princeton. Her work has appeared in The Fairy Tale Review, The Masters Review, The Indiana Review, Barrelhouse, and The Los Angeles Review, among others. When Courtney's not writing, she can be found coaching lacrosse, hiking with her baby on her back, or looking for weird little pockets of wonder in the world. Courtney lives in Seattle, where she was a Hugo House Fellow in 2018-2019.

Imani Sims

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