This February I had a blast as one of the instructors at a teen writing camp in the foothills of Bragg Creek, Alberta. With the mountains in the distance and creativity blanketing the air - it was a weekend to DIE for. Not only was I wowed by the talent and dedication of the WordsWorth supervisors and fellow instructor, poet/professor at the University of Calgary, Owen Percy....the kids were freaking amazing. Funny, shy, exhuberant, quirky, and oh soooooooo keen on the craft of writing.

I wish every kid with a hankering for writing could attend such a camp and that every YA or children's author could have this kind of opportunity. It really was mindblowing. If ever there was a perfect example of why never to write down to kids - it's a camp like this. The quality of the work they produced in 30 minute blocks of writing, their use of lanugage....just....wow. From the snowsculptures to the open mic night. I loved every second.


Below this first video you'll find a little vlog I created with my new Flip Ultra (love it, BTW), documenting Winter WordsWorth, however, feast your eyes on this wonderful promo created by filmmaker, Cynthia Robertson, on behalf of the Young Alberta Book Society (who ran the camp):



WordsWorth: Paranormal Under a Woolen Moon from cynthia robinson on Vimeo.

And now here's my widdle vlog. The still photos were taken by WordsWorth Director, Lisa Murphy Lamb: