Registration Open Now for U of A Kidswrite Camp in June
Students work on their writing last year during Kidswrite.
The annual University of Arkansas Kidswrite writing camp for students who will be in fifth through seventh grades in the fall will take place weekdays June 8-19 at the Fayetteville Public Library. Online registration is open.
The Northwest Arkansas Writing Project based in the College of Education and Health Professions directs the camp. Registration fee of $180 includes daily snacks, writing materials, an anthology, a T-shirt and lunch on the last day of camp. Activities include field trips, guest authors, peer revision groups and publishing opportunities.
For more information, contact nwakidswrite@gmail.com.
Contacts
Heidi Wells, director of communications
College of Education and Health Professions
479-575-3138,
heidisw@uark.edu
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