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FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS

"I don’t get to be around others writers much at all, at school. It is so great to be with people all doing the same thing."

"When my mom told me about the writing intensive, I wasn’t sure. I write all the time, but just for fun. I was worried my stories wouldn’t be very good and people would think I was terrible at this. But then I got here and everyone is just so nice and so helpful, so it was cool to share my stories and hear what people had to say. It was really helpful!"

“The writing prompts are awesome! The teachers are passionate! I also loved Frisbee!”

“The most valuable part of my time at the Intensive was hearing the opinion of other writers.”

"It was so nice to be around other writers on the same level or higher because at school not many people are as interested in writing as I am. It was great to get to hear so much great writing that everyone was doing and just so many good ideas. And I got a lot of great feedback on my writing."

“Fiction workshop was extremely helpful. Learning about dialogue and plot was interesting and I felt safe and that everyone could relate to the same things. ”

"I like writing, but I was unsure when I heard I was going to be writing six hours every day, for five days straight. I wasn’t sure how I could write that much or if it would get boring. But it was amazing and I can’t believe I ever doubted it! I liked writing before, but coming here really made me realize how much I love it.

“I really loved how I stuck with my story and added elements of description, action, dialogue, and character.”

“I love the environment of this place and all of the useful critiques that I get.”

"The balance between compliments and critiques was great."

“I loved the poetry day. I liked how BJ helped us go out of our comfort zone and helped us see poetry in new ways”

“The creative atmosphere inspired me.”

“I can’t describe how much my poetry class helped me. I am not the best at poetry but now I feel more confident.”

“Fiction workshop was impeccable. I learned so much in my favorite facet that it’s not even funny.”

“Going to the Cloisters was so inspiring and interesting, it was great!”

“Poetry was one of the best classes I have ever taken. Cat’s amazing and it was perfect for poets who have been writing poetry for a while or newbies.”

”I really liked the critiques groups. It was nice to get honest feedback on something I’d been working on.”

FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS

"My daughter LOVES this camp! Had I known she would have liked it so much I would have signed her up for another week!"

"My daughter really enjoyed listening to the guest speaker, who opened her mind up to journalism. She also loved the student critique groups because it gave her the opportunity to share her work with others."

"She really loved the Poetry Extravaganza. She enjoyed writing poetry outside of her comfort zone and the various activities used to inspire her."

"The most valuable part of the Intensive for her was that she was surrounded by others that also shared her passion for writing, and received their feedback on her work."

All this awesomeness happened at Brothers College Drew University, Madison, NJ

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