Tag: summer creative writing intensive

The Summer of Eras!

The Summer of Eras!

by Rebecca Kilroy, former Summer Intensive Program Coordinator, moving on to brand new things It’s the summer of Eras! I’ve lost count of the number of Eras tour t-shirts our students wore to the Intensive. Not a single Wednesday special event passed without at least…

The Gifts of Summer Internship

The Gifts of Summer Internship

By Rebecca Kilroy, Summer Intensive Coordinator We’ve said it countless times, so much so that it’s become a refrain during the Summer Intensive: we would be lost without our interns. From directing car loops on the very first morning to stacking chairs on the last,…

Expect the Unexpected: The Wild and Wacky Challenges of Running TWC’s Summer Creative Writing Intensives

Expect the Unexpected: The Wild and Wacky Challenges of Running TWC’s Summer Creative Writing Intensives

by TWC Co-Director Michelle Cameron We were understandably nervous as we planned our very first Summer Creative Writing Intensives. What if the teens were bored after the first hour? What if someone burst into tears at a critique? How would we manage those kids who…

Summer Intensive Interns: Where Are They Now?

Summer Intensive Interns: Where Are They Now?

compiled by Rebecca Kilroy, SCWI Coordinator It’s impossible to imagine what the Summer Intensives would be like without our incredible team of interns. Lively lunchtimes, epic Frisbee games, far-flung field trips and some of the funniest short skits you’ve ever heard are all possible because…

Our Summer Intensives Are "Intense!"

Our Summer Intensives Are "Intense!"

by Daniele Walker, TWC Program Coordinator Our first week of Summer Intensives is underway. Twenty-five students, ages 10-17, are doing what they came for: writing, writing, writing.  The experience definitely has been intense so far with morning warm-ups, genre workshops with some of TWC’s finest…