Gail Sidonie Sobat
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Gail Sidonie Sobat is a Canadian writer, educator, singer and performer. She is the founder and coordinator of YouthWrite
a camp for kids who love to write…just about anything! and a non-profit society. She is also the director of the Spoken Word Youth Choir
. Her poetry and fiction, for adults and young adults, is known for its controversial themes.
Sobat founded YouthWrite in 1996, and envisioned it as a multi-disciplinary camp for young writers. A focus on many artistic forms as springboards to creative writing, provides a unique foundation to the camp. Courses offered include traditional poetry and fiction classes, but also drumming and words, movement and words, playwriting, journalism, illustration, writing for radio, screenwriting, songwriting, etc. The camp runs each January and July, and is overseen by Sobat, herself, a team of supervisors, and a slate of authors and illustrators who are professional working artists.
Her books include the Young Adult novels Ingamald, A Winter's Tale, A Glass Darkly, Gravity Journal and Chance to Dance for You. She has also written a book of poetry entitled Aortic Caprice, as well as a novel called The Book of Mary.
YouthWrite
YouthWrite is an Alberta-based writing camp for young people. It bills itself as a "camp for kids who love to write... just about anything." Founded in 1996 by Gail Sidonie Sobat, it has been held at Kamp Kiwanis near Bragg Creek, Alberta and the Bennett Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.Some notable...
a camp for kids who love to write…just about anything! and a non-profit society. She is also the director of the Spoken Word Youth Choir
Spoken Word Youth Choir
The Spoken Word Youth Choir of Edmonton, Canada, is a professional spoken word performance choir, directed by Gail Sidonie Sobat. SWYC had its world premiere at Axis Cafe in Edmonton on September 21, 2007, as part of The Roar Spoken Word Festival...
. Her poetry and fiction, for adults and young adults, is known for its controversial themes.
Sobat founded YouthWrite in 1996, and envisioned it as a multi-disciplinary camp for young writers. A focus on many artistic forms as springboards to creative writing, provides a unique foundation to the camp. Courses offered include traditional poetry and fiction classes, but also drumming and words, movement and words, playwriting, journalism, illustration, writing for radio, screenwriting, songwriting, etc. The camp runs each January and July, and is overseen by Sobat, herself, a team of supervisors, and a slate of authors and illustrators who are professional working artists.
Her books include the Young Adult novels Ingamald, A Winter's Tale, A Glass Darkly, Gravity Journal and Chance to Dance for You. She has also written a book of poetry entitled Aortic Caprice, as well as a novel called The Book of Mary.
External links
- Website http://www.gailsidoniesobat.com/
- YouthWrite Website http://www.youthwrite.com