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

Gail Sidonie Sobat

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...

, it has been held at Kamp Kiwanis near Bragg Creek, Alberta and the Bennett Centre in Edmonton

Edmonton

Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

, Alberta.

Some notable past instructors include Todd Babiak

Todd Babiak

Todd Babiak is a Canadian writer living in Edmonton, Alberta. He is co-founder of Story Engine, and has published three bestselling novels. His first novel, Choke Hold, was a finalist for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and a winner of the Henry Kreisel Award, and his second novel, The...

, Ted Bishop

Ted Bishop

Ted Bishop is a Canadian author and academic. A professor of English literature and film studies at the University of Alberta, his first non-academic publication was Riding with Rilke: Reflections on Motorcycles and Books, a memoir which was a Canadian bestseller in 2005 and a finalist for the 2005...

, Anita Daher

Anita Daher

Anita Daher is a Canadian writer of juvenile and teen books. She has said she draws writing inspiration from the many places where she has spent time, including Summerside, Prince Edward Island; Yellowknife, NT; Churchill, Manitoba; Baker Lake, Nunavut and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario...

, Maria Dunn

Maria Dunn

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, Martyn Godfrey

Martyn Godfrey

Martyn Godfrey was an English-Canadian author of children's fantasy and science fiction books. Born in Birmingham, England, he moved to Toronto, Ontario when he was eight. Godfrey graduated from university in 1974 with a teaching degree....

, Myrna Kostash

Myrna Kostash

Myrna Kostash is a Canadian writer and journalist. She has written for many Canadian magazines including Chatelaine. She has also written a number of non-fiction books. She was born in Edmonton, Alberta and educated at the University of Alberta, the University of Washington, and the University of...

, Clem Martini, Vern Thiessen

Vern Thiessen

Vern Thiessen is a Canadian playwright.Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Thiessen studied at the University of Winnipeg and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. He later attended the University of Alberta, where he obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree.Thiessen currently lives in Edmonton, Alberta and was...

, Thomas Trofimuk, Terry Trueman, Sheri-D Wilson

Sheri-D Wilson

Sheri-D Wilson is a Canadian poet and playwright.Sheri-D Wilson has written seven collections of poetry; her most recent, Autopsy of a Turvy World , was launched in April 2008. Her last collection, Re:Zoom , won the 2006 Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry, and was shortlisted for the CanLit...

, and Spyder Yardley-Jones.

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...

was founded at YouthWrite 2007.