If you test positive for Covid – Don’t come to class until you test negative. But let your teacher know and we’ll work to give you access to your missed classes via Zoom.
If you show Covid symptoms OR If you have been exposed to someone with Covid – Don’t come to class for at least 5 days after showing symptoms or exposure, and then take a test to confirm that you are negative. Let your teacher know and we’ll work to give you access to your missed classes via Zoom.
If you have any questions about this, you may call (212-974-8377) or email us (contact@gothamwriters.com).
Camp Gotham: Creative Writing for Teens
Camp Gotham is a weeklong summer creative writing program for teens in NYC. The camp runs Monday through Friday, six hours each day, followed by a reading, open to family/friends on the Saturday after. The camp is for students age 13-17. Farther down, you can view a syllabus for this course.
Unleash your creativity as a writer, while learning the tricks of the trade. You have the freedom to write what you want (prose fiction or nonfiction), but you also gain the discipline of writing craft.
There are no grades, no exams, no wrong answers—just creative writing. The camp is led by a teacher adept at helping young writers discover and develop their unique voices. The idea is to explore—see with a writer’s eyes, spark ideas to life, gain confidence, and experiment with both fiction and nonfiction.
Better writers produce stronger college applications, and an extracurricular writing program is an impressive addition to any profile. When you know how to express yourself well with words, you’ve got a special power.
Notes
The camp includes both fiction and nonfiction.
There will be a lunch break each day. Campers are responsible for bringing or buying their own lunch.
Upcoming Classes NYC COVID Info
NYC COVID Info
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Early Enrollment! Register by May 15 for a $50 discount
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Early Enrollment! Register by May 15 for a $50 discount
Price
No registration fee
5-Day
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NYC
In-person
Tuition: $899
Syllabus
Camp Gotham lets you explore fiction and types of creative nonfiction, and the techniques that go with them. Camp components:
Lecture/discussions
Writing exercises
Neighborhood field trips (to stimulate creativity)
Guest speaker(s)
Writing and prepping a project for a public reading
The days will unfold like so:
Morning
Icebreakers
Freewriting
Lecture/discussions on craft accompanied by writing exercises
Lunch
Bring or buy your own
Afternoon
Field trip followed by related discussion and writing exercise
Work on project for the public reading
Guest speaker (on Friday)
Craft elements covered:
OIL (observation, imagination, language)
Show and Tell
Voice
Structure
Character
Dialogue
Fiction
Nonfiction
Getting Better
On Saturday, campers will read from their project at the P&T Knitwear bookstore in Manhattan, 1-3.30 pm ET. Family and friends are encouraged to come.
