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The Great American
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Programs Worth Writing About!
The Great American Writers' Camp is a multi-format creative writing program based in Winston-Salem, NC. Through camps, workshops, and after-school programming, local youth are given opportunities to develop their writing and speaking skills.
GAWC programs blend skill-specific lessons with creative activities, games, and high-quality examples. Youth work in groups, individually, and one-on-one with an instructor to build their skills and develop their own style. As they do, they begin to see how their ideas and words have important places and roles in the world around them.
GAWC programs blend skill-specific lessons with creative activities, games, and high-quality examples. Youth work in groups, individually, and one-on-one with an instructor to build their skills and develop their own style. As they do, they begin to see how their ideas and words have important places and roles in the world around them.
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"If you are who you were meant to be you will set the whole world ablaze."
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About the company
The Great American Writers’ Camp, LLC was founded in 2011 by Catherine L. Riley. The program was established with a grant from the WFU Center for Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship. Additional start-up guidance was provided by the directors of the Great Valley Writing Project of California.
Over the years, the creative writing and speaking program has evolved in creative ways to meet community needs. Originally, a summer camp was held annually at Wake Forest University in Carswell Hall, in loose collaboration with the WFU Communication Department. During the pandemic, camp locations were more creative, and more al fresco. Throughout all years, occasional one-day writing workshops have been offered at private and public locations. And most recently, after-school programming has been made available for schools interested in adding public speaking training to their students' extracurricular opportunities.
Over the years, the creative writing and speaking program has evolved in creative ways to meet community needs. Originally, a summer camp was held annually at Wake Forest University in Carswell Hall, in loose collaboration with the WFU Communication Department. During the pandemic, camp locations were more creative, and more al fresco. Throughout all years, occasional one-day writing workshops have been offered at private and public locations. And most recently, after-school programming has been made available for schools interested in adding public speaking training to their students' extracurricular opportunities.
Website last updated November 8, 2022
