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Ripe Fruit Writing – Teen Writing Camps

One-week creative writing camps for middle and high school teens exploring poetry, fiction, and personal storytelling with focus on six qualities of great writing.

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Ripe Fruit Writing offers intensive one-week creative writing summer camps for teens in grades 6-11. Students explore poetry, fiction composition, personal stories, and the six qualities of great writing: perception, imagination, love of language, courage, compassion, and commitment. Campers engage in daily instruction, creative writing exercises, peer feedback, and celebratory readings. The program has been recognized as a Bay Area Parent Magazine winner for best teen-focused summer camps.

Activities & highlights

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