For the 2018 Season, our North Tampa camp at Corbett Prep will be from June 18-June 29th. We are also pleased to announce that our camp in Trinity will be returning. Held at Trinity Oaks Elementary, it will take place…
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I.C.E. Writer Sarah Frank Publishes Novel
I.C.E. Writer Alum of many years and current Blake High School Creative Writing student Sarah Frank has published a novel! All those summers spent writing have really paid off. "Once Chance" is a middle grade books (4th-7th) and follows Sandy, Brian and…
Announcing Shorecrest 2018 Dates
Our I.C.E. Writers Shorecrest camp will be held from July 7th to July 20th. For more information about I.C.E. Camps, and to apply, click here.
Fall Renewal – WITH TAYLOR MALI
TBAWP's Fall Conference for Teachers and College of Ed students is just around the corner - Saturday November 4th. As usual, ALL of our youth program participants are invited to attend FOR FREE, to reconnect, write and workshop with our…
W.I.N.D. Participants Create New Paths
Things started off a little weird at W.I.N.D. It was almost like we weren't speaking to each other at all, not even having the same conversation. Our first time together we "got to know each other" by talking without listening,…
Epilogue
Miss Franki brought our weeks of writing to a satisfying conclusion: the epilogue. She shared a variety of literary epilogues from works like Harry Potter, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and Inkheart, plus the film The Sandlot. She turned us…
Spellbound at I.C.E. Camp
Week two started with a spell. Words are powerful things. They spellbind us. We explored the way important objects look, sound, and feel and then considered the questions we have about them and how the light plays with them. All…
Hunting for Nonfiction
Meateater is REAL nonfiction. We learned about an author today who documents his experiences as a hunter, outdoorsman, and cook. Who is this mountain man? Steven Rinella. Miss Tedra made it real today with her lesson on non-fiction. She picked…
Writing From Within
Write. Write. Write. Write. We spent the morning working on new stories. The time flew as we crafted tales of fantasy and truth. Miss Jessica had us consider the way we, as authors, are always in the subtext of our…
A Sweet Spot at Shorecrest
A camp record: we have had all campers in the author's chair already! Our usually recalcitrant writers took the seat and shared their brilliance. The images, details, and dialogue created a new world. Miss Franki had us look over our lives as…