
Registration for 2023 Writers Academy opens January 16th! Please review the registration information here before registering.
For youth in grades 5-12
The UNH Writers Academy is a place where students are treated as writers. They can put their creative juices to work and improve their skills in a relaxed yet challenging environment. Students will write daily and exchange ideas with other young writers. They will discover various writing styles and meet professional authors who will share their own experiences about becoming successful writers.
Week 1 runs from Monday, June 26th, to Friday, June 30th. Week 2 runs from Monday, July 10th, to Friday, July 14th. All sessions meet 8:30 a.m.– 2:15 p.m., Monday-Friday. Don't miss out! Click here to register.

For questions, or if your child is interested in having a particular instructor, please contact Tomasen M. Carey, Director, at Tomasen.Carey@unh.edu



Photography: Mark Holt-Shannon
History
The University of New Hampshire is internationally known for its work in writing. Beginning in the 1960s, Donald Murray urged teachers to treat all students as writers: they need subjects that engage them and helpful responses from other students and the teacher. Murray’s colleague and friend, Donald Graves, extended those ideas by showing how the elementary classroom could become a writer’s workshop. His book Writing Teachers and Children at Work has transformed how writing is taught in schools.