The Writers Academy

A Writing Tradition

The University of New Hampshire is internationally known for its work in writing. Beginning in the 1960s, Donald Murray urged that all students be treated as writers: they need subjects that engage them and helpful response from other students and the teacher. His colleague and friend, Donald Graves, extended Murray’s ideas by showing how the elementary classroom could become a writer’s workshop. His book Writing Teachers and Children at Work has helped transform the ways writing is taught in schools.

Middle and high school students (entering grades 5-12) will have the opportunity to improve their writing skills, put their creative juices to work, and exchange ideas with other young writers in a relaxed yet challenging environment. Students will read and write on a daily basis. That reading and writing will form the basis for analyzing and evaluating various writing styles. Students will meet with professional writers who will share some of their own experiences about becoming successful writers. All sessions meet Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM, in Durham. Click here for a complete brochure.

2017 Session Schedule

Register online at UNH Learn for Life. Also register for the sessions you want to be added to a Waiting List. Once there's an opening, you will be notified by email.

Registration requires that an account be created for each child. Each child’s account will have a unique User Name and Password, but the same email address can be used to manage multiple child accounts. The accounts must be created with the name and birthdate of the child, not the parent. If your child currently has an account, then you do not need to create another account.

Accounts can be created and the Registration questions can be completed at any time. If your child has an account already, you may want to log in and use the ‘Forgot User Name or Forgot Password functions if needed. We recommend that accounts be created or logged into again, and the registration questions are completed BEFORE registration opens. This will make the enrollment process smoother and quicker.

The following resources are currently available on the website:

• Summary Registration Instructions/Tips. This document includes information on account creation/log in, enrollment, and payment. The website also has a detailed Registration & Payment Guide.
• 2017 Summer Registration Questions. These are the standard registration questions required for all youth programs with registration on the learnforlife.unh.edu website. These can be completed at any time!
• Payment & Refund Policies. UNH has adopted new payment and refund policies for most of our youth programs. Please review!

We also encourage you to be familiar with all other information on the site. Information to be posted includes additional forms that may be necessary to complete, and a general UNH Youth Program Family Guide.