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Testimonials

There are MANY THINGS I loved. Singing songs with my group, writing book blurbs, taking TONS of notes, free-time, dance, hanging out with everyone, and so much more. You just make such great connections here. Thank you all!        —Young Authors Academy Camp participant

This week I made a massive group of friends for the first time ever!! It has been one of the best weeks of my life.
—Young Authors Academy Camp participant

I love that everyone in my group got along so well! Young authors academy was the best camp experience of my life! It was crazy fun, and I got an awesome writing group out of it.
—Young Authors Academy Camp participant

I loved it when authors came to visit because they had such great writing advice and you can see that they are real people, too.
—Young Authors Academy Camp participant

Everyone liked the same things as me, the teachers were kind, and we learned a lot!
—Magic of Writing camp participant

I loved having so much time to work on our stories. The five senses writing walk was fun and creative, and the whole house points competition added an exciting feel to the camp!  —Magic of Writing camp participant

Everyone at the camp liked the same things as me, which made it so easy to connect with others. The teachers were really kind and supportive, and I learned so much during the camp, more than I ever expected!                                                        —Magic of Writing camp participant

I wrote like more than I have ever written in a week. I feel like I improved a lot.
—Young Authors Academy Camp participant

I loved it. This place seemed like it was made just for me. Thank you for helping make it happen! My favorite thing was probably creating believable tales and villains. —Young Authors Academy Express participant

The classes were incredibly helpful and let me reconsider and realize what I was missing in my world and story.         —Young Authors Academy Express participant

I really loved the advice given to me, I felt that it made my writing better. Also connecting with people my own age who are interested in the same things as me. Felt not so alone.   —Young Authors Academy Express participant

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