The In-Person Workshops take place at Bright Hill Literary Center’s Education Wing, 94 Church Street, Treadwell, NY. Space is limited, so early registration is advised.
All of the Bright Hill Literary Workshops for Youth include writing and visual arts, and incorporate science and math for projects; we believe in STEAM.
THE WORKSHOPS
Bright Hill will provide morning and afternoon snacks, but kids should bring their own bag lunches. Children ages 6 (in the first grade) – 14.
The fee for each five-day literary workshop is $250. Tri-county youth pay $170 and receive a scholarship for the remainder.
Registration is limited to 22 students.
Over 14 and interested in being an intern? Open or download information here.
2026 Workshop Dates
1: February 16-20:
Warm places! Whales, Aboriginal art and poetry.
2: April 6-10:
Chimps/Jane Goodall and Gorillas/Dian Fossey
3: June 29-July 3:
Sticks and stones Proverbs and building materials
4: July 20- July 24:
Creek Critters- Nature Observation. Let’s build a deeper connection with the environment!
5: August 10-August 14:
“What a glorious morning for America!” 1775 how we lived. Quill and parchment, printing a proclamation!
Register and Pay Online
Form for 2026 workshops coming soon
Bertha Rogers co-founded with Ernest M. Fishman the Bright Hill Press & Literary Center in 1992 and created the Bright Hill Literary Workshops for Kids Program in 1993. A Master Teaching Artist, Rogers has presented programs in schools, libraries, and community venues since 1975, including NYC’s Teachers & Writers Collaborative and the Catskills DCMO and ONC BOCES Arts in Education Program. 2026 Programs will also be led by Vicki Davis.
Each BH Literary Workshop for Kids program includes 5 intensive days that begin at 9 am and end at 2:30 pm; after lunch on the last day, the kids present their poems and/or riddles in the Bright Hill Library to an audience of family and friends, after which they exhibit their completed projects in the Education Wing.
During each day’s session, the big kids and interns work with the younger kids as they write their poems, riddles, stories, and essays, and as they complete their visual works: artist books, papier mache sculptures, and performance pieces.
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