All of our workshops take place at one of three locations:
Todos nuestros talleres ocurren a la una de tres lugares:

• 826LA West: 685 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
• The UCLA Armand Hammer Museum: 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood, CA 90024
• 826LA East: 1714 Sunset Blvd., Echo Park, CA 90026

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Please note: a deposit of $25 is required to reserve one space in a workshop. Your deposit check will be destroyed upon completion of the workshop.
Atención: se requiera un depósito de $25 para reservar un espacio en un taller. Al terminar el taller, se destruirá su cheque del depósito.

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826LA Summer Camp presents
Jon Scieszka Fan Club
Taught by 826LA staff
Ages 8 – 11
Fridays, June 20 – June 27 and July 11 – August 29
3:00 pm - 4:20 pm
This workshop takes place at 826LA West
685 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291

Students will be reading a selection of donated books from The Time Warp Trio series by Jon Scieszka. After immersing themselves in the crazy, period-leaping adventures of the three protagonists, participants will be ready to delve into discussions that will provide insight and enhance understanding of the stories and enjoyment of reading.

Comics by Keith
Taught by Keith Knight
Ages 8–12
Sunday, July 20, 2008
12:00–2:00pm
This workshop takes place at the UCLA Armand Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024

New-to-LA cartoonist Keith Knight will teach an intense workshop that covers the nuts and bolts of newspaper, magazine, and autobio cartooning (no superheroes!), from thought bubbles to word balloons, from character design to the use of odd sound effects. This class is not for the weak!

Keith Knight is the Harvey Award-winning creator of several comic strips, including "the K Chronicles", "(th)ink", and "the Knight Life." He is a regular contributor to MAD and ESPN the magazine.

826LA Summer Camp presents
Summer Screenwriting
Taught by 826LA staff
Ages 11 – 14
Tuesdays through Thursdays, July 22 – August 14
3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
This workshop takes place at 826LA East
1714 Sunset Blvd., Echo Park, CA 90026

Hollywood's newest crop of screenwriters will make their debut this summer! Students will learn from professionals how to write their own screenplays, which will then be shot and edited into original short films, ending in a cinematic screening.

826LA Summer Camp presents
News and Policy Forum
Taught by 826LA staff
Ages 14 – 18
Mondays through Fridays, July 28 – August 8
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
This workshop takes place at 826LA West
685 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291

High school students will be doing a whirlwind survey of politics, foreign affairs, and controversial issues to figure out where they stand. Learning to write persuasively and provocatively about the positions they hold is the ultimate goal.

Five-Minute Sitcoms
Taught by Pamela Ribon
Ages 8–12
Sunday, August 10, 2008
12:00–2:00pm
This workshop takes place at the UCLA Armand Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024

Attention funny people and jokesters: Your writing skills are needed for the Five-Minute Sitcom Workshop, where you will make your very own cast of wacky characters come to life. This workshop will be lead by Pamela Ribon, who has worked with some very funny people. Are you next?

Pamela Ribon is a TV writer, bestselling novelist, performer, and professional silly person. She's currently writing for ABC's Samantha Who?, and is hard at work on her third novel. When she's not updating her personal site at pamie.com, she's running her charity—DeweyDonationSystem.org—a website that helps raise funds and book donations for struggling library systems.