Carolina Sports Journalism Camp
July 14-17, 2013

The Carolina Sports Journalism Camp is now accepting applications. Rising high school juniors and seniors with an interest in sports and media are encouraged to apply. This four-day residential workshop will include instructional sessions on sports play-by-play, sports writing, sports photography and much, much more. Students will be housed on UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus.

The Carolina Sports Journalism Camp will include classroom study and newsroom practice. The camp will feature visiting sports reporters and sports personalities. Students will take a behind-the-scenes tour of UNC’s sports media facilities. They will cover a press conference and experience a sports media deadline. 

Students will observe an undergraduate sports writing course taught by Carolina Sports Journalism Camp lead instructor Tim Crothers. Crothers is a former senior writer for Sports Illustrated and author of the book, "The Man Watching" and collaborator with Roy Williams on Williams' autobiography, "Hard Work: A Life On and Off the Court." His work has appeared in New York Times Magazine and ESPN The Magazine.

Apply today and explore a future in sports journalism.

Final deadline is May 1, 2013. Students accepted to the camp will be notified by May 15, 2013. Registration fee of $500 for in-state students and $750 for out-of-state students covers lodging, meals, instruction, press pass and camp T-shirt.

Apply now using one of the PDF application forms below.

For more information, contact Monica Hill, director of the N.C. Scholastic Media Association, at (888) 562-6276 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

North Carolina Scholastic Media Association
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
284 Carroll Hall, CB# 3365
UNC-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

Phone: (919) 962-4639
Toll Free: (888) 562-6276
Fax: (919) 962-0620