Community Literacy Center: Write Free

Community Literacy Center: Write Free
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Write with us on Thursdays! Spark your imagination with freewrites, learn writing techniques, and bring longer pieces to completion, all while connecting with a supportive group of other writers. Have a specific piece that you’re working on? CLC staff are happy to help you with projects of your choice. Come for as many or as few sessions as fit your schedule!

Want to see what you might do? Check out an Example Agenda!

Write Free is held at the Community Literacy Center, Murkland Hall Room G14, 15 Library Way, Durham, NH OR online via Zoom. Participants can join either in-person or online. Each week that a child is enrolled, the preferred email on the account will receive a confirmation email with information to either join via Zoom or attend in person.

Additional information including drop off and pick up locations are sent directly from program staff.

New as of Fall 2026:

  • Participants purchase multi-session punch-cards. If the participant is regularly attending, punch-cards do not expire between semesters. If the participant is not regularly attending (i.e. missed 3 or more meetings in a row), the punch-card expires at the end of a semester. Please note that while the 6-session punch cards have letter indicators, you do not have to have purchased punch card "A" to purchase punch card "B" and so on. These letters are purely for clarity on our end.
  • Participants will now complete registration questions in CampDoc (explained below). 

Write Free - Fall 2026

Punch Card Type Dates Times Grades Cost Registration Close Date
(unless full earlier)

5-Session - try it out!

Oct 1-Dec 3* 5:30-6:45pm Gr 5-12 $39 October 18 (fall)

10-Session - attend for
the whole semester!

Oct 1-Dec 3* 5:30-6:45pm Gr 5-12 $75 October 2

15-Session - attend for the school year
with some planned absences!

Oct 1-Apr 22* 5:30-6:45pm Gr 5-12 $109 October 2

19-Session - attend for the
whole school year!

Oct 1-Apr 22* 5:30-6:45pm Gr 5-12 $133 September 27

* For all punch cards, there is no session on Nov 26. For 15 and 19-session punch cards, there are also no sessions Dec 10-Jan 28, Feb 25, or Mar 25.

Review the blocks below for important information and instructions on How to Enroll, CLC Drop Off & Pick Up Procedures, and more.

To request a Drop or Transfer from a Youth Program, contact the program manager (info below). Please include the full name of the participant(s) and clearly state the program and session(s) to be adjusted. This does not guarantee a refund but alerts us that a drop has been requested. No refunds will be provided for Write Free after the registration close date.

For more information and program questions, contact: literacy.center@unh.edu

For the program website: Community Literacy Center

5:30PM - 6:45PM
Durham Campus - Community Literacy Center
39.00 Write Free - 5-Session Punch Card
5:30PM - 6:45PM
Durham Campus - Community Literacy Center
75.00 Write Free - 10-Session Punch Card
5:30PM - 6:45PM
Durham Campus - Community Literacy Center
109.00 Write Free - 15-Session Punch Card
5:30PM - 6:45PM
Durham Campus - Community Literacy Center
133.00 Write Free - 19-Session Punch Card

Click the '+' on your desired registration block(s) to enroll. Review the Online Registration Instructions before enrolling for the best outcome. This includes instructions for creating a Family or Student/Individual account.

Family Accounts are recommended for enrolling multiple children from one family in any UNH Youth Program. If you already have an account in our system, you will be asked to log into either a Family or Student Account after adding the program to your shopping cart. Be sure to use the username and password for the type of account you wish to log into. We recommend attempting to log into the Student or Family account before enrollment opens as this will minimize difficulty and time while enrolling. Email youth.programs@unh.edu if you require assistance recovering your account information. Do not create a new account if you have one already.

If you don't have an account already, you can set up an account at any time, even before you begin the registration process. If creating a student account, the account profile should be in the name of the participating student, but the email should be that of a parent/guardian. Review the Online Registration Instructions before creating a new account.

Payments are made online at the time of registration. Accepted forms of payment for youth programs are VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. Paper checks are accepted only under very limited circumstances (ex: from a school or organization). We do not accept cash payments or e-checks and we cannot take payments over the phone. 

A participant cannot attend a youth program unless they are paid in full. Any participant with an unpaid balance may be locked from future enrollment in any youth program until the balance is paid.

Academic Year Youth Programs

In addition to the program fees, participants in academic year youth programs are subject to a non-refundable $5 registration fee once per student per semester at checkout. This fee supports use of our supplemental registration software.

Refund Procedures

Refund procedures are set by the department running the program. The procedures will be stated on the program webpage. If the session is canceled by UNH before the session start date, a full refund will be issued.

For instructions on requesting a Drop or Transfer: To Request a Drop or Transfer

Arrival/Drop-off: Please arrive 5-10 minutes early to programming so that programming can start on time. Children in grades four and below must be dropped off by an adult.

Late Arrivals: If your child arrives late, please make sure to check your child in face-to-face with a CLC staff member.

Dismissal: All minors must be dismissed to an authorized adult. Please make sure all authorized adults know to have a picture ID for pick-up. The default place for CLC pick-up is Murkland Hall, Room G14. If you need a different pick-up location, contact the organizer of your child’s program.

CampDoc is the platform for UNH youth programs to collect registration and health information for participating students.

Within a few days of registering, you will receive an email from "University of New Hampshire via CampDoc" at the address provided during registration prompting completion of the participating student's CampDoc Profile. Families who have participated in a youth program previously will likely already have a CampDoc account. Once you receive this email, a parent/guardian will need to log into the student's account to complete all required questions for the current enrollment(s). Completing the profile early gives UNH staff ample time to finalize program arrangements and provide any necessary follow-up.

A student cannot attend a youth program until their CampDoc Profile is 100% complete. The due date for completing the profile is indicated in both the CampDoc email and while completing the registration questions. If the profile is not complete by that date, the student may be dropped from the program.

For more information, visit our CampDoc page.

The UNH Community Literacy Center is located in Murkland Hall, Room G14, 15 Library Way, Durham NH.