creative writing high school summer programs

Having the chance to experience once in a lifetime opportunities and getting to meet people from around the world made it so I got to really experience what college life was like.

My #SummerHoya experience was enriching, inspiring, and rewarding; if I could turn back the clock, I’d do it all over again.

It was amazing to be surrounded by such high caliber students and staff who were all encouraging and fabulous to work with. I took away many positive things from my week as a Summer Hoya.

As I am filling out my college applications, I am able to think back to my memories from the summer and I am reassured that I am pursuing the right educational path.

The program offers so much–from the off-site visits to the daily lectures and the on campus activities. The lectures were interesting, meeting new people was great and the off-site visits were interactive and intriguing.

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Iowa Young Writers' Studio

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Creative writing programming for high school students

2-week Summer Residential Program and 6-week Online Courses

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2-Week Summer Residential Program

At the Summer Residential Program, you will choose a single core course—Poetry, Fiction, Creative Writing, Playwriting, or TV writing—as your focus for the two weeks of the program.

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6-week Online Courses

We offer asynchronous 6-week online creative writing courses for high school students every winter and summer. You can study creative writing with us your own schedule, from anywhere in the world!

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Teachers and Counselors

Teachers and counselors at the Iowa Young Writers’ Studio are chosen, with rare exceptions, from among the students and graduates of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop at the University of Iowa.

Experience the Iowa Young Writers' Studio

Watch this short video for an inside look at the Iowa Young Writers’ Studio experience.

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In-Person & Online Camps For K-12 Students Creative Writing Camp

We live in a creative world where ideas, collaboration, and adaptability are a must–and writing is essential. So how do we prepare our children for their future? How do we ensure that they become thoughtful leaders for change, passionate learners, and curious thinkers we need to improve our world? Through Creative Writing Camp, young people discover the power within themselves – to create, innovate, and connect with others.

The Only Place Where Children Learn from Talented Educators & Writers

In addition to being accomplished educators working in classrooms year-round, many have Masters and Ph.D.s in writing and education and are published authors. Our instructors are experts at this, and they’re ready to help your child shine.

How We Measure Up

For 20 years, Dr. Carl Scott of the University of St. Thomas has evaluated the success of the program and found students improved in writing skills, creativity and self-confidence.

How Creativity Leads to Success

According to Becoming Brilliant: What Science Tells Us about Raising Successful Children (Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Golinkoff), what children most need for 21st-century learning are the 6Cs: collaboration, communication, content, critical thinking, creative innovation and confidence.

Creative Writing Camp works because it’s where writing is an exploration. It’s where one day your child will create their own map to a planet they’ve just discovered, and the next day they’re writing the ending to a 3-act play with a group of friends. It’s where they’ll publish their first poem. It’s where they’ll begin to see what they can become. Whether they’re not sure how to get started or they already write a million pages a day, they’ll feel at home writing here. This is where the spark of invention begins.

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If you completed Pre-Registration between Jan. 30-Feb. 10, you can skip to Step 3 below to complete registration. If you did not pre-register, please complete all steps below.

Creative Writing Camp (CWC) has made some updates to our registration system for 2023! We encourage you to read through the information below and view the embedded tutorial videos to make the process as smooth as possible.

We have created a 3-step process including: Step 1 - Family Account setup; Step 2 - Pre-registration application for your student(s); and Step 3 - Registration.

Step 1 of 3 – A Family Account is required to register a student for our 2023 Creative Writing Camp. To register a student for camp, a parent/guardian must create a Family Account using their own name in order to successfully begin the pre-registration application process. Once you have set up your account, add your student(s)/member(s) to the Family Account. You will be able to manage all members in your Family Account.

Video Tutorial - Create a Family Account

Video Tutorial - Manage Your Members

Step 2 of 3 – After setting up your Family Account, including adding student(s)/member(s) you plan to register for camp, you are now ready to complete the parent permissions application for each student. Cick “New Application” in the menu options of your Family Account, then “More Information” and “Apply Now.” You will now be able to “Start” CWC pre-registration for your student(s)/member(s). During the application process, there are six “To Do” pages to complete for each student. As you complete each page, you will see the Application Status for each “To Do” page change to reflect your progress. Once completed, a green circle and a note that shows “Complete” will appear. To move to Step 3, Registration, you must complete all “To Do” items in order to submit the parent permissions application. Completing these “To Dos” will take approximately 10 minutes per student/member.

Before you begin Step 2: “Pre-registration”, you will need the following:

Note: If registering for virtual camps, a unique email address is required for each student you plan to register.

Video Tutorial - Submitting Student Applications

Step 3 of 3 – Once you have successfully completed all six “To-Dos” in the Pre-Registration Application (Step 2) and they reflect “Complete,” you will be able to register and complete the payment process for your student(s).

Please use the following instructions to complete the registration process. Should it be helpful, you can download the Registration Instructions .

Registration Instructions

1. Scroll down on this webpage to the listing of the Camps available.

2. Select a camp, and this will take you to the cart. If you want to select an additional camp, click the Back button on your browser, or click “Keep Shopping” in the Cart.

3. When you are finished selecting camp/s, click “Checkout.”

4. If you have already completed pre-registration, log in under “I have a Family Account already.” If you haven’t already completed pre-registration, please go back up to “How to Set Up a Family Account – Step 1” above.

5. At the cart screen, click on “Add/Remove Members” for a camp selection, and in the pop-up window select the student for that camp. Then click on “Enroll Members.” Repeat this step for additional camps selected, if any.

6. If you are registering 2 or more students, the discount will be automatically applied at the end of the checkout process.

7. Click on “Checkout.”

8. Now, you will select the t-shirt size for your child/ren. Click on the plus sign on the far right of their name and then click on the pull-down menu to see the sizes. Select the size. Repeat this step for each student and click on “Continue Checkout.”

9. Next, click on “View Members” for each camp to confirm you selected the correct student for the camp. Click on “Continue checkout.”

10. Enter your credit card information and click “Continue.”

11. Next, check your email for confirmation of your registration. Note: reception of email may take a few minutes.

Note: Completion of Pre-registration between Jan. 30-Feb. 10 does not guarantee your student(s) place in camp.

Virtual Camp Single Student - $495 On-Campus Single Student - $525 Sibling Discount (Two or more) - 5% discount per student The sibling discount will be applied automatically to your cart during Step 3: Registration. You must register two or more at the same time to be eligible for this discount.

Just Write It!

Our signature camp experience for incoming K – 12th grade students, in-person and online

Jump into the magic of creative writing! This course offers an array of fun, interactive writing activities and customized exercises designed to help students develop their unique voices, broaden their imaginations, and boost their confidence as writers. With the help of professional writers and teachers, students will explore a range of poetry, prose, and creative nonfiction as they use their writing to investigate their worlds and examine issues that are important to them. During the week, students will peer review each other’s work, and receive feedback from their instructors. Students will share their creations at a celebration on the last day of camp and take home a portfolio of their collected work.

Magical Worlds (6th/7th)

Do you enjoy folklore, stories with magical settings, characters with superhuman abilities? As far back as ancient times, people have lived by the phrase, “Life is what you make it so make the best of it.” In this playful course, you will do just that—build your own world! Guided by your writing coaches you will learn the basics of worldbuilding and create, explore and develop your own original world. You will delve into narrative genres such as science fiction, fantasy, and superhero fiction as you explore writings with a fantastical edge. You will leave with the tools needed to help you create new worlds in a variety of genres.

Nature: A Writing Inspiration (6th/7th)

“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts…" -Rachel Carson

A wooded pass covered in freshly fallen leaves, or perhaps a thunderstorm rolling in through the evening sky. Nature has a way of capturing the eye, and inspiring those who gaze upon its natural beauty. Through this course, students will have a chance to experience writing that centers nature as its inspiration. By using outside writing time as well as prompts and mentor text that show how other artists around the world have crafted writing for and inspired by the great outdoors. Your young writer will be able to capture the beauty from their eyes while enjoying nature.

Art: What It Says to Me (8th/9th)

Art has been inspired and created in observation of various modes of artistry. Whether it be the painter who is inspired by the poems of a blooming writer, or a sculptor who carves into life a moment from a song. Art, at its center, is inspiration with an infinite amount of possibilities. In this session, you will discover how viewing paintings, photographs, and architecture can inspire creative writing and how writing can offer you a powerful way to experience art and discover more about yourself, your emotions, and the world around you. Using art installations across the Rice University campus and virtual field trips to museums around the world as inspiration, students will practice using art to invigorate their own writing.

Page to Stage: Spoken Word (8th/9th)

Spoken word poetry is powerful. It makes a difference. Spoken Word can create new worlds and allow us to understand the world we are in. It opens doors and closes doors. It can create illusion or magic, but most importantly it can change the world. This session is designed to teach you how to write and perform original poetry and stories about the issues that are important to you. Award-winning Spoken Word poets will serve as coaches to help you explore current events, your community, and your own truths. You will learn the tricks and techniques to make your words more powerful and develop your writer’s instinct, gain confidence, and improve your public speaking skills. You will explore how writing on paper takes on a different life when spoken on stage. At the end of camp, you’ll broadcast your message to the world with a performance of your own work.

The Art of the Essay (10th/12th)

The history of the essay finds its origins in the core Renaissance ideal of “rebirth.” This course will allow you to give “new life” to the art of essay writing by asking you to examine your personal story and connect it to a broader world of concepts and ideas. We’ll analyze this important and passionate literary form that will take your writing beyond familiar boundaries. We’ll experiment with fun, contemporary non-fiction forms like flash non-fiction, recipe writing, humor, and even lampoon to expand and sharpen your essay writing skills. This course is especially important for those of you who are preparing to write college entrance essays and to write personal statements for scholarship applications. Through the writer workshop model of peer review, you will work with your fellow writers to hone techniques and approaches, and you will leave with a portfolio of several completed essays.

Begin the registration process by finding your grade level and campus below. Please note camps often fill up quickly. You must complete checkout to secure your spot.

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Dates, Locations and Grade-levels for Creative Writing Camp 2023

Choose among five in-person camp locations, or an online option for campers anywhere!

Frequently Asked Questions

For questions about Creative Writing Camp programming – Please leave a voice message at 713-348-5333 or 713-523-3877. Your message will be answered as soon as possible. For technical help with registration, please contact 713-348-4803.

Seats may become available due to cancellations or the opening of new classes. Please check the website often to see if any seats have opened at a particular campus. Creative Writing Camp does not have a waitlist.

If you are enrolling your child in the 2023 Rice + WITS Creative Writing Camp, you have read and understand the following cancellation and refund policy:

A 10 percent processing fee will be subtracted from all refunds. Due to the high demand for courses, registrations are considered final 30 days before classes start. No refunds will be issued after these dates and credits will not be given for future classes. No refunds will be granted for participants who miss a portion of a program. Refund requests before the deadline must be made in writing to [email protected] . Refunds for credit card payments will be processed as credits to the accounts from which they were paid and may not appear as a credit on your statement for up to four to six weeks. Refunds for enrollments paid by check take up to four to six weeks to be processed and mailed by the Rice University accounting office. There is a $30 charge for any check returned for insufficient funds.

If multiple children are registered and have received the sibling discount, and later one or more registrations are canceled so that only one child remains registered, the remaining child's registration will be adjusted to the full price, and a refund for the appropriate amount will be issued.

After you create your Family Account, please save your credentials. To revisit your Family Account, you can save the link to login or click on the link directly from the Creative Writing Camp webpage. To access your account, use the login username and password credentials and follow the login instructions. If you no longer know or have access to your credentials, please follow the Forget Password instructions directly on the login page.

All classes will be team-taught with class sizes capped at approximately 20 students.

Should you have requests regarding class placements for friends within a grade level, please reach out to [email protected] . We will try our best to honor these requests.

Focus groups of professional writers and highly effective teachers have come together to craft this exciting online approach to Creative Writing Camp, which has received positive reviews from parents and students since its inception in 2020. Wherever possible, student experiences will draw upon our traditional camp model, but we will also embrace this opportunity to explore new approaches and think creatively. Join us as we explore just what is possible in a virtual environment!

All classes will be team-taught with class sizes capped at approximately 20 students. Classes will be divided into age-level groups:

Classes for younger students will include a combination of:

Classes for older students will include:

Finally, should families have challenges with technology at any point during the camp experience, they will be able to connect directly with IT support staff via phone or e-mail. (713-348-4803 or [email protected])

Creative Writing Camp is a collaboration between Writers in the Schools and Rice University’s School Literacy and Culture and has inspired young writers for over 30 years. Our online and in-person camps deep dive into writing topics that hone creativity and prepare students for future success. With low student-teacher ratios and mentorship from professional writers, Creative Writing Camp offers a writer’s workshop experience!

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Summer Programs

The Best Writing Summer Programs for High School Students

Writing may be a lonely craft, but it is certainly not something that is learned in isolation.

The best way to improve a student’s writing is to become part of a writing community where constructive feedback and encouragement can help them be the best writer they can be.

Thankfully, many institutions and universities offer the opportunity to be part of a writing community through their summer programs.

Many summer programs not only have students work with gifted university faculty, but they also bring students face to face with some of their favorite authors.

The following list of programs are among the best for a number of different reasons. Some are the best value, and others because of the unique program focuses they offer. But each brings a unique take on training young people in the craft of writing.

Regardless of why they are the best, each of these writing summer programs offers students a wide range of experience, opportunities, and support in becoming writers of the future.

BYU’s Young Authors Academy (Provo, UT)

BYU is known for its close association with the LDS church, which brings its commitment to service and community to the university in all areas of academic life.

As a result, the university has a thriving Young Authors Academy program that middle and high school students can take advantage of during the summer.

This week-long program allows students to live on the BYU campus, get training from BYU professors, and even meet and speak directly to guest authors.

Though students don’t have to stay on campus, it can be an enriching experience to live like a BYU student for a week.

Parents may feel hesitant about their child living like a college student. BYU’s code of conduct makes the Young Authors Academy program one that parents can trust to promote a wholesome and age-appropriate environment.

Lewis and Clark Fir Acres Writing Workshop (Portland, OR)

Lewis and Clarks’ Fir Acres Writing Workshop takes this spirit of adventure into the realm of writing and guides high school students through a two-week community writing experience.

Students will strengthen their reading and writing skills with the help of expert faculty while communing with the beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

In addition to living on the beautiful campus, students will get a chance to wander the creative downtown of Portland.

As students walk the city streets, they will be walking in the footsteps of authors who made Portland home like Ursula Le Guin, Beverly Cleary, and Chuck Palahniuk.

Lastly, a visit to Portland would be incomplete without a trip to one of the famous Portland spots – Powell’s Bookstore!

With trips to the city, writing workshops, and wandering the campus, students will have a summer adventure they will think about for years to come at the Fir Acres Writing Workshop.

LMU’s Pre-College Beginning Screenwriting (Los Angeles, CA)

Loyola Marymount University is known for being one of the top film schools in the US, which is little surprise with it being located in the heart of the entertainment capital.

Students attending LMU will be in good company with alumni like X-Files co-writer James Wong and James Bond franchise producer Barbara Broccoli.

With this film school backdrop, LMU offers a unique opportunity to young writers who have a passion for the movies – Beginning Screenwriting.

Students will spend two weeks working closely with faculty screenwriters who have written award-winning movies and tv series.

By the end of the workshop, students will have developed their storytelling skills, learned to write in a collaborative environment, and have produced a short screenplay of their own making.

In addition to learning how to write screenplays, students will also have the opportunity to explore the behind-the-scenes process of filmmaking by visiting a local tv or film studio. At LMU, students learn to become writers who can create the magic of movies and tv.

Iowa Young Writers’ Studio (Iowa City, IA)

The University of Iowa knows a thing or two about excellence, particularly in writing. Out of this excellent writing program is the Young Writers’ Studio.

High school students will attend the studio for two weeks, focusing on a core writing genre. Through the two weeks, students will be able to work collaboratively with their peers, listen to published authors discuss the craft, and explore areas of writing they haven’t before.

Iowa has drawn writers since the university’s Writers’ Workshop was established in the 1930s and has a long and successful history of training aspiring authors.

As a result, Iowa City is known for being the place to be if you are a writer. High school students who want to join the writer’s life will be following a long tradition of writing excellence by joining Iowa’s Young Writers’ Studio .

Wharton Center’s Young Playwrights Festival (East Lansing, MI)

Though this opportunity is limited to Michigan students, it deserves recognition on the list because of the fantastic opportunity it provides aspiring playwrights.

The Young Playwrights Festival is hosted by the Wharton Center, which hosts a wide range of live entertainment from plays to concerts.

The Wharton Center and the MSU theater department work together to hold the annual Young Playwrights Festival, a unique competition connecting students with mentors.

This event calls on young playwrights to submit their best script with the expectation that if they win, they will be able to work with MSU playwrights to polish and further develop their script.

But this opportunity isn’t just about improving a student’s writing – it also results in the student being able to see their work come to life. The festival’s winner will have their polished play performed by the MSU theater department on the Wharton Center stage!

Georgetown’s Creative Writing Academy (Washington, DC)

Georgetown in D.C has a rich pre-college program for high school students looking to prepare themselves for higher education and a career. The university offers students the option to choose from over 20 possible “academies” to attend over 1-3 week periods of time during the summer.

For writers, the 1-week Creative Writing Academy offers high schoolers the chance to not only polish their skills, but also to learn what it takes to be a professional writer.

Students will get the chance to work with advisors to find publishing areas for their writing, gain advice on what higher education programs to pursue, and discover how to find funding for writing projects.

By the end of the program, students will even get the opportunity to publish their work. Georgetown’s literary magazine, Three Stars, features student work annually. A credential like this will look great on a student’s growing portfolio and resume.

UF’s Summer Media Institute (Gainsville, FL)

Ranked number 5 for being a “Top Public School” in the US by US News and Word Report, and known for being one of the most extensive journalism and communications programs in the US, the University of Florida has a special opportunity to offer students who want to pursue writing in media.

The Summer Media Institute is a 6-day workshop that draws students from all over. This program is different from the others on this list because it doesn’t require an application process.

Instead, the program is based on a first-come, first-serve registration process that closes once the student limit is reached.

Students attending the Summer Media Institute will learn the many different elements of storytelling in the real world. From getting to experience a newsroom to learning to build a story out of data, at UF students will learn that the writing process goes far beyond just writing words on a page.

Sewanee Young Writers’ Conference (Sewanee, TN)

The University of The South, as Sewanee is called, is one of the more picturesque locations on the list.

Located on 13,000 acres that the university calls the Domain, students who live at and attend the university have the beauty of Tennessee right outside their door.

This is an integral part of student life, as high schoolers will discover when they come to participate in the Sewanee’s Young Writers’ Conference.

In addition to writing, reading, discussing, and meeting guest authors, part of the experience is also getting to experience the beauty of the Domain.

Students who are taking a break from coursework can be found hiking the surrounding trails or going for a swim in nearby Fiery Gizzard.

One unique feature of this program is a reading list students will need to finish before coming.

A good writer is a reader, so students who are accepted will get to read the books of that summer’s guest authors.

This reading will come in handy later when students hear the guest author discuss their work and offer advice for students in their own writing process.

Being a writer means finding a workspace that inspires and reduces distractions. Students will discover that Sewanee offers both.

Princeton Summer Journalism Program (Princeton, NJ)

Princeton’s reputation reaches far and wide, making its Journalism Program the envy of Summer Programs.

It is no wonder that students are shocked to find out that the program is free. Even better, the program is free for those who wouldn’t traditionally be able to afford a summer program, let alone an ivy league program.

Princeton offers students from under-resourced backgrounds a full-ride opportunity to attend their 10-day Summer Journalism Program . Students whose families meet the income requirements and who are in good academic standing at their high school are eligible to go through the application process.

The program’s goal to create more opportunities in newsrooms for those who wouldn’t usually be able to afford the training includes helping students understand the college application process.

After a student leaves the program, they will be assigned a Princeton counselor that will assist them through all parts of the college application process no matter where they choose to attend.

This opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime kind of situation. Students who meet the criteria will thank themselves for investing the time and effort to attend this life-changing program.

Susquehanna’s Writers’ Workshop (Selinsgrove, PA)

Susquehanna University is known for its commitment to being a green campus, an affordable private university, and producing students who excel. In the last nine years alone, the school has had 12 Fulbright winners and, more recently, has been awarded the STARS Silver accolade for its environmental efforts.

The university is also known for its Writers’ Workshop . Students who attend the week-long workshop will work with talented faculty like Hasanthika Sirisena , who has won the Juniper Literary Prize for her fiction. Students will also be able to work with Monica Prince , whose “choreopoems” are studied around the US.

The Writers’ Workshop allows students to immerse themselves in their writing craft to produce works they can take with them.

But before they leave with their work, students will get the chance to showcase their hard work in two different ways. Students will be able to perform their pieces for their friends and family at the end of the workshop and then publish their compositions in the SWW Anthology .

Talented faculty, an environmentally friendly campus, and talented peers – these are the makings of a great summer writing program experience.

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Creative Writing Summer Program for High School Students

Why Take Creative Writing

Develop and amplify your writing voice in our immersive program. Guided by an outstanding faculty of published writers, you will experiment with multiple genres, deepen your understanding of the craft, and cultivate the confidence to share your work with the world.

What You'll Learn

During your session, you’ll focus intensively on two genres of creative writing. Genre workshops include:

Playwriting

In addition to exploring the fundamentals of your chosen genres, you'll discuss a wide range of published works, and craft your own pieces via in-class exercises and roundtable workshops with a class of dedicated peers. You’ll also experience the natural beauty of Northern Michigan via our Environmental Explorations class, attend readings by award-winning faculty and visiting authors, and learn to craft your work for publication and performance. Each session culminates in a camp anthology and student reading.

Workshop Placement

Students benefit from exposure to a broad range of literary forms. By studying forms outside of your primary genre, you’ll gain new insight into the styles you love most.

After enrolling, students rank the four genres in order of preference. We’ll do our best to accommodate the top two choices, however, space is limited. We encourage students to submit preferences as soon as possible!

Portfolio Requirements

Program Specialties

Fiction Workshop

Learn the fundamentals of narrative craft in addition to cutting-edge experimental techniques being used by contemporary fiction writers. Focus on the fundamental elements of writing short stories. You will explore story structure, point of view, characterization, plot development, setting, dialogue, and revision strategies.

Nonfiction Workshop

Survey a variety of subgenres in the the nonfiction mode, particularly lyric and hybrid essays. Studies in structure, point of view, characterization, temporality, setting, revision strategies, and the subversion of genre conventions and received voices will give students the flexibility to adapt to a wide range of nonfiction genres.

Poetry Workshop

Explore the fundamentals and contemporary techniques of poetic craft in the lyric, narrative, and dramatic modes, with particular attention given to imagery, voice, musicality, lineation, and forms—both received and invented.

Playwriting Workshop

Focus on character creation and dramatic structure. You will write scenes exploring conflict, action, dialogue, motivation, and stage directions while workshopping a scene in class.

"For me, writing feels like a release."

Learn more about Nailah's experience as a Creative Writing high school student at Arts Camp.

Meet the Faculty

Our creative writing instructors are committed educators and accomplished artists with extensive experience in their disciplines. As mentors, they are dedicated to helping you develop your own unique voice.

Please note the gallery may showcase previous instructors.

All faculty

Megan Baxter

Instructor of Creative Writing

Instructor of Fiction

Karyna McGlynn, Ph.D.

Director of Creative Writing

Program Highlights

Reading Showcase

The students will participate in a reading showcase in The Writing House Great Room at the end of the program.

Students contribute work to a print anthology that they can take home at the end of their session to remind them of a productive and inspiring summer.

The Writing House

During the three-week sessions, your artistic home will be the The Writing House. This comfortable space provides quiet work areas, ample seating for group projects, and a literary publications room with computer and printing stations. Take a 360-degree virtual tour .

Additional Opportunities

We have additional camp program opportunities for young writers, including our one-week Comics & Graphic Narratives , Performance Writing & Spoken Word , Novel Writing , and Screenwriting intensives.

Interlochen is also home to the Arts Academy boarding high school, which offers a Creative Writing major, as well as a post-graduate year.

Guest Artists

Creative Writing student working during Interlochen Arts Camp

This experience at Interlochen has been truly inspiring. I have seen and met so many people who have inspired me to continue with my own writing and explore other creative outlets like drawing and painting. The arts program at my own school is underfunded, so coming here has helped me really immerse myself in the arts.

Alexandra, Creative Writing

Meet Megan Baxter, Author of "The Coolest Monsters"

You could say Megan Baxter (IAC 02, IAA 02-04) has gone through every Interlochen experience as a camper, Academy student, and instructor. The biggest lesson she learned here, though, is that the craft of writing goes beyond words on a page: "Art is a practice that includes more than just the creation—it’s the life you live, the experiences you have, the people you talk to, the books you love."

Learn More about Megan

Megan Baxter teaches a session at Arts Camp 2019.

Summer Workshop for Young Writers at the Kelly Writers House

For rising high school juniors and seniors, july 9-19, 2023.

The 2023 Summer Workshop application will open on February 3. Applications will be due by March 3.

Here is a video of the 2022 Summer Workshop end-of-session reading!

For over 20 years, we at the Kelly Writers House have believed in the power of the creative community. We are thrilled to bring a small group of high school writers to Penn’s campus for ten days this summer to learn from our faculty, our staff, and perhaps most importantly, from one another.

The goal of this workshop is to provide creative high school students, especially those who have not had similar opportunities, with the chance to dedicate full days to the practice of writing. Students will develop their own work and will read and critique their peers’ writing in a setting similar to an undergraduate writing workshop. There will also be time to explore Penn and Philadelphia with fellow workshop students and program staff.

Here is an article about the inaugural 2017 Summer Workshop.

Here is a reflection on the 2020 Summer Workshop for Young Writers, held remotely.

The Workshop

Students will spend each morning in a personal essay writing workshop led by Penn creative writing instructor Jamie-Lee Josselyn , who also serves as the Director of the Summer Workshop. Over the course of the workshop, students will read and critique one another’s writing as part of the revision process.

Each day after lunch, craft sessions will be presented by guest lecturers in genres that may include poetry, fiction, screenwriting, experimental writing, comics writing, and more. Participants will also have the chance to get their hands inky at our Robinson Press , learn the basics of digital recording in our Wexler Studio , and take part in a creative collaboration with Penn’s Institute of Contemporary Art .

Our goal is for Summer Workshop participants to become confident and engaging writers by bearing witness to their own stories while being exposed to a range of literary forms and styles. We also hope that participants will benefit from collaborating with their peers, all in a friendly and intimate setting.

Here is a sample schedule for a day at the Summer Workshop:

Sessions will take place via Zoom. Short breaks will be provided during each 3-hour session and students are welcome to eat meals/snacks during sessions as needed!--->

Penn & Philadelphia

In the evenings and for one full day during the Summer Workshop, participants will have the opportunity to explore the campus of the University of Pennsylvania and will visit some of Philadelphia’s cultural and historic landmarks. And yes, we’ll get cheesesteaks.

Program Fee & Financial Assistance

The program fee for the 2023 Summer Workshop at KWH is $2,750. Because we are committed to socioeconomic diversity and access, financial assistance is available to a limited number of participants, thanks to the generosity of longtime friend of the Kelly Writers House, Maury Povich (C’62). We will also be able to cover the cost of travel for some participants.

To apply for financial aid, please complete the optional financial aid statement described in the online application .

Admission to the Summer Workshop is not contingent upon a student’s ability to pay tuition.

The application for the 2023 Summer Workshop is due March 3 by 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time.

Our application consists of:

PLEASE NOTE: The second page of the online application, "Educational Information" is not required by this program since applicants are not expected to have already earned a degree. You may simply select, "I prefer not to disclose my educational information" here.

If you have questions or concerns, please email [email protected] . We also encourage you to review our Frequently Asked Questions page for additional information.

Interview with Director Jamie-Lee Josselyn.

Thoughts from the staff of the Summer Workshop.

Reflections from Summer Workshop alumni.

Relevant Links

A Daily Pennsylvanian article about the inaugural workshop.

A reflection on the summer 2020 virtual workshop.

A blog post by a program alumnus.

Yale Young Writers' Workshop

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About the yale young writers' workshop , virtual high school program: july 9 - 14, 2023.

Yale is excited to offer a one-week online summer writing workshop for 16 - 18 year old rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. We’re seeking bookish wordsmiths interested in adding to their writerly toolbox, writers who will generate and share their work in an intimate, non-competitive, online community.

Writers chose from one of three genres: fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. We have capped the workshops at 12 writers per genre to ensure all voice are heard. Participants attend talks on the craft of writing, genre workshops, open mics, faculty and visiting author readings, student readings, and learn about careers in writing.

Each day starts with a craft talk from a visiting writer followed by small group workshop for three hours in the afternoon. The craft talks expose writers to genres outside of their own. The workshop is a safe creative space to experiment, play, and develop narrative tools, and new work over the course of the week. Students will generate new material and then read it back to the group for feedback with an eye for revision.

Participants will read one assigned book from a visiting writer prior to the start of the workshop. This will create a shared literature to study during the week and allow students to investigate writing strategies from published work, and then have the opportunity to ask said writer about their creative process.

Our faculty are gifted teachers and published writers. They will meet writers where they are but also prepare them with skills to write their next story, essay, graphic story, or poem. With few exceptions, our faculty will be the closest readers you’ve ever had. They will challenge you to produce their best work. And they’ll harness the creative power unique to the writing workshop.

Before You Begin the Program:

Guest Authors and Required Reading:

Poetry Guest Author - Nicole Beer Assigned Reading Real Phonies and Genuine Fakes

Fiction Guest Author (For Jotham Burrello and Jennifer Maritza McCauley's workshops) - Toya Wolfe Assigned Reading Last Summer on State Street

Fiction Guest Author (For Anne Thalheimer's workshop) - Josh Neufeld Assigned Reading AD New Orleans After the Deluge

Non-Fiction Guest Author - Megan Stielstra Assigned Reading Once We Were Cool

Eligibility:

Applicants must be between 16 - 18 years old and a rising high school sophomore, junior, or senior.

Admission Process:

Refund Policy:

We will refund 75% for cancellation requests received by April 28, 2023, and 50% for cancelation requests received by May 5, 2023. We will be unable to honor refund requests received after May 5, 2023.

Courses & Programs

Creative Writing

This summer, immerse yourself in the craft of creative writing with fellow young authors in a pre-college environment. Learn from an industry expert as you transform your ideas and stories into compelling writing. Develop the techniques that are fundamental to all types of fiction writing—literary fiction, dystopian fantasies, fairy tales, and mysteries—and refine your skills in story structure, character development, description, and dialogue. Students will also experience lectures, interact with noted authors, and receive information on how to turn your passion into a career. Gain exposure to workshopping your writing with constructive feedback, ultimately walking away with a variety of short creative pieces ranging from poems, stories, and scenes, to collage texts and flash fiction.

You'll Walk Away With

Available Sessions

Information Table

Students from around the world attend NYU summer programs, but only a college prep program like High School Academy provides the opportunity to explore both traditional and emerging career paths.

Projects and short assignments provide take-aways that prepare you for college classroom work, while demonstrating your newly acquired skills.

Career Edge Schedule

Start Date : July 10, 2023 End Date : July 14, 2023

Start Date : July 17, 2023 End Date : July 21, 2023

Start Date : July 24, 2023 End Date : July 28, 2023

Start Date : July 31, 2023 End Date : August 4, 2023

Start Date : August 7, 2023 End Date : August 11, 2023

Session 6 (Commuter Only and Limited Online Courses)*

Start Date : August 14, 2023 End Date : August 18, 2023 * No Housing/Dining available this week

Application Now Open! Deadlines International Students Deadline: April 15, 2023 Residential U.S Students Deadline: May 15, 2023 Commuter U.S. Students Deadline: June 15, 2023 Online Courses Deadline: July 15, 2023

Application Requirements and Fees

To apply you must have successfully completed grades 9,10, or 11. You must submit the online application, a 250-500 word essay, and an official high school transcript. Essay Topic: Please describe why you would like to take your selected course(s). Please include any previous courses you've taken in this subject or previous experiences with this subject. Give more detail as to why you would like to take this course over the summer. Your response should be 250-500 words total. If selecting multiple courses, please contain all responses to a single essay.

Fees for Summer 2023

Application Fee: $25 (non-refundable) Tuition & Program Fees: $2,495 per course Housing & Dining Fees: $607 per week* * Housing & Dining Fees still being finalized Please note: No financial aid, scholarships, or discounts are available for Career Edge

For International Students

Resources and visa information for international students interested in studying abroad in NYC

Program Contact

212-998-7006 - [email protected]

Admitted Students

Resources for students who have been admitted to the program

Audacity, Agency, Authenticity.

Creative Writing Workshop

With few writing programs that cater exclusively to students in high school, Smith’s Creative Writing Workshop allows you to explore your writing in a creative and supportive environment. This program will foster your love of writing in a variety of mediums. All of our classes apply the design model to writing: Rather than trying to craft perfect texts, we teach an open, multidraft process that embraces the unpredictable that occurs when we stop trying to control our writing. So while you will learn how to edit your own and others’ work, our primary goal is for you to learn a powerful, flexible approach that eliminates writer’s block and gives you access to your full creativity.

Program at a Glance

July 9–22, 2023

Tuition: $4,630 Deposit: $925

Science fiction

Screenwriting

Program details, keep exploring, find your voice.

High school students from around the world gather together to hone their writing skills in a highly creative, but nonjudgmental, environment. There is something empowering about hearing your own lines being read in a supportive way that gives you a chance to let your full voice out. The equation is simple: you, your talent and what you want to write about. The sum total: Magic!

2023 creative writing workshop tuition.

Tuition: $4,630 | Deposit: $925

Deposit due within two weeks of acceptance.

To learn more, see the Apply to Summer Programs webpage .

Instructors are published writers who have been trained in this methodology and who provide a supportive, strengths-based classroom environment. In addition to individual feedback from your instructors, you will also become part of an international writing community, as the program accepts students from all over the world.

In the evenings, students can take part in activities such as open mic night and improv, or attend workshops on publishing, finding an agent and creating an author website.

At the end of the program, you will have the start of an online writing portfolio, an anthology with writing samples from all of the students and professional contacts in the literary world.

2023 Program Details

Morning sessions, afternoon sessions, flash fiction.

Maureen Jones

Course Description

Sometimes we don’t need all our words to tell a story. Sometimes it arrives like a bolt of lightning, or at least it feels that way to the reader. If you like the electricity and snap of saying more with less, flash fiction will give you a good workout. In this workshop we will explore how to hone in on the essence of character and plot and weed out what doesn’t need to be said. We will toy with the line between sudden fiction and prose poems, and let ourselves define the boundaries. We will dip into the history of this genre and its various forms, and in the process we will discover what surprises us and takes us someplace new.

Jennifer Jacobson

In this two-week session, we will write and revise our stories in a supportive community. The first week is designed to tap the muse and inspire new work through a series of writing exercises in-class and around Northampton. We will read short published work to deepen our understanding of scene, point of view, character, setting and dialogue. In week two, we will focus on revision. Through group discussions and an individual instructor conference, we will consider the strengths and weaknesses of the work we produce and identify revision strategies. Students will leave this course with lots of ways to generate new writing as well as tactics to move their work to the next level.

Realistic Unreality: A Science Fiction Workshop

James l. cambias.

We live in a science fiction world, where billionaires build rocket ships and a new virus threatens civilization. The dreams and nightmares of science fiction writers are mundane reality, and nobody dismisses the genre as “Buck Rogers stuff” any longer. Realistic Unreality is a workshop for aspiring writers of science fiction and fantasy. We will focus on how to make stories which are good as fantastic fiction and good as literature. During the first week, students create stories, helped and inspired by writing prompts and readings from some of the field’s masters. Brief lectures address the fundamentals of character, plot, world building and voice. In the second week, the class will jointly critique stories and get practical advice on submitting stories, publishing and the business of writing.

StoryLab: Experiments in Fiction

DJ Immergut

In this generative two-week course, we’ll explore and expand our powers as fiction writers. Using works of brilliance—not only literature but also music and visual art—as portals, we’ll produce a dozen new story ideas, and hone one draft for workshopping in the second week. We’ll try out first-person monologues, god-like omniscience and a range of narrative structures from flowing to fragmented. We’ll move closer to understanding what makes each of our voices singular and compelling. Visits to galleries, gardens and bookstores on campus and in town will help inspire our work and play. In our second week, we’ll share work in a supportive atmosphere and discuss ways to sustain our artistic practice long after summer ends.

Strange Realms

Alex terrell.

Weird worlds, peculiar places and eerie environments! That’s where we’ll find ourselves in this two-week workshop. We will explore what it means for something to be weird, mythical and magical. We will create and destroy worlds. We will become cruel gods and puppeteers pitting our characters against mythical creatures, disastrous events and maybe even apocalypses. This workshop is for writers who enjoy fiction with fantasy elements, so bring your heroines, your monsters, your ghouls, your ghostbusters, your stranger things and creatures that may live in the Upside-Down. The first week, we will engage in imaginative writing prompts, worldbuilding exercises and generate new material as we work to create a shared knowledge of common craft elements such as writing compelling characters, choosing the right setting and story structure. The second week, we will workshop each other’s stories, provide constructive feedback and apply the tools we learned in week one to help strengthen each other’s work. You’ll leave the workshop feeling energized to tell the stories you’ve always wanted to tell!

The Writer’s Eye

Carin clevidence.

What makes writing come alive on the page? How do the authors we love immerse us in scenes so vivid we feel as if we’re experiencing them ourselves? In this two-week session, we’ll explore all the elements of crafting fiction with a special focus on learning how to make imagined moments real. Using short examples of evocative prose and field trips to local attractions like the Smith Art Museum and the Botanical Garden, we will hone our writer’s eye and our attention to detail. We’ll generate pages of lively prose through in-class writing prompts and small group writing exercises. The second week will be devoted to supportive and constructive workshop discussions. An eye for arresting detail strengthens any writer’s work, so although this course is designed primarily for writers of fiction, it should be useful for those interested in poetry, nonfiction, and graphic novels as well.

Writing Fantasy: A Workshop in Writing Reality-Bending Fiction

Morgan sheehan-bubla.

Do you write (or aspire to write) fiction unencumbered by what’s “realistic”? Are you inspired by fairytales, mythology, fantasy, science fiction, ghost stories or dreams? Do your characters sometimes have magical abilities? This workshop is for writers interested in exploring modes of storytelling other than realism while simultaneously learning how to strengthen all of the traditional elements of fiction. The first week, we’ll generate new work in response to a number of imaginative prompts and writing exercises. We’ll also look at short, masterful excerpts from authors who challenge realism, with special attention to the types of fabulist distortions used and the real-world truths they get at. We’ll turn an eye to questions of craft: What makes a compelling plot? How do we create characters so alive we can feel them breathing? How do we build tension from the first lines? The second week, you’ll receive feedback from the group on one story, and we’ll focus on revision and next steps in your writing journey. You’ll leave with lots of new work as well as tools and techniques that will help you continue to write and explore reality-bending stories on your own.

Jonathan Ruseski

What does poetry look like in the year 2023? Why do we write it? Who are we writing for? What is it ‘about’? This workshop will approach these questions by exploring Emily Dickinson’s idea of the ‘Flood Subject,’ that one idea you always return to, as a means for developing a coherent body of poetic work. We will discover and explore our own Flood Subjects as a way to engage with important questions about identity, citizenship, history, origin, family, gender, sexuality, the body, love, loss, grief, joy and all the other conditions that affect our relationship to the larger world around us. We will experiment with imagery, narrative and editing techniques; and collaboratively support each to arrive at our own understanding of craft, voice and form. We will work together to take a deeper look at the complexity of poetry, not as a puzzle to be solved, but as an exciting venue to expand our capacity for language and ideas.

Making Poems

Chris Ayala

In our workshop, we’ll approach writing as a playful endeavor, exploring epistolary poetry (poems as letters), ecopoetry (poems as activism for the environment), ekphrastic poetry (poetic responses to visual art), some fun new poetic forms, writing inside and outside in inspiring places, and writing in collaboration with each other. We’ll cultivate our imaginations while experimenting with our own writing and responding to the work of others. In the poems we create in workshop, and in the poems that we read and listen to together, we’ll investigate and appreciate originality, heart, music, the use of beautiful, interesting language, and the ways in which poems can represent us and take a stand for the things we hold dear and the things we want to change.

Playwriting

Phil o’donoghue.

In playwriting, students will have the opportunity to write and develop their own, original scripts. Starting with writing prompts, students will learn how playwrights nurture their own ideas into fully realized theatrical experiences. Students will have the opportunity to see and read scenes from famous plays, and then take their own ideas and out them into action. We will constantly stress that theatre is to be seen, and thus, students will integrate all facets of theatre—acting, lighting, set design, and costume design- into their scripts. All scripts will be read, discussed, reworked and performed. The goal is to have our students not only develop an appreciation of dialogue, but also to leave the workshop with a script they further develop and perform.

Instructors

Mike Haas; Afreen Seher Gandhi

Consider a strange form of writing ... where the words on the page are but the first step to an end product that is not based in words at all! The screenwriter uses words to illicit images, thus guiding readers to “make a mind movie” (and hopefully an actual movie in the future). In this course, we will study the three-act structure of film as a medium, then use our understanding of that structure to craft screenplays of our own. We will explore the use of tone, character voice, dialogue and action as vehicles to drive our scripts. By the end of the class, each student will have created a concept, written an outline for a full feature and penned three sequences from that film (one from each act).

Kim DeShields; Jess Miller

Stand-up comedy has the power to heal and renew, validate shared experiences, counterbalance bigotry and reach people who would otherwise be unwilling to listen. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to be a stand-up comedian. We’ll analyze the works of established comedians and discuss the impact of certain types of jokes. We’ll explore how to identify potential material, how to turn life experiences into jokes and make simple observations funny. You’ll learn ease, flow and stage presence through improvisational games and develop your own personal comedy style or persona. We’ll also discuss how to control hecklers and other distractions during a performance. By the end of the workshop, each student will have a stand-up set that they can perform for the class.

Writing about Food

We all have stories we want to tell, about our lives, our families, things we have seen and things that happen in the world around us. How can we tell those stories compellingly? Creative nonfiction helps us tell “true” stories in ways that resonate with an audience, giving them an ‘in’ into our lives and our worldview. When writing these stories—in personal essays, memoirs, blog posts—we can borrow techniques from creative writing to connect with our readers and create diverse, creative, relatable work.

In this class we’ll explore the elements of creative nonfiction using food as our topic and inspiration. Food is a powerful force in our lives: it is a site of guilt, desire, joy, memory, self-denial, and even fear. This means it can be used as a potent tool in writing memoir, portrait and description. In the first week of this class we’ll examine short works of creative nonfiction that use food as a key element, and you will be given in-class exercises and prompts based on those works that will help you generate ideas and write your own pieces about food and its meaning in our lives. During the second week we will use a variety of workshop methods to help you expand, revise and polish one of the pieces from the first week. Take this class if you’d like to write about that time you snorted milk through your nose in the elementary school cafeteria.

Christopher Ayala

Summer Precollege Programs Creative Writing Instructor

Kim DeShields

Assistant Director of the Jacobson Center; Writing Enriched Curriculum Specialist

Debra Jo Immergut

Maureen Buchanan Jones

Jess Miller

Writing Instructor & Technology Specialist; Lecturer in English Language & Literature

Afreen Seher Gandhi

J. Courtney Sullivan ’03 Advises Young Authors

Best-selling author J. Courtney Sullivan ’03 dropped by to give some writing and publishing tips to students in the Young Women’s Writing Workshop.

The Poetry Center

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College Archives

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CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP

New to creative writing, or haven’t tried it yet? Experience the collaborative environment of a writing workshop. Get constructive feedback from peers, while also working one-on-one with instructors to hone your writing skills. Learn four different literary forms and analyze the literary techniques of accomplished authors in these forms. Through your own study and input from fellow workshop participants, you will learn to “read as a writer” and “write for a reader.” Above all else, this “Creative Writing Workshop” course will encourage you to experiment in order to define and refine your own voice.

PROGRAM DATES June 18 – July 15, 2023

PREREQUISITES None

COURSE OVERVIEW

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BU students studying on the Charles River Bike Path

AIM: Creative Writing

If you’re a rising junior or senior, we invite you to apply to our intensive three-week writing program. Academic Immersion: Creative Writing is offered in partnership with BU’s MFA Program in Creative Writing , one of the oldest and most prestigious programs in the nation.

Here, you will hone your craft by focusing on a single genre each week: fiction, poetry, and screenplays. You will develop formal techniques in each genre during morning seminars led by BU instructors who are also seasoned writers.

Your afternoons will be filled with writing workshops, free-write sessions on campus and around Boston, visits from guest speakers, and pilgrimages to important cultural institutions throughout the city to see where other writers found inspiration.

The program concludes with a “writers showcase,” where you will share one of your own pieces with peers and other members of the BU community.

During the program, you will:

There are plenty of social activities to make sure everyone becomes familiar with the BU campus, Boston – and each other! You can plan your own free time or participate in weekend group activities, or even mix it up and join students in our other programs for a variety of scheduled events.

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Utilizing a workshop model that has served students of writing for nearly a century, the Creative Writing major is designed to cultivate the creative powers of young writers. Close reading of student and published work is at the heart of the program, guiding students along the process of drafting and revising poetry and prose. In the individual workshop, close attention is turned to student writing, which is thoroughly reviewed and discussed by both peers and faculty. Additionally, all students experiment and explore many different genres of creative writing. One-on-one tutorials further guide writing majors through their individual pursuits to discover and hone their unique skills and voices as writers.

The Creative Writing curriculum teaches the craft of writing, introduces the discipline of close reading and practical criticism, and prepares students for college and the many paths a professional writing life may take. In addition to the study of literature and literary history, writing majors explore all literary genres through a variety of practical courses, which include poetry, prose (fiction and nonfiction), publishing, and dramatic writing. While the Poetry & Fiction Workshop allows students to engage with each other’s writing, Literature for the Writer highlights a wide range of published writing, representative of the diverse and exciting body of literature in English and in translation, both classic and contemporary.

All students have the opportunity to collaborate with other IAA departments to see their work adapted for the stage or the screen. Through our literary journal and a series of public readings, writing majors can share their work with other writers and readers. Our regular faculty and frequent distinguished guest teachers and masterclasses encourage and challenge writing majors to take the risks that lead to authentic creativity.

Guest Teachers of Masterclasses have included

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Claudia Rankine , National Book Critics Circle Award, Los Angeles Times Book Award, and NAACP Image Award winner for Citizen: An American Lyric ; author of Don’t Let Me Be Lonely ; professor of Creative Writing at Yale University, Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets

Janet Fitch , author of White Oleander, Paint it Black , and Revolution of Marina M .

Jane Wong , author of Overpour , published in Best American Poetry series, professor at Western Washington University

Allison Benis White , author of Self-Portrait with Crayon, Please Bury Me in This, Small Porcelain Head, professor of Creative Writing at UC Riverside

Natashia Deon , author of Grace , practicing attorney, law professor, UCLA Creative Writing professor

William Lucas Walker is an Emmy Award-winning writer and producer whose television credits include Frasier, Will & Grace and Roseanne . He co-created the critically-acclaimed one-hour Showtime comedy series The Chris Isaak Show . He regularly blogs for The Huffington Post in his column Spilled Milk, the first recurring humor column by a gay parent to appear in a major U.S. publication.

Ruth McKee is a founding member of the Ovation-Award winning theatre company Chalk Rep, and serves as the Literary Manager for the Black Dahlia Theatre. She is a member of the Los Angeles Playwrights Union, and teaches playwriting and screenwriting at Cypress College and the California Summer School of the Arts.

Richard Bausch , novelist and short story writer: Rebel Powers (Random House 1997), Violence (Random House 1997), Good Evening Mr. & Mrs. America And All The Ships At Sea (Harper Perennial 1997), In The Night Season (Harper Perennial 1999), Hello To The Cannibals (Harper Perennial 2003), Thanksgiving Night (Harper 2006), and Peace (Vintage 2009); and the story collections Spirits (Penguin 1988), The Fireman’s Wife (W.W. Norton & Co. 1991), Rare & Endangered Species (Houghton Mifflin 1994), Someone To Watch Over Me (Harper Perennial 2000), The Stories of Richard Bausch (Harper Perennial 2004), Wives & Lovers (Harper Perennial 2004), Something Is Out There (Knopf 2010). His novel, The Last Good Time (Vintage 1995) was made into a feature-length motion picture, directed by Bob Balaban, starring Armin Meuhler-Stahl, Maureen Stapleton, and Lionel Stander, released in April 1995, and Peace was awarded the 2010 Dayton International Literary Peace Prize. Editor of The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction . Professor at Chapman University.

Curtis Perdue , poet and editor: You Will Island (H_NGM_N 2012). Poems have appeared in Bateau, Horse Less Review, LEVELER, Vinyl Poetry, Willow Springs , and elsewhere. Founder and editor of Inter|rupture ( www.interrupture.com )

Nate Pritts, poet and editor: Sensational Spectacular (BlazeVOX 2007), Honorary Astronaut (Ghost Road Press 2008), The Wonderfull Yeare: a shepherd’s calendar (Cooper Dillon Books 2010), Big Bright Sun (BlazeVOX 2010), Sweet Nothing ( Lowbrow Press 2011). Founder and editor of H_NGM_N and H_NGM_N BKS .

Hilary Plum, novelist, short story writer, essayist, editor: They Dragged Them Through the Streets (FC2, 2013). Co-director of Clockroot Books , consulting editor with the Kenyon Review .

Laura Wetherington, poet and editor: A Map Predetermined and Chance (Fence Books 2011). Poems appear in Sonora Review, BathHouse Hypermedia Journal, Fence, Levure Littéraire, Otoliths , Verse , Eleven Eleven , Bombay Gin , Oxford Magazine , and Just Magazine . Co-founder and editor for textsound.org .

Joshua Marie Wilkinson , poet, editor, filmmaker: Lug Your Careless Body out of the Careful Dusk (University of Iowa Press 2006), The Book of Whispering in the Projection Booth (Tupelo Press 2009), Selenography (Sidebrow Books 2010), Figures For a Darkroom Voice (Tarpaulin Press 2007), Suspension of a Secret in Abandoned Rooms (Pinball Publishing, 2005). Tour documentary about the band Califone: Made a Machine by Describing the Landscape (IndiePix Films 2011). Founder: Rabbit Light Movies, Letter Machine Editions. Editor: 12X12: 21st Century Poetry and Poetics (with Christina Mengert), Poets on Teaching , (both University of Iowa Press). Editor: The Volta . Assistant professor, University of Arizona.

Kazim Ali , poet, novelist, essayist: Orange Alert (University of Michigan Press 2010) The Far Mosque (Alice James Books 2005), The Fortieth Day (BOA Editions 2008), The Disappearance of Seth (Etruscan Press 2009), Bright Felon: Autobiography and Cities (Wesleyan 2009), Quinn’s Passage (BlazeVox Books 2005). Co-founder: Nightboat Books. Recipient of Individual Excellence Award from the Ohio Arts Council. Poetry featured in Best American Poetry . Columnist for the American Poetry Review. C ontributing editor for the Association of Writers and Writing Programs’ Writer’s Chronicle . Professor at Oberlin College.

Zach Savich , poet: Full Catastrophe Living (University of Iowa Press 2009, winner of the 2008 Iowa Poetry Prize and recipient of a New American Poet honor from the Poetry Society of America), Annulments (University Press of Colorado 2010, winner of the 2010 Colorado Prize for Poetry). A chapbook, The Man Who Lost His Head, will be published by Omnidawn . Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

David Shook , poet, translator, reviewer, editor: co-founder and managing editor of Molossus: an online broadside of world literature . Poetry, translations, and criticism have appeared in Oxford Magazine, Poetry, PN Review, World Literature Today, and many other publications. A chapbook of his translations of Isthmus Zapotec poet Víctor Terán is available from the Poetry Translation Centre. Idyllwild Arts alum.

Chase Twichell , poet, publisher: Horses Where the Answers Should Have Been (Copper Canyon Press, 2010 ), The Snow Watcher (Ontario Review Press, 1998 ), The Ghost of Eden (Ontario Review Press, 1995) , Perdido (Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1991) , Northern Spy: Poems (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981) , Dog Language (Copper Canyon Press, 2005) ,The Odds ( University of Pittsburgh Press, 1986). Editor: The Practice of Poetry: Writing Exercises From Poets Who Teach (edited with Robin Behn: HarperPernnial, 1992) , founder of Ausable Press. Winner of the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, among others.

Lehua Taitano , fiction writer, poet: appalachiapacific (Merriam-Frontier award-winning chapbook, University of Montana), A Bell Made of Stones (forthcoming from TinFish Press). Featured in: The Fiction at Work Bi-Annual Report , USO’s on Freeways: Anthology of Pacific Island Writers in/from the U.S. , Micronesia Anthology: Indigenous Writers of Micronesia , and Transpacific Poetics .

Oliver Mayer , playwright: Author of over twenty plays, including his two newest plays, Fortune is a Woman and Members Only , the sequel to his groundbreaking play Blade to the Heat. Professor at USC.

Chard deNiord , poet: The Double Truth (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2010), Night Mowing (The University of Pittsburgh Press, 2005), Sharp Golden Thorn (Marsh Hawk Press, 2003), Asleep in the Fire (University of Alabama Press, 1990). Associate professor at Providence College.

Alba Cruz Hacker , poet, translator: No Honey For Wild Beasts (Plain View Press, 2008) . Served as Managing and Poetry Editor for The Pacific Review and as a Faculty Advisor for The Coachella Review and Planet Mexicali Magazine.

Daniel Rabuzzi , novelist: The Choir Boats (ChiZine, 2009), The Indigo Pheasant (ChiZine 2012). Executive at Year Up in New York City.

Kate Durbin is an artist, writer, and filmmaker from Los Angeles, California. Her books include Hoarders (Wave Books), E! Entertainment (Wonder), The Ravenous Audience (Akashic Books), and ABRA (1913 Press).

2022 Issue:

Parallax Literary Magazine has been published by the Creative Writing department of Idyllwild Arts Academy since 1997. Created, designed, and run by students, Parallax has always championed the high school writer by publishing the best of Idyllwild students’ creative writing and visual art.Parallax Online publishes the best work by high school students around the globe. Work is selected, edited and published by Idyllwild Arts Creative Writers.

2020 Issue:

Idyllwild Arts Academy Contest Guidelines

The Fiction & Poetry Contest Deadline Date is December 31, 2022

1st place winner – Boarding = $25,000 1st place winner – Day = $10,000 2nd place winner – Boarding = $15,000 2nd place winner – Day = $5,000

Once finalists are chosen, they will be asked to apply to Idyllwild Arts Academy; upon acceptance winner will receive their award as specified above. Additional need-based aid may be provided. All finalists will be considered for admission and need-based aid.

Winners will be chosen by Idyllwild Arts Academy faculty. If no works meet the judges’ criteria, Idyllwild Arts Academy reserves the right to select no winner and offer no scholarship.

Note: If you miss our contest deadline, we will have another contest in the future. Please sign up to be notified of future contests by sending an email with “Future Contests” in the subject line to [email protected]

Candidates must submit a portfolio that includes several representative writing samples. The portfolio must include some poetry and fiction, but may also include work from other genres such as nonfiction and dramatic writing. The submission should be 10-20 pages total . Applicants are evaluated on overall academic achievement as well as writing skills and experience. Due to the large amount of reading required, applicants should have a high level of reading comprehension.

For specific questions regarding the Creative Writing Admission Process, please contact: Dominique Trammell at 951.659.2171 x2347 or at [email protected] .

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If you are a teen whose academic “weapon” of choice is the pen, you may be targeting some of the most prestigious writing or journalism undergraduate programs in the country. While you may spend the school year pouring your heart and soul into class-based essays and your work on the school newspaper or literary magazine, the summer presents a vast expanse of time in which you can further hone your craft—one ideal place in which to do so is at a formalized summer program.

Our list of Best Summer Programs in Writing/Journalism is comprised of 31 terrific options that range in duration, cost, and eligibility criteria but all possess the shared attribute of quality. Each of the aforementioned data points are provided for each school along with the location of the program, whether they offer a residential experience, and when the application window opens and closes. We also include when applications become available, the deadlines, whether residential housing is offered, and the geographic location where the program takes place. When it comes time to fill out your college application, admissions committees will be impressed that you pursued a program that was aligned with your interest and passions, and you will likely receive a small bump in your odds of gaining acceptance.

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Top 15 Summer Writing Programs For High School Students In 2023

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Searching for the best summer writing programs for high school students?

Having to understand the fundamentals of writing is highly influenced by the widespread of technology. For high school students, there are great summer writing programs that can help improve their writing skill.

The high schools sponsor a good number of these programs as a way of checkmating how the students spend their summer holidays.

Read this article to see the top summer writing programs beneficial to high school students.

See the table of contents below to have an overview.

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A student’s ability to participate in a summer writing program gives such an edge over others besides honing their writing skill, you also have to connect with people who share the same goals just as you.

As dissemination of the composed word develops with the extension of the Internet, having a central comprehension of how to write to illuminate and convince has never been more significant.

School workforce guide the high school students through summer writing programs where they offer composting workshops, peer criticism, and proposal projects. These high school students can dive into classes like poetry, fiction, non-fiction, playwriting, songwriting, and technical writing.

Currently, most of these programs look out for intellectual high school students who can partake and make an impressive grade while applying to a college.

The best thing you can do aside from local job internships, and credit college courses is to avail yourself the time to actively partake in any of the top summers writing programs for high school students around you.

Interestingly, these programs are interactive, fun, and of course, keep your thinking ability actively running.

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There is a clear variety in the pricing for each summer writing program organized by several academic institutions.

A lot of factors too can be contributory to how much you pay for any of the programs that interest you. However, the price ranges from $2,576 to $8,596.

Apparently, summer comes up in June and ends sometime in September.

So, it is expedient that you immediately pay up for the summer writing programs to secure your slot before the deadline, May 17, 2023.

It is important to note that the fees will be due within two weeks of acceptance or you stand a chance to forfeit your space for the program.

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Top 15 Summer Writing Programs For High School Students

The list of these writing programs for high school students will offer them opportunities to harness their skills, especially the newbies who have got some flair for writing.

This summer writing program for high school students is one that introduces high school students to the several aspects of writing that they need to know.

Here, these students get the opportunity to see works belonging to other authors after which they participate in deep writing exercises.

These sessions are basically led by some faculty members of the prestigious institution; Alfred University.

Moreso, provisions are made for a plethora of recreational activities to make the program more fun for the participants. Usually, it runs for a period of five days towards the end of June, annually.

This is a one-week program specially designed for high school students who at one point or the other, explore writing in its fullness.

It is open to just 15 students so they can get all the attention they need from their tutors. If you like to do creative writing in a non-judgmental environment, then this summer program is for you.

Emerson’s summer writing program is intended toward grooming high school students to hone their writing skills across every genre possible.

These high school students are allowed to actively take part in writing classes and afterwards; present their works to the hosts of the program.

It runs for five weeks long and also provides on-campus accommodation for the participants. While these high school students have a way of building themselves, they are promised to have a fun-free time during the entirety of the program.

Each summer season, the young writers are given the opportunity to be part of the writing camp for them at Yale University, Stanford University, and UC Berkeley respectively.

This 14-day residential program is basically for 10th-12th graders inclusive of creative presentations, peer editing groups, and other creative activities to make it more enjoyable for the participants.

When high school student chooses to major in a particular kind of writing, they get devoted to it throughout the duration of the summer writing program.

However, they can have some time to attend afternoon seminars on unconventional branches organized by local authors and publishers.

High school students in regions like Sewanee and Tennessee have not been left out in summer writing programs that could benefit them.

This young writers conference comes up with workshops in poetry, fiction, playwriting, and creative non-fiction headed by writing professionals.

For the whole of two weeks, these high school students establish a relationship with one another to last them beyond the summer program.

This is just about one of the great summer writing programs you can find for high school students.

To participate, you have to intentionally go for the genre of writing that interests you more to focus on throughout the two weeks you’ll have a camping experience.

Interestingly, the teachers available in this program are renowned graduates of the most creative writing graduate programs.

One cannot be a full-blown writer without knowing how to publish his or her work.

By being a part of this creative summer writing program for high school students, you open yourself to lots of experience associated with the different writing genres.

This eight-day seminar takes you through writing techniques and how to publish your work. Also, the workshops and reading experience enables you as a high school student to fine-tune your writing skills to a more marketable professional skill.

High school students who love to write about anything that tickles their fancy should consider taking up this summer program by Boston College.

It is a three weeks summer program where newbies in writing explore their strengths through discussion forums where they also receive feedback.

At the program’s close, you will work with other high school students to present your works at a public reading.

You can go as far as paying the sum of $4,500 for your residential accommodation, and you could spend as little as $2,500 if you stay somewhere close to the venue of the summer writing program.

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Every year, Washington University hosts a creative writing summer program for high school students for two weeks.

In this program, the students can work on fiction, non-fiction, and poetry topics.

For this summer program, the high school students pay about $3,885, which covers the tuition cost, room, and board.

There’s nothing as experiential as having a foretaste of college life right on Campus and in one of the prestigious institutions in the world.

This writing summer program for high school students offers you an array of interesting topics to write on alongside other high school students from all around the globe.

Courses you will take include; poetry, fiction, expository writing, and creative writing.

You will pay the sum of $4,500 to be eligible for this summer writing program.

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High school women are the sole beneficiaries of this summer writing program.

It takes place in New York City where they explore college-level courses and expand their skills in Literature and Writing.

To lodge in the on-campus residence available, you will have to part with a token of $2,700 and $1,850 on transportation if the reverse is the case.

This summer writing program is called a pre-college experience because it leaves your hunger for a little taste of college life more satisfied than ever.

You can make choices from dramatic writing for screen and stage down to fiction and stretching a bit more to writing workshops.

The duration of this program usually lasts from 2-6 weeks and you can pay between $2,861-$7,825 depending on how long you want to take the program and your need for accommodation.

Offering over 140 courses to high school students, this eight-week program avails students the opportunity to learn from Stanford professors what creative writing entails.

The cost of the program ranges from $14,426 to $17,054 covering the entirety of the fees for the program.

If your intention is to study an Arts course in College, the best place to spend your summer holiday is at the Cooper Union where you meet other high school students to learn together.

You will learn more about creative writing alongside other activities to make it worthwhile.

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For high school students who already are doing well as writers, there is a summer writing program where students enhance their critical thinking skills and handle the correlation between the reader and writer effectively.

There is an assessment stage where you engage in free-writing exercises and also learn how to build a particular topic.

The duration of the program is 6 weeks and it is strictly a writing program.

These summer writing programs for high school students are organized by various colleges and it will be nice if you make the most out of it to hone your skill. Again, being a participant will further intimate the nitty-gritty involved in writing.

A creative kind of literature, creative writing requires you to utilize your own imagination, creativity, and tale to convey a certain idea, feeling, or storyline. It transcends the limitations imposed by conventional writing styles and is wholly based on our individual choices and experiences.

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Creative Writers Workshop provides an opportunity for you to develop writing skills in an intensive on-campus program that offers courses in fiction, prose, scriptwriting, comedy writing, the graphic novel, and performance poetry. During this four-week program, you’ll write, workshop, revise and compile a portfolio of your work. You’ll attend faculty readings, open mic nights, and a literary hangout where you’ll get together with other writers to discuss the progress of your work. At the completion of the program, you will have an opportunity to participate in a final reading to demonstrate the writing skills you have developed.

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Academic Talent Development Program (ATDP) 70 University Hall #1160, Berkeley CA 94720-1160 Phone (510) 642-8308 Fax (510) 642-0510 atdp.berkeley.edu

Elementary Division ATDP’s Elementary Division offers exciting three-week academic enrichment courses in mathematics, science, writing, computers, and more for students completing grades K-6.

Dates: July 10 - July 28 Location: Choose in-person at Washington Elementary School in Point Richmond OR online Times: Morning (8:30 am - noon) or afternoon (1 - 4:30 pm.) For an extra fee, ATDP students can also attend an on-site half-day sports camp sponsored by Rec Sports. Level: Grades K-6 Tuition and Program Fees: $710 - 760*

Application deadlines Early applications due: Wed., Mar. 1* Standard applications due: Wed., Mar. 29* Extended applications accepted on a rolling basis through June 1**

Secondary Division ATDP’s SD offers 6-week enrichment and accelerated academic courses in writing, fine arts, languages, math, computer science, social science, and natural science for students completing grades 7-11. Courses are equivalent to a half year or full year of high school curricula. Many courses are approved to count towards UC & CSU A-G college entrance requirements. Tailor-made programs are also offered for international groups.

Dates: June 20 - July 28 Level: Grades 7 - 11 Location: Choose in-person on the UC Berkeley campus OR online Times: Morning (8:30 am - noon) or afternoon (1 - 4:30 pm) Weekly schedule: 2 or 3 days a week (varied) Tuition and Program Fee: $710 - $1,190*

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EmbARC Summer Design Academy

Wurster Hall, College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley, CA 94720 Phone : (510) 643-1188 Fax: (510) 643-4752

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embARC is an immersive summer design program at UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design that brings together high school students from diverse backgrounds to explore architecture, urban design and sustainable city planning through integrated components: an Architecture + Urban Design Studio, a Sustainable City Planning Workshop, a Digital Design Workshop, an Environmental Design Conversation Series and a Materials Exploration Workshop.

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Ages: Students entering their junior or senior year of high school

Format: In-person

Dates: July 3 - July 28, 2023

To Apply To be considered for the program, you must submit the following by May 1st, 2023:

Completed embARC online application with essay $75 application fee High school transcripts that include all grades from 9th grade through the fall semester preceding your application Letter of recommendation from a high school guidance counselor, teacher, principal or community leader We will review applications on a rolling basis beginning in mid-February, and welcome early submissions. Only complete applications will be reviewed.

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Domestic: $4,885 International: $7,665

Scholarships are available for domestic students.

“Thank you all for creating such a dynamic summer program. The [embARC] staff was nothing short of fantastic. Each day they arrived fully vested with awesome energy. Each week they continued to mentor and find ways to listen, help and motivate our student...Fabulous program! We hope you continue to expand, help, motivate, and enrich the summers for future students."

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DISC (Design and Innovation for Sustainable Cities) Email: [email protected] Web: https://bit.ly/UCBerkeley_DISC2022

DISC is an immersive five-week summer program for undergraduates that explores an interdisciplinary and multi-scalar approach to design and analysis in the urban environment. Disc* participants engage in the discourses of urban innovation, and develop creative solutions to tackle the urgent challenges global cities face today. Disc* is open to eligible students from any college or university. No prior experience in design is necessary.

Ages: Current college students (must be 18 or older) Dates: July 3 - August 1, 2023

Format: In-person To Apply To be considered for the program, you must submit the following by May 23, 2023:

Completed DISC online application with essay $75 application fee Resume or Curriculum Vitae Current college transcripts We will review applications on a rolling basis beginning in mid-February. Applications are reviewed in the order in which they are received; early submissions are encouraged. Only complete applications will be reviewed.

Domestic: $4,885 International Students: $7,665

Summer [IN]STITUTE in Environmental Design Email: summer-ins[email protected] Web: https://bit.ly/UCBerkeleyCED_SummerInstitute_2023

The Summer [IN]STITUTE gives students the opportunity to test their enthusiasm for the material and culture of environmental design. The Institute consists of [IN]ARCH, [IN]LAND and [IN]CITY, three introductory programs in architecture, landscape architecture and sustainable city planning for post-baccalaureate students or senior-level undergraduates, as well as [IN]DESIGN, an an online eight-week architectural design studio program with a focus on architecture, landscape architecture and urbanism.

Students in the Summer Institute explore the methods and theories of the fields, experience the culture of design and planning studios, connect to top faculty and practitioners, and build a portfolio for graduate school application.

Ages: Participants must hold a Bachelors Degree

Dates: [IN]ARCH, [IN]LAND & [IN]CITY - July 3 - August 11, 2023

[IN]DESIGN - June 20, 2023 - August 11, 2023

Format: [IN]ARCH, [IN]LAND & [IN]CITY - In-person [IN]DESIGN - Virtual only

To Apply To be considered for the program, you must submit the following by May 15, 2023

Completed Summer [IN]STITUTE online application with essay $75 application fee Resume or Curriculum Vitae Copy of most recent undergraduate transcript

We will review applications on a rolling basis beginning in mid-February. Applications are reviewed in the order in which they are received; early submissions are encouraged. Only complete applications will be reviewed.

Summer Tuition and Fees

iD Tech Summer STEM Campus

Phone: (888) 709-8324 Email: [email protected] Register Online : https://www.idtech.com/locations/california-summer-camps/uc-berkeley (link is external)

Lawrence Hall of Science Camps

Summer Camps at The Lawrence

Calling all young scientists! Enriching hands-on camps are available for children entering first through sixth grade. Campers become budding engineers, biologists, and astronomers when they immerse themselves in our classrooms, exhibits, Planetarium, and other learning spaces. Each two-week camp session is jam-packed with fun projects and activities to inspire and engage. Register now to secure your spot.

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Berkeley Business Academy for Youth

Email: [email protected] www.haas.berkeley.edu/businessacademy

For more information, please visit the web site www.haas.berkelehy.edu/businessacademy (link is external) . Students are required to fill out an application, write an essay, provide teachers recommendation and two years of unofficial transcript.

Middle School Session: June 13 - June 24, 2023; 9 am - 3:30 pm Level: Rising 7th-9th graders Program Fee: see website Application deadline: March 1

High School Session:

Session 1: July 10 - July 22

Session 2: July 22 - Aug. 5; 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Level: Rising 10th-12th graders Residential Program Fee: see website Application deadline: March 17, 2023

BBAY Academy Year High School Online Sessions:

Fall 2023 - Spring 2023

Monday/Wednesday 3:30 - 4:30 pm PST

Tuesday/Thursday 3:30 - 4:30 pm PST

Saturdays 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PST

Level: Rising 10th-12th graders Residential Program Fee: see website Application deadline: TBD

Berkeley Pre-College Scholars: Summer Commuter Program

Virtual Advising: See our virtual advising options

Email: [email protected]

Website: Precollege.berkeley.edu (link is external)

The Berkeley Pre-College Scholars: Summer Program offers international and domestic high school students the opportunity to join a community of scholars and pursue your academic goals at the world’s No. 1 public institution. Our Summer 2023 courses will allow you to earn Berkeley college credit and learn with Berkeley students and visitors from around the world. Choose from lower-division courses in Humanities, Social Sciences, ESL, STEM, and much more! Virtual, residential, commuter, and non-credit tracks are available.

The 2023 application period will open on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 for the Residential and Non-credit Tracks.

The 2023 application period will open on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 for the Commuter & Virtual Tracks.

For information on eligibility, activities, costs, and more visit our Pre-College webpage https://precollege.berkeley.edu/

Summer Camps at University Village

1123 Jackson St., Albany, CA 94706 Phone: (510) 524-4926 Fax: (510) 527-9934 Email: [email protected] Website: villagerecreation.berkeley.edu

Bay'r Explorers | Basketball | Baseball | Berkeley Chess School | Circus | Lego Engineering | Pacific Soccer Training | Skateboard | SummerBears | Stop-Motion Animation!

& More!

Plus Mini Camps for ages 3-7

Space is limited and early registration is highly recommended!

Ages: Generally 3-15 years Dates: Summer 2022 Fees: Varies

Full Details & Registration At: villagerecreation.berkeley.edu/summer-camps

UC Botanical Garden Green Stuff Day Camp

200 Centennial Drive, Berkeley, CA 94720-5045 Phone: (510) 643-2755 Email: [email protected] (link sends e-mail) Website: http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/education/green-stuff (link is external)

Have your child spend a magical week at the UC Botanical Garden’s award-winning nature camp. Green Stuff camp is a fun hands-on science day camp for children entering Grades 1 to 4, with a special mixed ages “Sibling Week,” and “Alumni Week” for returning campers entering Grades 5 and 6. Examples of activities campers enjoy include:

Green Stuff is a wonderfully small camp, limited to 10 children per week with 2 counselors, where each child gets very personal attention. The two counselors are a team of one lead staff with a degree and experience in childhood education paired with a well-trained UC Berkeley undergraduate or graduate student in Plant Sciences, both of whom have experience and a love for sharing with young children the wonders of the natural world.

Ages: Sessions are grouped by Fall Grade Level Times: Grades 1-2 hours 9:00 am - 2:00 pm; Grades 3-4, and 5-6 hours 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Dates: Week long sessions, June 5 - Aug. 11, check for Grade Levels

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Writing awards, free summer STEM programs: Education news

Coe-brown students receive statewide recognition in the 2023 scholastic writing awards of new hampshire.

Coe-Brown Northwood Academy Scholastic Writing Award winners pose for a photo at a recent all-school assembly.

NORTHWOOD — Forty-six Coe-Brown Northwood Academy students were recently honored for their excellence in writing in the 2023 Scholastic Writing Awards–An Affiliate Partner of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, Inc. These awards are granted upon review by a panel of creative professionals. Since 1923, the awards have provided early recognition for some of the country's most celebrated authors and artists.

Of the written works submitted by these Coe-Brown students, 58 received statewide recognition in the form of 12 Gold Keys, 26 Silver Keys, and 20 Honorable Mentions. These pieces of writing included short stories, flash fiction, personal essays and memoirs, critical essays and poetry.

One of the 12 Gold Key works, a poem titled Posthistory by Coe-Brown senior Sydney Smith of Strafford, N.H., was also one of only five works in the state to be nominated for the American Voices award. Smith’s brief yet poignant poem reflects on life’s before and after, creating a retrospective image of the author’s thoughts on the physical evidence of death and the march of time. Smith’s English teacher, CBNA faculty member Amy Usinger, noted, “Sydney's an old soul. I was not surprised to see her literary works celebrated as enthusiastically as her visual art has been.” Jurors consider many factors in their review for these special awards, including the, “recognition of talent and the representation of diverse mediums, viewpoints, and backgrounds.”

Smith received three Gold Keys in total from the Scholastic Writing Awards for two works of poetry and a short story. She also recently received one Gold Key, two Silver Keys, and two Honorable Mentions from the Scholastic Art Awards of New Hampshire, where her Gold Key art was also nominated for Best of Show recognition. Smith plans to attend Keene State college next year where she intends to study graphic design.

Coe-Brown student recipients of the Scholastic Writing Awards of New Hampshire in your area are as follows:

Summer Brackett, grade 9: Gold Key—Flash Fiction; Honorable Mention—Personal Essay & Memoir

Thomas Carloni, grade 9: Silver Key—Flash Fiction

Shea Escabi, grade 12: Honorable Mention—Short Story

Lilian Poulin, grade 12, Honorable Mention—Poetry

Josephine Romatelli, grade 12, Honorable Mention—Poetry

Chase Stevens, grade 12: Silver Key—Poetry

Sadie Bartlein, grade 9: Gold Key—Flash Fiction

Maddison Beltran, grade 12: Silver Key—Flash Fiction

Aidan Cox, grade 12: Honorable Mention—Personal Essay & Memoir

Spencer Hogan, grade 12: Honorable Mention—Flash Fiction

Benjamin Place, grade 12: Honorable Mention—Poetry

Ethan Speiser, grade 9: Silver Key—Flash Fiction

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Mary Bergeron, grade 9: Silver Key—Flash Fiction

Jesse Brodeur, grade 12: Silver Key—Poetry

Nikhil Chavda, grade 12: Silver Key—Poetry

William Countey III, grade 12: Gold Key—Flash Fiction; Silver Key—Personal Essay & Memoir

Alexis Cowan, grade 12: Silver Key—Poetry; Silver Key—Flash Fiction

Gavin Demas, grade 12: Silver Key—Poetry

Tommy Flanagan, grade 12: Honorable Mention—Personal Essay & Memoir

Samuel Marcotte, grade 12: Gold Key—Flash Fiction; Silver Key—Poetry

Audrey Perron, grade 12: Silver Key—Poetry

Chloe Rothaug, grade 9: Honorable Mention—Flash Fiction

Noelle Sartin, grade 12: Silver Key—Poetry

Halle Waldo, grade 9: Gold Key—Flash Fiction

John Zhang, grade 12: Silver Key—Flash Fiction; Silver Key—Flash Fiction

Ella Brooks, grade 12: Honorable Mention—Personal Essay & Memoir

Evan Brooks, grade 9: Silver Key—Flash Fiction

Cassandra Clery, grade 12: Silver Key—Personal Essay & Memoir

Emberlyn Connor, grade 12: Silver Key—Poetry

Emma Corey, grade 9: Honorable Mention—Flash Fiction

Madison DeCota, grade 12: Silver Key—Poetry

Andrew Dyer, grade 12: Gold Key—Personal Essay & Memoir; Gold Key—Flash Fiction; Silver Key—Poetry

Oliver Ford, grade 9: Gold Key—Flash Fiction

Carly Hardy, grade 12: Silver Key—Poetry

Stella Harrison, grade 9: Silver Key—Flash Fiction

Ian Helm, grade 12: Honorable Mention—Personal Essay & Memoir

Samara Kern, grade 12: Silver Key—Critical Essay; Honorable Mention—Poetry

Sydney Meehan, grade 12: Silver Key—Flash Fiction

Christopher Reed, grade 12: Silver Key—Poetry

Molly Sawyer, grade 12: Honorable Mention—Personal Essay & Memoir

Sydney Smith, grade 12: Gold Key—Poetry (*American Voices Nominee); Gold Key—Poetry; Gold Key—Short Story

Geneva Telehala, grade 12: Honorable Mention—Personal Essay & Memoir

Jack Whitcher, grade 12: Honorable Mention—Poetry; Honorable Mention—Personal Essay & Memoir.

UNH offering free summer STEM programs for Middle and High School students

DURHAM — This summer, middle and high school students attending UNH Tech Camp will have the unique opportunity to learn about regenerative medicine, cryopreservation, molecular dynamics and bioinformatics—cutting-edge topics you aren’t likely to find at any other summer STEM camp. These weeklong programs are running between July 10 to July 28 on the UNH Durham Campus and are offered at no cost to participants; all levels of experience are welcome. Day and residential options. Applications are now being accepted. Learn more at ceps.unh.edu/outreach/tech-camp .

An associated professional development program for middle and high school STEM teachers is also being offered this summer. The focus of the UNH Tech for Teachers Institute is two-fold: Building knowledge of an emerging technology—this year regenerative medicine and biofabrication—and the transformation of instructional practice through project-based learning. The Institute will take place taking place July 17 to July 28 on the UNH Durham campus. Upon completion, participants will receive a $1,500 award, CEUs, classroom supplies and ongoing support from UNH faculty and graduate students.

Nute Middle School and High School & Library to seek NEASC Accreditation

MILTON — Nute Middle School and Nute High School & Library’s faculty members met on Feb. 28, 2022, to listen to strategies for preparing for the school’s Self-Reflection offered by a staff member from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).

During the hour-long session, Allyson Geary, Director of the Association’s Commission on Public Schools, provided the faculty with an overall picture of the Commission’s Accreditation procedures and Standards for Accreditation. Geary noted that the New England Association is a voluntary accrediting agency of more than 2,000 public and independent schools, colleges and universities, and vocational, technical, and career institutions. Approximately 725 schools are accredited through the Association’s Commission on Public Schools. The Commission works with individual schools to improve education quality through a continuous evaluation and Accreditation process.

Since this initial session with the Director, Nute’s faculty have gathered evidence for the Self-Reflection. The Self-Reflection committee has been working to determine whether or not the standards are being met. After this process was completed, the Self-Reflection was written by volunteer faculty members.

One of the essential requirements for NEASC membership is that the entire school be assessed following the extensive Self-Reflection by the professional staff. This assessment is conducted by visiting teams of professional educators sent by the Commission, who review all materials prepared by the faculty in the Self-Reflection, visit classes, and talk with students, teachers, administrators, parents, guardians, and community members during their two-day visit to the school. Nute has been scheduled for a visit after the Self-Reflection on March 15 and March 16, 2023. The school will then be scheduled for a Collaborative Conference.

The New England Association of Schools and Colleges, founded in 1885, is the oldest accrediting agency in the country and is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the sole agency to award Accreditation to PreK-12 schools, elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools in New England.

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