Start exploring Writing summer programs

Dates:

Jul 11–Aug 7, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$12,552

Location:

New York, NY (NYU, Greenwich Village/Brooklyn housing)

Grades:

Completed 10th-11th grade

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Dec 1, 2026

Credit:

6 NYU credits (letter-graded)

Four-week residential course in Dramatic Writing at NYU Tisch, earning 6 NYU credits.

Dates:

3 sessions between Jun 19–Aug 8, 2027 (1 week and 3 weeks options)

Length:

1 week–3 weeks

Cost:

$2,125–$7,550

Location:

Interlochen, MI

Grades:

9-12

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Priority Jan 15, 2027

Students choose one arts focus.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 27–Aug 8, 2027 (3 weeks options)

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$7,550

Location:

Interlochen, MI

Grades:

6-8

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Priority Jan 15, 2027

Students choose one arts focus.

Dates:

Jul 3–16, 2027

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$4,985

Location:

Smith College, Northampton, MA

Grades:

Students entering grades 9–12 in fall 2027

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Priority Feb 1, 2027 · Tuition assistance Mar 1, 2027 · Final May 1, 2027

Two-week residential creative writing program at Smith College where students take one morning and one afternoon workshop in forms such as fiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, journalism, and science fiction, using a multidraft approach, and leave with the start of a writing portfolio.

Dates:

Jul 3–31, 2027 (classes start Jul 5)

Length:

4 weeks (29 days)

Cost:

$5,174–$10,475

Location:

Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA

Grades:

Current 8th-12th graders, including graduating seniors (California students; up to 20 out-of-state/international students)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Feb 28, 2027

Credit:

Yes (3 units of CSU college extension credit)

Four-week residential creative writing program at Cal Poly Pomona for about 70 young writers, with workshops in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and dramatic writing led by professional writers, so every student studies every genre.

Dates:

Jul 11–17, 2027

Length:

1 week

Cost:

$550–$1,250

Location:

Hollins University, Roanoke, VA

Eligibility:

Girls entering grades 9–12 (matches completed grades 8–11 in search filters)

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Deadline:

Rolling registration · 10% off by Mar 1, 2027

Students choose one course or track.

Dates:

3 sessions between Jun 28–Aug 1, 2027 (8 days options)

Length:

8 days

Cost:

$3,299

Location:

Maine

Ages:

17-18 per program site (matches completed grades 11–12 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

College essay-writing program for rising seniors, combining collaborative writing instruction with exploring Maine's coastline.

Dates:

4 sessions between Jun 21–Aug 13, 2027 (2 weeks (weekdays, 10:30am–3:30pm) options)

Length:

2 weeks (weekdays, 10:30am–3:30pm)

Cost:

$775

Location:

GrubStreet Center for Creative Writing, Seaport, Boston, MA

Ages:

13-18 per program site (matches completed grades 7–12 in search filters)

Format:

Commuter

Two-week day program in Boston's Seaport where teens write in small genre-based cohorts of 7–14 (fiction, sci-fi/fantasy, multi-genre, and screenwriting when enough teens request it) led by a team of 3–4 published authors, with daily lunch, instructor office hours, a Friday open mic, a guest author visit, a college and professional writing day, and a chance to publish in the YAWP Anthology.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 27–Jul 24, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$4,850

Location:

Lakeville, CT

Eligibility:

Rising 7th Graders and Older (matches completed grades 6–11 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Two-week creative and expository writing workshop open to rising 7th graders and older; no upper grade cap is stated on the program page.

Dates:

3 sessions between Jun 13–Jul 31, 2027 (2 weeks and 3 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks–3 weeks

Cost:

$4,285–$6,230

Location:

Los Angeles, CA

Ages:

14-17 per program site (matches completed grades 8–11 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Students choose one arts focus.

Dates:

3 sessions between Jun 27–Aug 7, 2027 (2 weeks and 3 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks–3 weeks

Cost:

$2,295–$6,230

Location:

New York, NY

Ages:

Grades 8–12 (varies by track)

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Students choose one arts focus.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 20–Jul 10, 2027 (2 weeks and 3 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks–3 weeks

Cost:

$3,795–$5,370

Location:

Burlington, VT

Ages:

14-17 per program site (matches completed grades 8–11 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Students choose one arts focus.

Dates:

Jun 27 – Jul 9, 2027

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$7,599

Location:

Washington, D.C. (Georgetown University campus)

Grades:

9-12

Format:

Residential

Students select one morning and one afternoon course. No Academies exist at this campus - all offerings are Individual Courses. Session 1 topics: Business & Entrepreneurship, Global Business & Leadership, College Sports Marketing, Advertising, Economics, Advanced Debate, College Essay Writing Masterclass, Mock Trial, Forensic Investigation, Careers in Law, Governing America, International Relations, Sports Law, Public Health, Careers in Medicine, Psychology, Sociology.

Dates:

Not confirmed for 2027

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$4,999–$8,299

Location:

Hanover, NH (Dartmouth College campus)

Grades:

9-11

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Students choose one arts focus.

Dates:

Not confirmed for 2027

Length:

3 weeks (weekdays, 10:30am–3:30pm)

Cost:

$0

Location:

GrubStreet Center for Creative Writing, Seaport, Boston, MA

Eligibility:

Rising 9th–12th graders living and attending school in Greater Boston (matches completed grades 8–11 in search filters)

Format:

Commuter

Free three-week creative writing intensive in Boston's Seaport for 20 Greater Boston high schoolers, with workshops in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and screenwriting, daily one-on-one office hours with instructors, two guest author visits, a college and workplace writing day, Friday open mics, a public showcase reading, publication in the YAWP Anthology, and an $800 stipend on completion.

Residency restriction: Greater Boston students only