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Teen Ink Summer Program (including Creative Writing) and Camp Guide for Teens
Our list of summer programs and camps has something for every teenager - especially for those looking for Creative Writing Programs. Explore, comment, or write a review on the great opportunities available on college campuses, nationwide, and overseas.
If you have attended one of our listed programs, please take a second to add a comment about your experience below. You can also write a longer review of any summer program, trip, or activity.
Featured Summer Programs
New York, NY
If you’re a teen who loves to write, join The 92nd Street Y’s Young Writers Workshop this summer to build, connect and explore with other young writers.
If you’re a teen who loves to write, join The 92nd Street Y’s Young Writers Workshop this summer to build, connect and explore with other young writers.
San Francisco, CA
At California College of the Arts’ Pre-College Program, you’ll join a diverse group of creative thinkers and makers who share your passion for art and design. You’ll take studio-focused, college-level courses to help make concepts and ideas into portfolio-ready pieces while earni...
At California College of the Arts’ Pre-College Program, you’ll join a diverse group of creative thinkers and makers who share your passion for art and design. You’ll take studio-focused, college-level courses to help make concepts and ideas into portfolio-ready pieces while earni...
Pittsburgh, PA
Are you a rising junior or senior looking for an opportunity to develop your artistic, design or writing skills? Carnegie Mellon’s Pre-College Programs is the place to do it!
Are you a rising junior or senior looking for an opportunity to develop your artistic, design or writing skills? Carnegie Mellon’s Pre-College Programs is the place to do it!
Atlanta, GA
Our Center for Global Youth Leadership offers two sessions of collaborative work and attracts innovative youth minds worldwide. Student cohorts bring their ideas, spirit, and energy to turn their unique perspectives into meaningful solutions for the challenges that face our commu...
Our Center for Global Youth Leadership offers two sessions of collaborative work and attracts innovative youth minds worldwide. Student cohorts bring their ideas, spirit, and energy to turn their unique perspectives into meaningful solutions for the challenges that face our commu...
Chicago, IL
Join us for our 2nd-8th grade online arts camp in July, taught by Chicago’s best professional working artists! Younger children get a sampling of Theater, Visual Arts, and Dance, while middle schoolers dedicate all day to one specific program. Check it out!
Join us for our 2nd-8th grade online arts camp in July, taught by Chicago’s best professional working artists! Younger children get a sampling of Theater, Visual Arts, and Dance, while middle schoolers dedicate all day to one specific program. Check it out!
Amherst, MA
Make progress on your creative writing projects this summer with Juniper Young Writers Online! Produce new writing, explore different genres, and learn revision strategies in craft sessions, workshops, and one-on-one meetings with creative writing instructors. Choose a 1 or 2 wee...
Make progress on your creative writing projects this summer with Juniper Young Writers Online! Produce new writing, explore different genres, and learn revision strategies in craft sessions, workshops, and one-on-one meetings with creative writing instructors. Choose a 1 or 2 wee...
Mercersburg, PA
Join us this summer to build your writing skills and unleash your creativity in a fun and unique environment of like-minded peers with a passion for writing. Our Young Writers Camp also offers traditional camp experiences like rock climbing, open mic night, campfires, and more!
Join us this summer to build your writing skills and unleash your creativity in a fun and unique environment of like-minded peers with a passion for writing. Our Young Writers Camp also offers traditional camp experiences like rock climbing, open mic night, campfires, and more!
Philadelphia, PA
Summer at the University of Pennsylvania delivers the challenge of an Ivy League curriculum to talented high school students seeking a pre-collegiate academic experience. Students explore dynamic subjects, engage with leading faculty, and build intellectual connections during acc...
Summer at the University of Pennsylvania delivers the challenge of an Ivy League curriculum to talented high school students seeking a pre-collegiate academic experience. Students explore dynamic subjects, engage with leading faculty, and build intellectual connections during acc...
The Common Young Writers Program welcomes students to join us virtually for two weeks dedicated to the craft of writing fiction. Students will learn the building blocks of fiction (scene, character, plot, image) and be guided through the process of writing their own short stories...
Virtual, Online
Open to teens ages 13-19, Write the World's poetry programs and virtual summer camps invite writers to explore new genres, connect with peers across the globe, and learn from celebrated authors, editors, and educators as they work to share their writing with the world.
Open to teens ages 13-19, Write the World's poetry programs and virtual summer camps invite writers to explore new genres, connect with peers across the globe, and learn from celebrated authors, editors, and educators as they work to share their writing with the world.
Summer Programs
New York, NY
UCLA, UC Berkeley
New York, NY
Alfred, NY
Alfred, NY
Chicago, IL
UCLA, Yale University
Smyrna Beach, FL
Rock Island, IL
New York, NY
Beloit, WI
Chestnut Hill, MA
New Milford, CT
Berkeley, CA
San Francisco, CA
Wyalusing Township, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Washington, DC
Chicago, IL
Woolwich, ME
UC Berkeley, UCLA
Albany, NY
Colorado Springs, CO
Stanford, UC Berkeley
Ithaca, NY
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Palo Alto, CA
Ashburnham, MA
Reno, NV
Mancos, CO
Los Angeles, CA
Berkeley, CA
UCLA, Yale University
Boston, MA
Troy, NY
Atlanta, GA
Seattle, WA
Norwood, MA
Hancock, NY
Hancock, NY
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Stanford, UC Berkeley
San Diego, CA
Washington, DC
Sarasota, FL
Fairfield, CT
Cambridge, MA
HonokaÕa, HI
Roanoke, VA
Campbell, CA
Campbell, CA
Idyllwild, CA
Interlochen, MI
Baltimore, MD
UCLA, Yale University
San Mateo, CA
Amherst, MA
New York, NY
Great Barrington, MA
New York, NY
Burlington, VT
Rockport, ME
Poughkeepsie, NY
Arlington, VA
Mercersburg, PA
Middlebury, VT
Beverly, MA
New York, NY
New York, NY
Evanston, IL
Philadelphia, PA
Andover, MA
Exeter, NH
Portsmouth, RI
Brooklyn, NY
Berkeley, CA
UCLA, Yale University
Putney, VT
Providence, RI
Sarasota, FL
Chicago, IL
Bronxville, NY
UC Berkeley, UCLA
Falmouth, MA
Northampton, MA
Northampton, MA
Annapolis, MD
Latrobe, PA
Stanford, CA
Roslyn, NY
Berkeley, CA
Oceanside, CA
Syracuse, NY
Jackson, WY
Brattleboro, VT
Lakeville, CT
New York, NY
New York, NY
Maynard, MA
Wayne, PA
Berkeley, CA
UC Irvine, CA
Storrs, CT
Storrs, CT
La Jolla, CA
Irving, TX
Iowa City, IA
College Park, MD
College Park, MD
Coral Gables, FL
Ann Arbor, MI
Los Angeles, CA
Philadelphia, PA
Charlottesville, VA
Novato, CA
Wheatley Heights, NY
Stanford, UC Berkeley
Bozeman, MT
St. Louis, MO
Wellesley, MA
Westfield, MA
Fulton, MO
Cheyney, PA
New Castle, VA
Virtual, Online
Suffield, CT
