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Teen Ink Pre-College Summer Program Guide
Our list of pre-college 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
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...
Summer Programs
St. George, Maine
New York, NY
Manchester, NH
UCLA, UC Berkeley
Boston, MA
Edinburgh,
Jenkintown, PA
San Francisco, CA
Bethesda, MD
Seal Harbor, ME
New York, NY
Garden City, NY
Alfred, NY
Chicago, IL
UCLA, Yale University
Ojai, CA
Smyrna Beach, FL
Rock Island, IL
New York, NY
Beloit, WI
Chestnut Hill, MA
Boston, MA
Waltham, MA
Sandpoint, Idaho
New Milford, CT
Provo, UT
Provo, UT
Provo, UT
Provo, UT
Provo, UT
Provo, UT
Provo, UT
Berkeley, CA
San Francisco, CA
Wyalusing Township, PA
Northfield, MN
Pittsburgh, PA
Cleveland, OH
Washington, DC
Chestertown, MD
Chicago, IL
Woolwich, ME
UC Berkeley, UCLA
Albany, NY
Colorado Springs, CO
New York, NY
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
Norwood, MA
Hancock, NY
Hancock, NY
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
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
Paris, France
Philadelphia, PA
Andover, MA
Exeter, NH
Portsmouth, RI
Brooklyn, NY
Berkeley, CA
UCLA, Yale University
Putney, VT
Providence, RI
Houston, TX
Sarasota, FL
Rochester, NY
Chicago, IL
Bronxville, NY
Savannah and Atlanta, GA
UC Berkeley, UCLA
Falmouth, MA
Northampton, MA
Northampton, MA
Santa Fe, NM
Annapolis, MD
Latrobe, PA
Stanford, CA
Roslyn, NY
Berkeley, CA
Oceanside, CA
Sweet Briar, VA
Syracuse, NY
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
Winston-Salem, NC
St. Louis, MO
Wellesley, MA
Westfield, MA
Fulton, MO
Cheyney, PA
New Castle, VA
Williamsburg, VA
Virtual, Online
Suffield, CT