Young Writers Summer Camp

    Registration for 2024 summer camps is open!

    Summer camps are offered in person at our Denver location at 3844 York St and virtually, Monday through Friday, throughout the summer.

    Lighthouse's Young Writers Program camps are led by published and award-winning writers, and each workshop is designed to foster creativity, self-expression, and excitement about writing. Full-day in-person and virtual half-day camps are available for all age groups throughout the summer. A one-week, Summer Intensive is offered once per summer for both middle school and high school writers.

    Half-Day and Full-Day Camps

    We offer full-day in-person and virtual half-day camps for ages 8-18 from June through August. We have a wide array of workshop topics covering genres like fiction, poetry, scriptwriting, songwriting, and journalism. Our camps provide dedicated writing time, engaging exercises, and the personalized guidance of experienced, working writers. With only 6-12 campers per session, young writers receive individualized attention and thrive in a supportive, collaborative environment. More than just skill development, our camps foster confidence and a love for writing. 

    Middle School and High School Summer Writing Intensives

     

    Middle School: July 15-19            High School: July 22-26

    The Lighthouse Summer Writing Intensive is led by published and award-winning writers, and each workshop is designed to foster creativity, self-expression, and excitement about writing. During the week, young writers will work at length with a number of published instructors in a variety of genres and will leave camp with new knowledge about the craft of writing, at least one completed piece of work, and enthusiasm about pieces to come. Campers will be invited, but not required, to share a piece of writing in a public reading at the end of the week. Writers of all experience are welcome to apply!

    Genres will include:

    • Creative Non-Fiction with Kim O’Connor 
    • Poetry with Azar Kohzadi 
    • Screenwriting with Christen Aldridge
    • Fiction with Franklin Cruz

    Applications are now live!

    Policies and Procedures

    See Lighthouse's Summer Camp policies and procedures below. If you have any questions, contact veronica@lighthousewriters.org.

    2024 Catalog

    Explore all summer camp offerings through our 2024 catalog. We hope you join us this summer to solve puzzles, follow clues, and find hidden treasure; embody your literary heroes through improv to help you write well-rounded characters; play with speculative prompts to build complex and atypical characters and invent fascinating new worlds; find inspiration for your writing in the natural world; and so much more!