Butler University Creative Writing Camp
Dates: Week 1: June 12-16 (on campus), Week 2: June 19-23 (on campus), Week 3: June 26-30 (virtual)
Ages: 7 – 18, rising 3rd – 12th grade
Times: 9am-3pm (Camp provides an additional “less programmed” option to stay from 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Monday through Friday. The 3:00 PM-4:00 PM hour will be an additional $50 cost.)
A Community for Young Writers
Creative Writing Camp and Butler Bridge combine learning, laughter, and compassion to inspire young writers and readers. The programs connect bright, young people with talented mentors and like-minded peers to nurture intellectual and artistic discovery.
This learning-rich community rejects a narrow version of education, in which, too often, assessment structures learning. We reach for a goal that is harder to define: enhancing creativity, developing the imagination, and finding our own voices. We help our students and campers be so engaged with the joys of literary arts that they don’t even notice how much they are learning.
Campers will attend entertaining, lively workshops designed to inspire young writers. Students will write and read stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, personal narratives, song lyrics, and experimental pieces, experiencing the power of the literary imagination while developing language skills.
COVID-19 Information
The Creative Writing Camp follows Butler’s health guidelines; therefore, the camp’s guidelines are the following:
- COVID-19 vaccines are required for both our campers and staff.
- Masks are optional. We will have masks on-hand for any campers, families, and staff who request one.
Contact Dominique Weldon, Creative Writing Camp Coordinator (bucwc@butler.edu) for more information.