Creative Writing Studio

Dates for Summer 2013 will be posted in early December. If you would like to be notified via email when dates are released and registration begins, please click here.

Overview

Stories cram your brain, "plot bunnies" take over your imagination when you least expect them to, and poetic thoughts keep you up at night. Does this sound like you? Then you are probably a writer. We invite you to join us for an intensive writing experience at Auburn University, dedicated to feeding your hungry muse.

The Creative Writing Camp at Auburn University is a four-day Department of English program for rising 9th-12th graders. The program offers emerging writers an opportunity to develop their craft while living on Auburn University's campus. Chantel Acevedo, a published novelist and poet, as well as other accomplished writers, mentors students in the program.

Here's some of what we've got in store for you:

• You will participate in daily workshops and writing craft classes, reading great works of literature, while producing fiction and poetry of our own.
• You will learn how a literary journal, the acclaimed Southern Humanities Review, works, discovering what editors do on a day to day basis.
• Writing activities are designed to encourage immersion in Auburn, aptly named "the loveliest city on the plains," so expect to take some lively literary tours around town.
• Special guest speakers, like novelist Vicky Alvear Schecter, author of CLEOPATRA'S MOON, will be visiting with students.
• Finally, the program will end with a reading of student work at the Gnu's Room, Auburn's funkiest local bookstore.

Participants will experience campus-life while residing in Auburn's resident dormitories, eating at campus dining facilities, and enjoying evening social and recreational activities. Camp participants will have 24/7 counselor supervision.

Join us for a writing camp like no other. Get your muse on this summer at Auburn University!

Tuition

Cost is $475 per person and covers all instruction, housing, meals, and recreational activities.

Registration

TBA

Required Forms and Insurance

Complete and return the required camp form packet not later than two weeks prior to camp start date. Return instructions are included in the packet.

• Click here for the required camp form packet.

As proof of health insurance, all participants must attach a copy of the participant's health insurance card (front and back) with the camp form packet. If the participant does not have current health insurance coverage, please contact us as soon as possible for options.

Important Links

• Camp FAQs
• Camp Supplies
• Getting to Auburn
• Summer Experience on Facebook
• The Auburn Writers Conference
• Auburn University Admissions: Prospective Students
• Auburn University Campus Tours + Visit
• The Auburn-Opelika Tourism Bureau: Local Lodging, Shopping, and Dining

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Cancellation & Refund Policy

Please read our Cancellation & Refund Policy.

Contact Information

For program questions, please contact the coordinator, James Birdsong at 334.844.5817.

Last Updated: October 2, 2012