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Summer Writing Camp

Improve your critical thinking and writing skills in a two-week-long camp online.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Overview: The Morehouse Summer Online Writing Camp provides students with a dynamic and supportive environment in which they can improve their critical thinking and writing skills.

Our online Writing Camp will explore ideas, discuss the craft of writing (and rewriting) with instructors and other students, in a variety of genres, essays, and types of writing.

This two-week-long Camp includes daily synchronous sessions via Zoom, interspersed with solo writing time and one-on-one instructor conferences

2024 Dates

June 10-21, 2024
Monday through Thursday
9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Fee

$300

Registration Information

Registration Form

The registration form will be available early March 1, 2024.

Registration Deadline

May 31, 2024

How to submit your registration form

Click the Registration Form link to register.
Upload registration form to link
Submit payment with registration to: https://commerce.cashnet.com/studentlifemc

Frequently Asked Questions

Am I eligible to apply?

You are eligible to apply if you are currently a student between the ages of 12-18 years old and students who have just graduated high school before the program begins.

Participants will be a diverse group, representing a wide range of academic and personal interests. You should register for the Morehouse Summer Writing Camp if you want to improve your writing.

How much does the program cost?

The total cost of the Summer Online Writing Camp is $300. Accepted students must

submit full payment and the registration form by May 20, 2024.

How do I apply?

Note: the registration form will be available March 1, 2024.

You will need to complete an online registration form. To complete the online registration, please visit this link and submit the registration form here:

Registration forms are due May 20, 2024.

How are applicants chosen for the Camp? How will I know if I am accepted?

We accept students who want to improve their writing. We will accept a diverse group of students with a wide range of academic and personal interests.

Acceptance decisions will be announced via email.

To keep class sizes small, we are not able to admit all applicants. If you are not accepted to the 2024 Summer Online Writing Camp, we encourage you to apply next year if interested.

How is the Camp structured? Who are the teachers?

Groups of 12-14 students meet online with an instructor in synchronous sessions for three hours each day. Class time is spent freewriting, responding to writing prompts and assignments, discussing assigned readings, and sharing and discussing one another’s work.

Everyone in the Camp, including instructors, writes and shares work every day. Instructors emphasize techniques for responding to work in ways that will help students recognize their strengths, potential, and avenues for productive revision. 

In addition to daily sessions, students will meet individually with their instructor for a one-on-one conference during the week.

Our instructors are teachers who have a long association with Morehouse College’s Writing Center and Writing Program. They all have advanced degrees and teach high school and/or college during the academic year. Because many of our instructors have been teaching for several years, they are a strong team with a deep understanding of the curriculum and philosophy of our Summer Writing Camp.