Summer Writing Camps 2025

July 14th – 18th

Aliens, Robots and AI: Writing the Inhuman

10 am – 2pm. Reading last day of Camp, 2 – 3 pm.

At The Bookies Bookstore

2085 S. Holly Street, Denver, 80222

Ages 9 – 16

How do you write dialogue, thoughts, plots and action for characters who aren’t quite human? In this camp, you’ll tap into your inner sci-fi genius to explore all of the ways inhuman characters are similar to and different from the people we encounter every day. In addition to writing and/or illustrating their works-in-progress, participants will begin and end each session with written and gamified prompts that help bring aliens, robots and AI entities to life.

Cost of this camp is $300. Camp tuition is considered a tax deductible donation to Denver Writes.

Scholarships and partial scholarships are available, email Hello@DenverWrites.org to apply.

Denver Public School Middle Schoolers may use MySpark funds for this camp. To use MySpark choose PayPal and process card normally through Paypal. Find out information or to how to sign up for MySpark here: https://mysparkdenver.org/apply/

July 21st – 25th

Exploring Art and Stories

10 am – 2pm. Reading last day of Camp, 2 – 3 pm.

Nagel Art Studios (on the DU Campus)

2121 E Asbury Ave, Denver, 80210

Ages 7 – 13

What can art bring to stories? What can stories add to art? In this crafty camp writers will first be inspired by works of art and the natural beauty around us to create stories. Then through a variety of mediums they’ll bring their stories to visual life.

Cost of this camp is $300. Camp tuition is considered a tax deductible donation to Denver Writes.

Scholarships and partial scholarships are available, email Hello@DenverWrites.org to apply.

What is it like to attend a Denver Writes Summer Writing Camp?

These camps are for kids, like you, who like to write. You don’t have to be good at writing, you certainly don’t have to get good grades in writing, and we accept all kinds of handwriting, but you have to LIKE TO WRITE. Otherwise, things might be a drag.

This year our camps will be held at Second Star to the Right Books, 1455 S. Pearl Street, Denver, 80210 and The Bookies Bookstore, 2085 S Holly Street, Denver, 80222. We go on field trips to places around the neighborhood and throughout Denver to get inspired to express ourselves in positive ways with the best words we can find.

Also, we publish a summer camp anthology that you help author. We want you to see new things, think new thoughts, and then write new stories to share with the world.

Join us, if you dare. Space is limited!

Cost of this camp is $300. Camp tuition is considered a tax deductible donation to Denver Writes.

Scholarships and partial scholarships are available, email Hello@DenverWrites.org to apply.

2015 Camps

TALL TALES & FAIRY TALES

WIDE WORLD OF JOURNALISM

BOOKCAMP: WRITE. PUBLISH. PARTY (aka, write, publish and bind your very own book!)

2017 Camps

WRITE YOUR MEMOIR

ONE AND DONE: ONE ACT PLAYS

FANTASTIC FAIRY TALES AND HOW TO WRITE THEM

2018 Camps

NOVEL WRITING BOOT CAMP

WRITE YOUR NOVEL WITH AUTHOR MELISSA SAVAGE

2019 Camps

DIGGING DEEP: UNEARTHING THE HEART OF YOUR CHARACTER WITH AUTHOR INGRID PALMER

MARVOULOUS MYSTERIES

GROTESQUELY GOTHIC: HARROWING HORROR 101

HI-FI SCI-FI: SCIENCE FICTION WRITING

2020 Camps

NOVELING 101

STORY MAGIC!

SCI-FI AND STEAMPUNK

2022 Camps

FANTASTIC FANTASY

CRAFTING IRRESISTIBLE CHARACTERS

2023 Camps

WRITE YOUR NOVEL WITH JC PETERSON

STORYTELLING THROUGH ILLUSTRATION WITH LAUREN ZURCHER

2024 Camps

Write Your Destiny: A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Story Expedition

Fresh, Fun, Fantastic Fantasy & Sci-Fi

Embrace the Chaos: Dada & Surrealist Fantasy