<p>Hi, I am a high school junior currently deciding which summer writing workshop to attend. Does anyone know which is the best, and which would look the best for college admissions?</p>
<p>Columbia University Creative Writing Advanced Workshop
University of Virginia Young Writers' Workshop
Bard College at Simon's Rock Young Writers' Workshop
Sarah Lawrence Writers' Village: A Creative Writing Intensive
Smith College Young Womens' Writing Workshop
Interlochen Arts Camp</p>
<p>We are also researching creative writing programs for summer, specifically in the NE. Would love to do Sarah Lawrence but insanely expensive. Smith is very tempting (except that it’s all girls) because it is taught by actual SMITH professors. They can write recommendations for students…but it is still “pay to play.” Are there some in NE that are selective enrollment or give merit scholarships? One that is much less expensive and looks pretty great is Juniper writers program at UMass-Amherst. The only thing is that it is taught by MFA candidates, not full time faculty or people trained in teaching. Plus it is a very big school with a party reputation. </p>
<p>@puplvrs, there is a very long, but somewhat old thread on creative writing here <a href=“Creative Writing Summer Programs - Summer Programs - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/summer-programs/645318-creative-writing-summer-programs-p1.html</a>
Most of the useful info is near the beginning. I gathered from that thread that the Kenyon program is highly regarded and somewhat competitive to get in. I don’t have any personal experience with any of these programs as my writer is only in 8th grade and I was looking for programs she would be old enough to do. The UVa program at Sweetbriar also has competitive admission and if I recall was more reasonably priced than some others. Not sure if either of those meet your geographical preferences.</p>
<p>Many of the summer writing programs’ deadlines have past for 2014, but I think you can still apply to Duke’s Creative Writers’ Workshop-- an 11th/12th grade residential program that seems to fly under the radar. Generally gets very high marks from campers that I’ve heard from-- they’re given lots of latitude to create their own projects in any genre, and the instructors are all professional teachers as well as published writers. Worth looking into!</p>
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