Lighthouse Writers Workshop Online Summer Camps

# Lighthouse Writers Workshop Online Summer Camps Lighthouse Writers Workshop, Denver's largest independent literary center, offers a wide array of summer camps for young writers ages 7-18 from June through August - offered in person at its Denver home and virtually over Zoom, Monday through Friday, throughout the summer. Online camps are small, age-banded workshops led by published, award-winning writers; 2026 offerings included Creative Writing Exploration for ages 11-13 (June 22-25) and Rebel Fiction for ages 14-18 (July 27-31), a deep dive into experimental and genre-bending fiction. ## What You'll Do - Write daily in a live Zoom workshop of roughly 6-12 campers grouped by age - Study craft with published authors, exploring genres from realistic fiction to surreal, speculative, and absurdist work - Draft, share, and revise with structured feedback from instructors and peers - Finish the week with at least one completed piece of writing ## Who Should Apply Young writers anywhere in the US: online camps serve ages 11-13 and 14-18 at intro through advanced levels, while younger writers (7-10) are served by additional sessions. Registration is rolling through each camp's page with no published deadline - camps simply close when their small rosters fill - and the Writership Tuition Assistance Application provides financial aid. ## Outcomes Campers leave with finished work, workshop experience under working writers, and a connection to Lighthouse's year-round Young Writers Program, contests, and youth open mics. Online camps are priced per session (Rebel Fiction 2026 was $270 for five three-hour days), keeping a serious literary workshop within reach of most families.