Come write with us this summer!
GrubStreet's Teen Summer Writing Sessions give writers aged 13 - 18 the opportunity to explore all different types of genres, topics, and styles of creative writing in the company of other teens who love words – written or spoken.
Our instructors are published authors and/or performers who’ve been recognized with fellowships, residencies, and awards across the state, region, and nation. They gather at GrubStreet to teach in a community that celebrates and supports writers of all ages and experience levels.
This summer, GrubStreet will be offering four two-week long Teen Summer Writing Sessions. Each session will give up to 60 teens the opportunity to work in small, genre-based cohorts for the majority of the day, with multiple touch points throughout the session to connect with teens across cohorts. Each session will include:
- Morning instructor-led check-in writing sessions with all cohorts
- Communal daily lunch provided by GrubStreet
- Daily free writing and office hours time at the end of the day, when students have the opportunity to write from anywhere in our Center for Creative Writing, and to seek 1:1 mentorship with any of the 4-5 instructors teaching in the session
- Open Mic Friday afternoons
- Guest speaker visit from an established author
- One college and professional writing immersive day
- All teen writers are invited to be published in the YAWP Anthology
- The last week of the summer is a free Anthology Session, open to all YAWP participants
Whether you’re seeking to express yourself or you want to get published, come write with us. You can take one class or join us for multiple classes over the course of the summer. We look forward to seeing you in Summer 2025!
Please see the Summer 2025 session dates below. Registration links will be made available in early 2025:
- YAWP Summer Session One: June 23rd to July 3rd
- YAWP Summer Session Two: July 7th to July 18th
- YAWP Summer Session Three: July 21st to August 1st
- YAWP Summer Session Four: August 4th to August 15th
- YAWP Anthology Week (Tuition Free): August 18th to August 22nd
If you have questions or need help selecting a course, please email us at [email protected].
Participating in YAWP has given me more confidence as a writer and person, as well as introduced me to more people with similar interests.
Teen Testimonials
“It's given me joy and confidence in myself and as a writer.”
“This class has provided me with the support, encouragement, and community to explore my own identity and how that plays a role in the writing I create!”
“Participating in YAWP has given me more confidence as a writer and person, as well as introduced me to more people with similar interests.”
“I feel more confident in my ability to not only tell a story, but to shape how readers relate to it.”
“It's cool to be able to see others with the same interest in writing and the shared support that everyone gives about the work.”
“I’m so glad that I signed up for this camp because I now have a plot and scenes planned out for my story which feels soooooo awesome. I also feel so much more comfortable sharing my writing with others.”
“It allowed me to learn new things that I don't in school.”
“I met a bunch of cool people and got more confident in my writing skills.”
“I learned that it's good to step out of my comfort zone!”
YAWP scholarships are made possible, in part, thanks to the Boston Public Library Fund, the Calderwood Charitable Foundation, the Liberty Mutual Foundation, the Linde Family Foundation, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, the RBC Foundation, the Vertex Foundation, and donors like you.