Butler University Creative Writing Camp
This learning-rich community rejects a narrow version of education, in which, too often, assessment structures learning. We reach for a goal that is harder to define: enhancing creativity, developing the imagination, and finding our own voices. We help our students and campers be so engaged with the joys of literary arts that they don’t even notice how much they are learning.
- College student mentors
- Daily visits from guest writers
- Daily open-mic opportunities to share written work with fellow campers
- Field trip to the Indianapolis Museum of Art
Campers will attend entertaining, lively workshops designed to inspire young writers. Students will write and read stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, personal narratives, song lyrics, and experimental pieces, experiencing the power of the literary imagination while developing language skills. They will meet in small groups of peers, participate in daily workshops in the computer labs, and publicly read their work at the end of each day—if they wish to do so.
Campers will also make a visit to the Indianapolis Museum of Art where they will explore visual art and enjoy a pizza lunch on the museum grounds (children need to bring a sack lunch on other days). On Friday, we’ll end camp with a presentation of certificates and an open-mic reading (with ice cream). Families are welcome.