Supporting writers and building community
Youth Programs
Our summer youth camps are back! These week-long programs invite young people to explore their feelings and identities, or to imagine new realities through the written word. Our goal is for youth to have fun with and find agency through the writen word.
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All programs will take place at PorchLight | $200 per registration
Questions: jennifer@porchlightliterary.org
Exploring Creative Writing
Entering 4th through 6th grade
June 15-19 | July 6-10 | 9am-1:00 pm
The youth camp will introduce children to different modes and approaches to writing; from poetry, comics, and fantasy, to mixed media arts. At the end of the week, children will participate in a group reading at PorchLight, bring home a finished project, and be able to talk about their interests and insights with the people they love.
Image + Word
Teens
August 10-14 from 1-4pm
This program invites teens interested in either visual art or creative writing to explore how images and words work together. We will try our hand at comics, art journaling, ekphrasis, visual poetry, and learn how to create our own book bindings and zines. This program will culminate in an Image +Word exhibit at PorchLight. Teens will come away with a finished project, new knowledge of techniques used for writing and artmaking, and an increased confidence in themselves as artists and writers.