Summer Camps
2025 Young Writers Camps
Since 1983, the GKCWP has offered creative writing camps in locations throughout the city. Participants will write daily in a creative and supportive environment. The sessions are designed and led by experienced teachers of writing. At the end of each session, writers will share their favorite pieces with friends and families at an Open Mic celebration.
We work with young writers who already love to write and those who want to enjoy writing more. Each year, we work with diverse young writers, from those who want to bring a fantasy novel they are currently working on to budding poets looking for inspiration to writers needing to find encouragement to share their ideas.
For middle and high school writers!
For more information, click here.
Camps
Full Week: June 24-27, 9a - 2p
Full Week: July 8-11, 9a - 2p
Mini Camps:
- Poetry: July 15-16, 9a - 2p
- Nature Writing: July 17-18, 9a - 2p
Cost:
- Full Camps: $225 by June 2nd; $275 after June 2
- Mini Camps: $115 before June 2nd; $140 after June 2nd.
Location Session 1: Anita B. Gorman
Location Session 2: Missouri Innovation Campus
Mini-Camps: Anita B. Gorman
KC Kids Unite
An opportunity for teachers and a class of their students in grades 3-5 to practice culturally responsive education. KCKU 2025 site.
KC Storytellers
An opportunity for high school students to share personal stories and break down divisive barriers, like race, which divide us.
Middle School Writing Conference
Student writers in grades 6-8 can build new friendships, explore new writing opportunities and read a piece at the Open Mic performance. Teachers can expect to take-away new classroom lesson and activity ideas. May 14, 2025 at UCM Lee's Summit.
Contact Mary Beth Rich at mrich@ucmo.edu for more information.