Kellys Writer's House is thrilled to announce the 2025 Summer Workshop for Young Writers, a ten-day program for rising high school juniors and seniors which will take place from July 6-16, 2025.
This is an opportunity for promising, passionate high school writers from diverse backgrounds to learn from the faculty and staff of Penn’s Kelly Writers House and Creative Writing Program, and from their fellow participants. Students will engage in a workshop-style course focused primarily on literary nonfiction writing with additional craft sessions in other genres. The goal of this workshop is to provide creative high school students, especially those who have not had similar opportunities, with the chance to dedicate full days to the practice of writing.
Thanks to the generosity of longtime friends of the Kelly Writers House, Maury Povich (C’62) and Connie Chung, we are able to offer tuition assistance in the form of full-tuition grants and funding for travel to participants with financial need.
Because of our commitment to keeping a close-knit learning environment where students receive extensive individual feedback, we will only be able to accommodate a small number of candidates. We hope you will consider applying! The application is open now and is due by March 3, 2025.
Please note that admission, or lack thereof, to this program has no direct impact on a student’s chances for eventual admission to the University of Pennsylvania.
Much more information and the application are available via our website.