English Literature Summer Programs for High School Students
EC Finder currently lists 17 english literature summer programs for high school students. Of these, 2 are free to participate in and 8 offer virtual participation. Examples include 826 Valencia Young Authors' Workshop, Bay Area Writing Project (BAWP) Young Writers Camp, and Great Books Summer Program.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What are english literature summer programs for high school students?
- English Literature Summer Programs for High School Students are curated extracurricular listings for high school students interested in english literature. Each listing includes eligibility, cost, and deadline details where known, so you can compare options and find the right fit for your college application profile.
- Are any of these summer programs free?
- Yes — 2 of the 17 summer programs listed here are free to participate in.
- Can I participate virtually?
- Yes — 8 of the 17 summer programs listed here offer virtual or online participation.
- Are english literature summer programs good for a college application?
- Yes — english literature summer programs are a common way for high schoolers to show sustained interest and initiative in english literature on college applications.
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826 Valencia Young Authors' Workshop
Free, intensive summer writing camp in San Francisco where high schoolers learn craft techniques from professional teaching artists.
Bay Area Writing Project (BAWP) Young Writers Camp
UC Berkeley-based summer writing camps for 9th-12th graders, offering journalism, creative writing, and dramatic writing tracks.
Great Books Summer Program
A residential summer program held on the campuses of Amherst, Stanford, and abroad in which middle and high school students read and discuss classic literary works by authors such as Shakespeare, Dante, and Dickinson with university professors and scholars.
Juniper Institute for Young Writers (UMass Amherst)
A residential and online summer creative-writing program at UMass Amherst for motivated high schoolers, offering experimentation across genres in a pre-college setting.
Looking for Shakespeare (NYU Steinhardt)
A four-week online summer intensive from NYU Steinhardt's Program in Educational Theatre in which high school students study Shakespeare's plays through close text analysis, acting, and virtual production.
Oxbridge Academic Programs - Literature
A study-abroad summer program at Oxford or Cambridge in which high schoolers choose a literature-focused major course alongside a minor elective, combining seminar-style discussion with cultural excursions across England.
Pre-College Program - Explorations in Modern Literature (Columbia University)
A Columbia University pre-college summer course for high schoolers surveying modern literature across genres and historical periods to build critical reading, interpretation, and analytical writing skills.
Secondary School Program - Literature Courses (Harvard Summer School)
A 4- or 7-week Harvard Summer School program offering college-credit literature courses such as Beginning Fiction, Introduction to Film, and Popular Culture and Social Theory, taught by Harvard faculty for motivated high schoolers on campus, online, or by commuting.
Sewanee Young Writers' Conference (University of the South)
A highly selective two-week residential summer conference admitting a small fraction of applicants, with small workshops in fiction, poetry, songwriting, literary nonfiction, and fantasy.
St. John's College Great Books Summer Academy
A week-long, discussion-based pre-college program on St. John's College's Annapolis or Santa Fe campuses where high school juniors and seniors read and debate classic texts from the Western canon in small seminar-style classes.
Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes - Creative Writing & Literature
A two-week, fully online Stanford summer program offering intensive single-subject courses in creative writing and literature for academically advanced students in grades 8-11.
Summer Shakes Intensive (Chicago Youth Shakespeare)
A Chicago summer intensive in which high school students train in Shakespearean acting technique and textual analysis, culminating in a week of live Shakespeare performances.
Summer with Shakespeare High School Intensive (A Noise Within)
A five-week summer intensive in Pasadena, California for students ages 14-18 that combines conservatory-style Shakespeare text analysis with a choice of acting or theater technology training, culminating in performances.
Writers Week (Sarah Lawrence College)
A one-week residential or virtual summer program at Sarah Lawrence College in which high school students take daily creative writing and performance workshops taught by MFA candidates and faculty, earning one transferable college credit.
Writing and Literature Track - NextGen Leadership Institute (Barnard College)
A three-week New York City summer institute in which students take a faculty-led seminar pairing close reading and literary criticism with craft work in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, journalism, or drama, alongside weekly leadership workshops.
Young Adult Writers Program (YAWP) - GrubStreet
A Boston-area creative writing organization's teen program offering free Saturday writing sessions, seasonal writing classes, and a paid three-week Summer Teen Writing Fellowship in which teens work with published authors and receive an $800 stipend.
Young Writers Workshop (Unterberg Poetry Center, 92NY)
A summer creative writing workshop for students in grades 10-12 hosted by the 92nd Street Y's Unterberg Poetry Center in New York City, pairing writing instruction with access to the Center's renowned author reading series.
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