Description
Curriculum Summary:
Participants of all skill levels will walk away with 5+ draft writings and a deepened understanding of best practices for approaching and planning longform writing projects. From mapping the narrative arc of a text to considering how techniques such as characterization, dialogue, conflict, setting, and other elements of craft differ in novel-length works (versus short stories or flash fiction projects), participants will leave with a completed outline of a novel project and draft writings that explore various fiction techniques. Writers will also receive and provide peer feedback and will benefit from individualized feedback form their instructors.
Fiction Writing: Begin Your Novel Writing Camp: Virtual Summer Camp for Teens (ages 13-19)
Schedule: July 6th – July 10th, 2026, 1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. ET
Due to popular demand, we are offering this camp twice this summer!
Each session will cover the same material, so please choose the date and time that works best for you. View How to Write a Novel Option 2 here.
During workshop sessions, you’ll engage in interactive writing activities, connect with peers around the world, and work together to grow your writing skills.
Between workshop sessions, you may be asked to work independently (and asynchronously) on writing prompts and activities, guided by peer and expert reviews, at your own pace, for approximately 1-2 hours, depending on your facilitator’s workshop plan. You will also receive individualized feedback that will strengthen your writing.
*Please note that we require all participants to appear on either video or audio during online group meetings (video is preferred, but not required).
A Zoom link to join us for our live, virtual online writing camp will be provided via email prior to the start date. Stay tuned!
Guest Speaker:
Ryan La Sala
Ryan La Sala is a bestselling and award-winning author known for his genre-defying, queer-centered horror and fantasy, including The Honeys, which is in development to become a major motion picture, and The Dead of Summer duology. He is also the author of Beholder, Reverie and Be Dazzled. He has been featured in The New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, and more. He writes to you from New York, overseen by his cat, Haunted Little Girl.
Workshop Facilitators:
Eleonora Grenfell
Eleonora graduated from Williams College with a BA degree in English and History. As an undergraduate, she worked as a peer writing tutor, helping students brainstorm, draft, and revise their writing assignments in a variety of academic fields. As a research assistant and thesis writer, Eleonora wrote extensively in the area of history, which sparked her interest in the role of personal narrative and social justice in nonfiction writing. In her previous experience as a volunteer college essay tutor, she uncovered her passion for helping young writers find creative ways to share their unique stories in their own voice. Eleonora currently works as a special education teacher at an elementary school near Boston, and she looks forward to teaching and inspiring young writers this summer.
Faith Fischer
Faith Fischer is a college student studying game design audio and fiction filmmaking. They have multiple accomplishments in creative writing, including a Scholastic Writing regional gold key for their writing portfolio and critical essay, alongside a regional honorable mention in science fiction. Faith experiments with a wide range of writing forms and genres, from science fiction to horror, from poetry to novel writing. Currently, Faith is working on several novels in progress. At Write the World, Faith is a Community Ambassador alum and was a Clara AI pilot tester. With their broad creative background and experience across genres, Faith brings both flexibility and enthusiasm to their role as a summer camp facilitator, supporting and mentoring young writers across a wide spectrum of creative writing topics.
About Write the World's Virtual Summer Writing Camps:
Jump into new genres of writing and connect with campers across the globe in Write the World’s Virtual Writing Camps.
Spend your summer immersed in a virtual community of teen writers from over 100 countries as you experiment with the written word, try your hand at new styles of writing, and work with notable professionals to create pieces you’re proud of… all without leaving your home!
Whether you choose to spend your free time filling journals with poetry and prose or are new to putting your thoughts on paper, we welcome you to join our week-long writing camps across genres in July and August 2026.
Have additional questions? Check out our parent and guardian FAQ’s here (scroll to bottom) or reach out to us at workshops@writetheworld.com to connect!
