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Discover your creative spark at this full day writing camp featuring energizing keynotes, hands-on workshops, and inspiring breakout sessions across genres. Whether you’re starting fresh or deepening your craft, you’ll write, connect, and leave recharged with new ideas and community.

Join acclaimed storytellers, poets, and educators as they share powerful perspectives from their lived experiences, creative careers, and work across genres and communities.

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With Special Guests:

Sheila Arnold  – Fellowship-honored and captivating, Sheila is a 2021 MacDowell Artist Fellow and nationally recognized for her powerful storytelling and deep compassion.

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Jen Malia – Trailblazing and insightful, Jen is a widely published autistic advocate and professor whose books and essays have reshaped conversations around neurodiversity.

A camp wide Write Now! Session led by Alison Schoew 

Dynamic breakout sessions led by talented and experienced Muse Teaching Artists: 

April Uhrin, Alison Palmer, Hailey Daniels, Synnika Lofton, Amanda Steadele, and Karrie Loomis  

Breakout session like: 

“Poetry: Our Voices, Our Time” 

“Junk Journaling” 

“Screenwriting 101” 

And much more! 

Camp Day 2 for 1! 

Register for One Day – Attend Second Day 2 for free! 

Use code CAMPBOGO at checkout.

Fuel your writing with fresh inspiration, hands-on sessions, and powerful keynotes that challenge and uplift. Day 2 of Creative Writing Camp offers new ways to deepen your craft, connect with community, and energize your creative goals. 

Learn from celebrated writers as they reflect on craft, culture, and the creative process—offering insight, inspiration, and guidance for writers at every stage. 

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With Special Guests:

Desiree Cooper – Award-winning and unflinching, Desiree is a 2015 Kresge Artist Fellow and acclaimed author whose work boldly explores race, gender, and family.

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Remica Bingham-Risher  – Award-winning and lyrical, Remica is the recipient of the Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award and a celebrated voice in contemporary Black poetry and cultural criticism.

Dynamic breakout sessions led by talented and experienced Muse Teaching Artists:

Hayley Daniels, Alison Palmer, Taylor Ebersole, Synnika Lofton, Amanda Steadele, John Aguiar, and Karrie Loomis

“Flashbacks!"

“Writing for TV”

“Writing the Sacred Ordinary: Finding Meaning in Everyday” 

And Much More!

Camp Day 2 for 1!

Register for One Day – Attend Second Day for Free! 

Use code CAMPBOGO at checkout.

Fiction Writing Camp for Adults: Day 1

Kick off your weekend of fiction writing with energizing keynotes and hands-on sessions that dive deep into the craft. From story structure to revision strategies, Day 1 offers tools, inspiration, and community to help you shape your next great work. 

Join acclaimed fiction writers share insights from their creative journeys, publishing experience, and storytelling craft 

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With Special Guests:

Sylvia Liu  – Award-winning and wonder-filled, Sylvia is the New Voices Award winner and environmental advocate whose books for young readers blend science, imagination, and heart.

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Kelly Sokol  – Pushcart-nominated and resilient, Kelly is the author of two acclaimed novels and a devoted writing teacher whose work centers on motherhood, endurance, and the human spirit.

Dynamic breakout sessions led by talented and experienced Muse Teaching ArtistsAmanda Steadele, Taylor Ebersole, Karrie Loomis, Rebecca Tigner, April Uhrin, John Aguiar 

Breakout session like: 

“The Quantum Writer: Using Science Principles to Deepen Character & Theme” 

“Read Lock a Rockstar” 

“Game Writing for Adults 

“The History of English” 

And Much More! 

Camp Day 2 for 1! 

Register for One Day – Attend Second Day 2 for free! 

Use code CAMPBOGO at checkout.

Fiction Writing Camp for Adults: Day 2

Level up your fiction with fresh keynotes, new breakout sessions, and practical tools for crafting compelling stories. Day 2 offers deeper dives into the writing process, creative breakthroughs, and the path to publication. 

Join international bestselling authors and keynote speakers share their expertise in storytelling, world-building, and the writing of life. 

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With Special Guests:

Brad Parks – Critically acclaimed and masterful, Brad is the only author to win the Shamus, Nero, and Lefty Awards, known for his gripping and globally lauded crime novels.

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Wendy Higgins – Bestselling and genre-spanning, Wendy is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author whose romantic fantasies have captivated readers across ages.

Dynamic breakout sessions led by talented and experienced Muse Teaching Artists:4

Amanda Steadele, Tori Scotti, Cassandra Clarke, Hayley Daniels, Carrie Nelson, and Karrie Loomis 

Breakout sessions like:

“Plot Twists & Tarot” 

“A Villian’s Perspective”

“Conquering the Blank Page”

“Finding Your Voice” 

And Much More! 

Camp Day 2 for 1!

Register for One Day – Attend Second Day for Free! 

Use code CAMPBOGO at checkout.