Hoya Summer High School Information Session Webinar
Wednesday, Nov. 19, 4–5 p.m. ET
This information session will review our three programs: Non-Credit Academies, College Prep, and Summer College. We want to ensure that our prospective students are confident in their choice while planning their summer at Georgetown. We will provide an overview of each program and its respective application processes.
Transform your dreams, ideas, and stories into organized, compelling, creative written works with dynamic lectures on craft topics, workshop sessions with graduate student instructors, and insightful, productive feedback from your peers. This combination of instructional approaches will help you generate a wealth of new poems, stories, and essays, and allow you to experiment with innovative forms in the field of creative writing. The Academy will also focus on the publishing and professionalization aspects of the industry, exploring what markets are available for your writing, what jobs are available to creative writers, undergraduate and graduate programs in writing, and how to get published.
Topics for discussion will include literary form and targeted craft points, often concerning social, political, and environmental themes. In addition, this week-long program will feature off-site excursions including an exercise in responsive writing at the National Gallery of Art and writing prompts at other locations around Washington, D.C.
Program Dates
July 12 - 18, 2026
July
Program Format & Subject Areas
As a student in the Creative Writing Academy, you'll spend your day immersed in a blend of classroom lectures, field trips, hands-on activities, and group discussions. Throughout the week, you'll have the opportunity to explore the following subject areas:
- Poetry
- Fiction
- Personal prose
- Literary history
- Technique (story structure, character development, theme, description, and dialogue)
How You'll Benefit
Here are some ways you will benefit from our program. There is a lot going on, so it is important to read everything we have on the page.
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Participate in writing workshops
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Awaken your powers of observation, imagination, and description
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Learn concrete elements of the craft of writing in daily workshops
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Attend readings from published authors, who will lead interactive classes and conduct group discussions
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Work with Georgetown's expert creative writing faculty to bring out your most creative ideas
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Read excerpts from award-winning works and use them to develop your own original works
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Visit local monuments, world-renowned theaters, museums, and literary organizations
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Take part in peer critiques and learn how to revise and refine your writing
Having the chance to experience once in a lifetime opportunities and getting to meet people from around the world made it so I got to really experience what college life was like.
Anthony DuPrau
Student
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Lecture/Off-Site Visit/Lab |
| 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | Lecture/Off-Site Visit/Lab |
| 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. | Dinner |
| 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. | Capstone Project |
| 9:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. | Student​ Activities/Residential Life Supervision |
In the Creative Writing Academy, you'll attend academic programming between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. during the weekdays, which will include lectures, guest speakers, hands-on activities, group discussions, and off-site visits. At the end of the day, you'll have opportunities to participate in optional cocurricular events, free time, and residential living activities until curfew.
We’re here to help
Whether you have questions about our programs, events, or general inquiries, you can reach us in the way that works best for you.
Summer Programs for High School Students Office
Office Hours: 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. ET, M–F
Email: highschool@georgetown.edu
Phone: (202) 687-7087
Admissions Office Mailing Address
Georgetown University
Summer Programs for High School Students
Admissions Office
111 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
Summer Hoya Office
Office Hours: Sunday–Saturday. 8:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m., May through August
Email: summerhoya@georgetown.edu
Phone: (202) 687-9786
University Information Services (UIS)
Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET
Email: help@georgetown.edu
Phone: (202) 687-4949
University Registrar’s Office (OUR)
Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET
Email: univregistrar@georgetown.edu
Phone: (202) 687-4020
Non-Credit Student Accounts (NCSA)
Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ETÂ
Email: noncreditaccounts@georgetown.edu
Phone: (202) 687-7696
Office of Revenue & Receivables
Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ETÂ
Email: studentaccounts@georgetown.edu
Phone: (202) 687-7100
