summer camps - Austin Bat Cave

Austin Bat Cave hosts a number of half-day creative writing summer camps all over the city. Summer camps explore genres like Fan-Fiction, Poetry Writing, Horror Writing, Songwriting, and more. Whatever your interests, we have a camp for you!

If each of our students donated $100 this summer, then Austin Bat Cave will be able to reach more students than ever before. For 15 years, Austin Bat Cave has provided free creative writing programs for Central Texas youth. This summer, we’re asking for a suggested donation in order to attend our week-long summer camps. Your donation will go towards supplies, teacher stipends, and other resources ABC needs in order to keep amplifying young voices. ABC’s actual cost is over $1,000 per camp, but we know the benefit of helping students tell their stories and sharing them with the world is priceless.

COVID POLICY: Austin Bat Cave is closely following the Austin Public Health data and safety guidelines for mitigating the spread of Covid-19 in the community. To ensure that our programs are accessible for all students, including those who are high-risk, we are making the wearing of masks voluntary for students and instructors while Travis County is in a Low Community Level, but we are strongly encouraging students and instructors to wear masks, and disposable masks will be provided as needed. However, Austin Bat Cave reserves the right to change this policy at any time should cases of Covid-19 rise in the greater Austin area or should Travis County move to a higher stage of Covid-19 risk-based guidelines.

Half-Day Summer Camps

Half-Day Summer Camps

Below are our 2024 Summer Camps!

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“My child benefitted from meeting others who enjoy reading and writing. Socializing during this time was important also. It was valuable also because of the encouragement/positive feedback she received.” — ABC parent

“My oldest has a tough time with writing and he was reluctant at first, but after the first day of camp, he was excited to return. It was not like school with a strict regime, but rather encouraging children in the creative process and exploring.” — Cindy Miller, ABC parent

“The instructors were so positive and encouraging! I watched my child’s confidence in her writing blossom during the camp. I loved seeing her self-assurance in her own voice grow!”

“We really loved the camp and truly appreciate the amazing experience. The teacher was fantastic and every day was full of energy.” — Kathleen Lucente, ABC parent

“This was probably the best run, most interesting and engaging camp my daughter did all summer. Thank you so much. It was wonderful.”

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