The Adroit Journal
The Adroit Journal Summer Mentorship Program
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Overview of The Adroit Journal Summer Mentorship Program
The Adroit Journal’s Summer Mentorship Program is an online program pairing established writers with high school and gap year students interested in creative writing. It focuses on drafting, redrafting, and editing in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction through individualized, flexible, and informal correspondence. Poetry students share weekly work, while fiction and creative nonfiction students share biweekly work.
📍Location
Online
📅 Application deadlines
- No upcoming deadlines
💸 Costs & Aid
- 575 USD
- Tuition per student. No application fee.
- Fee remission and financial aid are available based on need and do not influence admission decisions.
Eligibility Requirements
📋 General Requirements
Applicants should have a firm work ethic, some familiarity with writing and revision, be comfortable with giving and receiving critique, be prompt and generous communicators, and have the will to explore and improve.
📚 Grade Requirements
High school students (including graduating seniors) and gap year students.
🌍 Eligible Countries
High school student Worldwide
Application Process
The application has four parts: three Application Essays, a Writing Sample, an Optional Academic Transcript, and an Optional Additional Information Section. Applicants can apply to multiple genres by submitting two writing samples.
📅 Summer
Duration
approximately 4.5 weeks
Program Dates
Jun 26, 2025 - Jul 28, 2025
Application Deadlines
- Mar 1, 2025 — Regular
11:59pm U.S. Pacific Standard Time (PST)
Application Fee: FreeThere is no application fee. Tuition for the program is $575.