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Inkspire


It’s a Grand Time for Writing
We connect the two words of writing & fun by mixing in our magic ingredients of art, music, cool t-shirt, stories, games, guest speakers, and low staff-student ratio.

For students in grades 3-12
Lexington: June 23-27 at Broadway Christian Church*
Winchester: July 28-Aug. 1 at Central Baptist Church*


Creative writing workshop that celebrates important Kentucky women.
Includes confidence-building and writing activities, culminating in participants' poetry being published in a book.
Appalachia Girl Dreaming
For registration and to learn more, click below
Young Women
Grades 5-12
Any Appalachian County in Kentucky
FREE to All
Participants
Also stay tuned for our NEW Three-day Happiness Camp in Lexington. Learn skills for keeping yourself happy. June 30-July 2. Grades 3-12.
Location TBA.
*We are a non-profit educational organization grateful to these churches for the use of their facilities to keep camp costs down.
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Is your organization hosting a special speaker or performer?
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Do you want to elevate the event with your audience giving a small act of kindness?
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Why We Write offers the “I Gave Gratitude” program free of charge to non-profits and for a small fee to a for-profit group.
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We want to spread the feeling that Central Kentucky is the nicest place in the world!
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Contact our Executive Director if you're interested in giving gratitude at your next event.

Students Listen

Our writing camp director Mizz JJ loves to visit schools and read her stories. Left, a group from the 110 students at Strode Station Elementary School in Winchester, enjoyed her story Ocean Eyes about a blue sea turtle.
Writers are
shell-ebrities

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