Read these essays and feel inspired to apply for and/or donate to the campership fund for our May 2017 camp in Wisconsin!

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“The summer after I turned thirteen, I decided that exactly two things needed to happen in order for my life to matter: I needed Rosie Collins to like me, and I needed my parents to send me to Bible Camp.”

Sara and Ava go back to summer camp together to try to save missing kids and give Ava some childhood memories of her very own.

Join Autostraddle, Dannielle & Kristin of “Everyone is Gay,” Jasika Nicole, Julia Nunes, Jenny Owen Youngs and DeAnne Smith atop Mount Feelings for five days of FUN FUN FUN!

Many of these companies are small, queer and independently-owned themselves, which makes their donations to A-Camp even more amazing!

Symptoms of A-Camp withdrawal include: forgetting every girl you see isn’t queer, staring wistfully at inadequate trees, intense nostalgia, sleeping in your A-Camp t-shirt and DIY lingerie, counting down ’til next time.

Hey campers! We just found a way to fill your time until A-Camp rolls around.

Actress Anna Camp has been enjoying date nights and Renaissance Pleasure Faires with her #1 babe, stylist Jade Whipkey.

We’ve got two full camperships with travel expenses and one campership without travel for three lucky trans women because the more trans women at camp, the better!

Wanna make a bunch of new friends in the woods this April? We thought so. Join Team Autostraddle, Julie Goldman, Brandy Howard and Unicorn Plan-It for a life-changing weekend!

“So much of being a girl in this society is about people trying to CONTAIN you. When I think about camp, I get this gut feeling, remembering the sky above my head. No walls, no parents. During the school year, you’re just trying to survive. Camp is a chance to be someone freer- an actual person.”

It was both the best idea and the worst idea I’ve ever had.

New York City A-Campers of the past, present, and future, get excited. Two brand new A-Campers have organized a pre-camp event at the Lesbian Herstory Archives for this Saturday!

“I was so excited to see REI was a sponsor for A-Camp, as it confirmed for me they put their money where their mouth is, doing actual work to support and include communities we don’t often see represented in the outdoor space.”

For a wardrobe that seems to consist mainly of old t-shirts, cutoff shorts, and strappy sandals destined to leave tan lines, camp counselor fashion works.

Melanie Gillman’s webcomic As the Crow Flies tells the story of a young, queer girl of color trying to find her place at a Christian camp filled with people she can’t relate to.

Hannah Hart wants to give one lucky Straddler a full campership to October’s A-Camp — and she’ll pay your travel expenses, too!

We’re hosting the very first A-Camp Prep event in Los Angeles! Come hang out with Robin on September 8th and start getting excited for A-Camp or just learn more about it!

We just opened up some more spots at A-Camp and have other information for campers and camper supporters, like that Allison Weiss is gonna be there!