Dear Emily, 

We have a full calendar of events scheduled for the fall of 2025, as well as the beginning of 2026! To give our fellows and regional communities partners the best opportunity to engage with the WPWP, we are sharing several upcoming events in the Save the Date section of this newsletter! We encourage you to save the dates and to virtually attend the September 9th Network Meeting from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. to learn more about our fall calendar and ways to engage! We invite you to share this event widely to any and all WPWP Fellows.

All are welcome and encouraged to reconnect. Whether you can join for the entire session or just a portion of the evening, we’d love to see you there!

No RSVP is necessary. A calendar invite will be sent for the event from wpwp@pitt.edu —feel free to accept or decline as needed. The Zoom link is included below for your convenience.

As always, thank you for taking the time to receive and review this newsletter. We are grateful to be in community with you. Feel free to share this information with others.

If you have any updates, ideas, and/or concerns, we’d like to hear from you. Email us at wpwp@pitt.edu.

🤔 What: National Day on Writing Informational Meeting
📅 When: September 4, 2025, from 5 - 6 p.m.
📍 Where: Virtual

We want to collaborate with you, your schools, and your communities for the October National Day on Writing, held October 20th!

We will discuss opportunities and project mini-grants for interested schools and spaces. 

🤔 Where: Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, 799 Pinkerton Run Rd, Oakdale, PA 15071
📅 When: Saturday, September 13, 2025, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Join us for a rejuvenating day of writing at the beautiful Pittsburgh Botanic Garden. Our retreat begins at 10am with gentle writing invitations designed to be explored individually or in small groups, followed by lunch and a writing workshop from 12:30–2:00 PM led by 2011 WPWP Fellow Jill Khoury. We will be meeting in the Pierce Room.  
Our theme for the day is momentum—the quiet force that carries us through seasons of growth, change, and creativity. Whether in writing, life, or career, momentum helps us move forward, reflect deeply, and stay connected to what matters most. 

Come for the full experience or drop in as your schedule allows. Lunch is on us; garden admission is covered by guests. Friends, family, and colleagues are warmly welcome. Bring a notebook and an openness to possibility.

🤔 What: Words and Pictures
📍 Where: Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, 15213
📅 When: Multiple dates from September to November. Click here for speakers/dates.

🤔 What: Ten Evenings
📍 Where: Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
📅 When: Select dates from September 2025 through May 2026. Click here for speakers/dates.

We are excited to share that we are partnering with Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures, PAL, this fall! In collaboration with PAL, we invite the WPWP community to attend Words and Pictures and the Ten Evenings series. During two Words and Pictures events, WPWP fellows will have a chance to facilitate tabling activities for youth, as well as interact with the speaker. During the Ten Evenings series, PAL will reserve a select amount of in-person tickets for WPWP to attend!  

Use this form to indicate what event(s) you are interested in attending! Please note, availability is limited. Filling out the interest form does not confirm the request. We will contact you directly with confirmation!

If you have an event or opportunity to share with the WPWP community, let us know! We’d love to feature it in our next newsletter. 

We are continually enhancing our communication methods by addressing any gaps in contact information. Please complete the contact form below if you haven’t already. We encourage you to share it with others who might be interested in re/connecting with the WPWP network.