Dear Friend, 

Thanks for attending our January Network Meeting! We will have our next network meeting on Monday, April 14th at 6 pm. Please save the date.

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.

We are pleased to offer a restorative and explorative four-week seminar for educators. If you are a classroom teacher, community educator, or education leader looking to have dedicated time for writing, improve your practice, and/or influence the writing culture in your school or organization, the WPWP Summer Institute is for you! 

During the four weeks, educators (grade levels K to college, across all disciplines and communities) develop their personal and professional writing, explore new writing strategies, consider curriculum, and deepen inquiry connected to writing as a tool for education equity, access, and social justice. Together, we investigate best practices in writing and literacy instruction through shared demonstrations of practice, readings, and intentional focus on our writing and reading processes. 

Please share with educators in your learning communities and/or nominate someone who you think would benefit from connecting with the WPWP.

Our youth writing camp for grades 5–11 runs from June 23rd to July 1st. This program features a range of learning experiences led by certified classroom teachers, esteemed writers, and advanced writing students from regional colleges and universities. It’s an excellent opportunity to nurture vibrant young writers from your schools and communities. Please share these widely within your learning networks. Registration is open now!

This three-session experience is designed for students in grades 11 and 12 to prepare them for the college application process. The program provides:

Students receive personalized feedback and leave the program with polished outputs to support their college goals. Please share these widely within your learning networks. 

We’re excited to announce the formation of the WPWP Leadership Collective—an initiative to strengthen leadership within our network and beyond. The collective will bring together individuals from three key areas:

Explore the visuals below for more details about each role. Additional information about the advisory collective and nominations can be found here: 2025 Leadership Opportunities 

Nominations are due February 3, 2025.  

If you have suggestions of Pitt Faculty and Staff and/or Community Educators, Leaders, and Organizations, please email names and contact information to wpwp@pitt.edu.  

We look forward to building this collective with your input and participation. Let’s continue to grow as a community of writers and leaders! 

We hope to strengthen both communication and connection as we begin our 40th year as an NWP site!

This year, we are enhancing our communication methods by addressing any gaps in contact information.

Please complete this contact form if you haven’t already. We encourage you to share it with others who might be interested in re/connecting with the WPWP network.