Professional Writing Retreats Events
National Writing Project Writing Retreat, Rhode Island
August 7–10, 2003
Whispering Pines Conference Center
Kingston, Rhode Island
Choose one of two retreats in Summer 2003, New Mexico or Rhode Island!
Each three-day retreat is tailored to writing project colleagues who
wish to pursue writing about practice and move forward in their own
professional writing and publishing.
Sunrise Springs Inn & Retreat
Santa Fe, New Mexico
June 26-29, 2003
Whispering Pines Conference Center
Kingston, Rhode Island
August 7-10, 2003
- Time to reflect on and write about teaching practices in ways that make visible the goals and beliefs of the writing project
- A supportive writing community in which to develop and refine professional writing.
- Knowledge and experience to help participants promote professional writing at their local sites.
- writing and inservice programs
- narratives of school/teaching life
- ethnographies
- annotated professional bibliographies
- opinion pieces about issues in the teaching of writing
- journal and newsletter articles
- case studies
On-site writing coaches and editors will provide support for writers. Through participation in small writing groups and other opportunities to share writing, participants will become part of a community of writers. The structure of the retreat is designed to accommodate writers at any level in their development.
Limited to 20 participants, the retreat will be as representative as possible of the geographic, racial and ethnic diversity of the writing project. It will include teacher-consultants, co-directors, and directors-kindergarten through university-with a range of writing interests, experience, and content-area knowledge.
NWP will cover the costs of double-occupancy rooms and meals. Participants are responsible for travel costs and incidentals. (Local sites may be able to help with travel expenses.)
For more information, please email NWP at programs@nwp.org.
