The Northern Virginia Writing Project is holding multiple Invitational Summer Institutes in 2013, and we want you to know that we have several spaces available at each location. We have ...
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Apply Now for 2013 Invitational Summer Institute for Teachers
Applications for the 2013 Northern Virginia Writing Project’s Invitational Summer Institutes are now available. Applicants may choose to apply for the Summer Institute at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, in the Shenandoah Valley at John Handley High School, Winchester, VA, or in Spotsylvania County (exact location to be determined). DATES: The summer institute sessions at Mason and in the [...]
Final Details for April 6 Young Writers’ Workshop
Check-in will be at the Johnson Center Bistro, which is on the lowest level of the building. The Johnson Center building is #30 on the map, and all visitors should park in the Mason Pond Parking Deck, #41 on the map, where the rates are $3/hour or $14 for the day. Parking for 15 minutes [...]
Register Now for April 6 Young Writers’ Workshops
The Northern Virginia Writing Project invites you to join us at our Young Writers and Families Programs Saturday writing workshops for students, parents, and families. Workshops are run by NVWP Teacher Consultants, some of the best teachers in Northern Virginia, and class size is small, with a ratio of twelve students to one Teacher Consultant. Enthusiastic [...]
Gaithersburg Book Festival High School Short Story Writing Contest
The NVWP is pleased to promote a creative writing contest for high school students from the Gaithersburg Book Festival. The deadline for entries to the festival’s 3rd annual High School Short Story Writing Contest is February 15, 2013. All high school students—public, private or homeschooled, in grades 9-12 in the 2012-2013 school year—residing in Maryland, [...]
Reminder: Nominations close February 15 for Farrington Personal Writing Award
The Northern Virginia Writing Project is pleased to announce the fifth annual Mark Farrington Personal Writing Award of $500 to be granted to one NVWP Teacher Consultant to further his or her personal writing. Read more about the award and its intentions in this personal message from Mark Farrington. The award money may be used [...]









