There’s Still Time to Apply to the Invitational Summer Institutes!

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 ...

Bring a Well Lived Life to the Classroom: What I Learned at the 2013 Leading to Well-Being Conference

As writing teachers, we attend countless workshops, seminars, and conferences learning how to teach writing better, how to improve reading comprehension scores, how to flip our classrooms, how to use ...

2013 Student Summer Institute: Apply Now!

The NVWP is now taking applications for the 2013 Student Summer Institute, a program for enthusiastic young writers who will be in grades 5 through 12 in the fall of ...

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Call for Proposals: Writing Tutor Presentations

CALL FOR PROPOSALS Transformation from the Center: 3rd Annual Secondary School Writing ...

Save the Date 10/11/13 for 3rd Annual Secondary Writing Center Conference

Transformation from the Center The 3rd Annual Secondary School Writing Center Conference 2013 ...

Announcing First-Ever Invitational Summer Institute in Spotsylvania County

In partnership with Spotsylvania County Public School System, the Northern Virginia Writing ...

Listen in! The NVWP Talks Writing Centers on National Writing Project Radio

On February 28, 2013, site leaders and writing center conference coordinators from ...

The Things That TC’s Value

by Don Gallehr, Director Emeritus NVWP  When I stepped down as Director ...

There’s Still Time! Nominate a Teacher for the 2013 Invitational Summer Institutes!

Do you know a teacher improving writing and learning in our area’s ...

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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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 [...]

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