The West Chester Writing Project

The West Chester Writing Project (WCWP), formerly called the Pennsylvania Writing and Literature Project, is one of the oldest sites of the National Writing Project (NWP). WCWP follows NWP's guiding principles and provides professional development, develops resources, generates research, and acts on knowledge to improve the teaching of writing and learning in schools and communities. WCWP believes that access to high-quality educational experiences is a basic right of all learners and a cornerstone of equity. We work in partnership with institutions, organizations, and communities to develop and support leadership for educational improvement.

WCWP offers summer and school-year courses and workshops in teaching writing, teaching literature, writing-reading connections, authentic assessment, and special topics of interest to educators. For information on how to bring a course or professional development program to your district

email Director Dr. Pauline Schmidt

or call 610-436-2202.

 

Virtual Writing Group Sessions: 9-10am

Please join us when we come together to talk about our current projects.  Some members are working on picture books, novels in verse, and even books for 'grown-ups'!

Facilitators offer prompts, ideas, and feedback and even provide the luxury of some writing time.

Our next meeting is Saturday, February 5th at 9am.

Click here for the Zoom Link. 

 

Continuity Sessions

Directly following our Writing Group on Saturday, February 5th, we will have Continuity Sessions from 10am - 11:30am.  Topics will vary, conversation will be lively, and community will be celebrated!

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Social Justice Inquiry Group: 9-10:30am

Please join us on the third Saturday of the month, when we come together to discuss anti-racist education. 

The next meeting of the WCWP Social Justice Inquiry Group will be on Saturday, December 18th, from 9AM-10:30AM ET.

We will discuss the final third of The Sweetness of Water and be guided by the following questions:

-How does storytelling inform our understanding of social justice?
-How are the themes and questions raised by the novel relevant to today?
-How does reading a novel change our approach? How does reading a novel in parts impact our experience?
-How will our reading continue our engagement in social justice work in our various contexts?

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Around the Table with WCWP

WCWP's literary magazine is accepting personal narratives, poems, memoirs and fiction.  Also to be submitted are photos, artwork, royalty-free images from Google or other sources, drawings, sketches and music to be included with your writing. Please keep the word count under 2000. Send writings and any questions to aroundthetablewithpawlp@gmail.com.