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Nearly one year ago, thanks to a wonderful community of generous supporters, creative teachers, and adventurous young writers, the WMWP's Youth Writing Adventure 2016 saw many aspects of success. Some of the highlights include:
~ 50 generous donors ~ $4000 raised ~ 130 students ~ 17 teachers ~ 10 schools
Students and teachers gathered in Bartlett Hall at the University of Massachusetts and participated in workshops spanning genres such as short stories, collaborative script writing, poetry inspired by injustice, description focused fiction, narratives for awareness & activism, and songwriting in response to learning. The experience continued after the event as students polished pieces for publication and later received their own paperback anthology of their writing:
The program also received some positive press linked below:
We hope to repeat and exceed these successes this March by hosting the WMWP Youth Writing Adventure 2017.
The program will again be hosted by the Western Massachusetts Writing Project, which is a professional development program for K-16 teachers supported by the UMass Department of English and College of Humanities and Fine Arts. The overarching goal is to cultivate community among schools, families, teachers, and students while focusing on the improvement and enjoyment of writing. Creative and exploratory literacy experiences such as these have lasting impacts.
In order to make this all happen once again we are asking for your support.
With your donation we will
Thank you for considering a gift to this project and for sharing this page with others who may want to support youth writing.
We will show our appreciation for your donation by including your name in our workshop program as a valued sponsor.
In appreciation for your generous donation, your name will be included in our youth writing workshop program as a valued sponsor and you will also receive a digital publication of student writing culminating from this project.
In appreciation for your generous donation, your name will be included in our youth writing workshop program and publication as a valued sponsor. You will also receive a digital publication of student writing culminating from this project and a personalized thank you note from one of our student participants.
In appreciation for your generous donation, your name will be included in our youth writing workshop program and publication as a valued sponsor. You will also receive a printed publication of student writing culminating from this project and a personalized thank you note from one of our student participants.
We will show our appreciation for your donation by including your ad, business card, or personal message in our youth writing workshop program and publication as a valued sponsor. You will also receive a printed publication of student writing culminating from this project and a personalized thank-you note from one of our student participants.