Western Pennsylvania Writing Project

School of Education, University of Pittsburgh

• Welcome
  • About the WPWP
    • Core Principles and Programs
    • The WPWP Team
• Opportunities
  • Teachers
    • Summer Institute for Teachers
  • Youth & Community
    • Young Writers Institutes
    • Scholastic Writing Awards
      • Pittsburgh Regionional Scholastic Writing Awards 2018
      • Press Release: THE ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM ANNOUNCES……
      • Scholastic Writing Awards – Pittsburgh Region 2017
      • Scholastic Writing Awards – Pittsburgh Region 2016
      • Scholastic Writing Awards – Pittsburgh Region 2015
      • Scholastic Writing Awards – 2013 National Recognition Recipients
      • Scholastic Writing Awards – Pittsburgh Region 2014
      • Scholastic Writing Awards – Pittsburgh Region 2013
    • Kidsburgh
    • Remake Learning
    • Literary Arts Boom [The LAB]
  • Professional Development
    • School Inservice
• Connections
  • WPWP Fellows
    • NWP Connect
    • WPWP Library
    • DIGITAL IS
  • Community Partners
• Events/Projects
  • The Working Poet Series
  • Hear Me 101
  • WAIP Fellowship
  • Write Now! Education Matters
  • Digital Literacy Conference
• Latest News
  • LRNG Project “Linking Communities with STEM”
    • LRNG Challenge
  • Young Writers Institutes 2018
• Support
• Contact
• Blogs
  • What is YOUR NWP?

• Who We Are

  The Western Pa Writing Project is a non-profit, teacher-centered professional development program, serving area schools and students for nearly thirty years. We are hosted by the University of Pittsburgh's School of Education and a long-standing affiliate of the National Writing Project.

• National Writing Project

  • "History Should Come First": Perspectives from Somali-Born, Refugee-Background Youth on Writing In and Out of School
    Wednesday, June 13, 2018 Type: Resource This essay collection, featuring a contribution from Connecticut Writing Project-Fairfield director Bryan Ripley Crandall, examines the educational experiences of adolescents and adults with refugee backgrounds.
  • Cal State Northridge Writing Project Teacher-Consultant Promotes Civic Learning at Reagan Library
    Saturday, June 02, 2018 Type: In the News Longtime English teacher Tony Pennay puts his passion for supporting civically engaged youth to work as chief learning officer for the Ronald Reagan Foundation and Institute.

• YWI Teachers

  • YWI Teacher Application
  • YWI Intern Application

• Latest News

  • Fall Farmhouse Retreat 2017
  • 2017 Westmoreland Professional Development Workshops – Part 2
  • 2017 Westmoreland Professional Development Workshops – Part 1

• Young Writers Publications & Recordings

  • Summer 2017 Young Writers Institute Anthology Grades 4-8 Oakland Location
  • Summer 2017 Young Writers Institute Anthology Grades 9-12 Oakland Location
  • Summer 2017 Young Writers Camp Anthology Mt. Lebanon Location
  • Summer 2016 Young Writers Institute Anthology Grades 4-8 Oakland Location
  • Summer 2016 Young Writers Institute Anthology Grades 9-12 Oakland Location
  • Summer 2016 Young Writers Institute Anthology Mt. Lebanon Location