The Nebraska Writing Project, a network of professional educators and affiliated writers, provides opportunities to improve, enhance and celebrate writing for classrooms and communities across Nebraska.
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2012 Summer Institutes
Appications are being accepted for the NeWP Lincoln and Humanities Summer Institutes (print brochure), and the " Holocaust Satellite Seminar" exploring the Holocast and social justice (print brochure).
2012 Poetry of Place Celebration
Please join the Nebraska Writing Project in a poetry event that celebrates and explores life in Nebraska. The purpose of this program is to encourage Nebraska students to write poetry about their place, and to make that poetry more visible. (print brochure)
2012 Central and Eastern Nebraska Youth Writing Festivals--Register now
Students and teachers write, share, and learn at newly offered festivals...read more or print brochure.
Annual Spring Gathering
Save May 4, 2012, 6-8 pm for the Annual NeWP Spring Gathering and Awards Celebration on the University of Nebraka Lincoln city campus. Carol MacDaniels and Administrator Support Awards Nominations are due March 16.
2011 Lincoln Summer Institute
Fourteen teachers rejuvenated this summer with writing, inquiring, and strategy-sharing...
2011 Rural Summer Institute at North Platte
Fifteen central and western Nebraska teachers (K-12) participated in the 2011 Nebraska Writing Project Rural Institute...
2011 Technology Summer Insitute Recap
The 2011 Technology Institute was like an Extreme Makeover: Teacher Technology Edition...
Spotlight Writer: Danielle Helzer
Perkins County High School teacher Danielle Helzer shares her story and her writing...
Twelve Stories I Never Told You...
Vignettes written by NeWP Advisory Board members and inspired by Dan Holt’s "Ten Stories about Coyotes I Never Told You"...
Valentine High School Marathon at Centennial Hall
Students find the writing marathon to be a new and exciting way to find topics for creative expression...
Fourth Annual Retreat and Marathon
Teacher-writers descended once again on Platte River State Park for the annual Nebraska Writing Project Platte River Writing Retreat and Marathon...
Five Nebraska Teachers Score in Chicago
Five middle school NeWP teachers participated in the 2011 National Evaluation Scoring Conference...
Writing Project Profiled
"GoodNUz", a publication of the Nebraska Alumni Association, profiles NeWP...
The votes are in!
Grab your iPad, Kindle, or library card and hunt down a copy of the titles voted in for the 2011 One Book One NeWP discussion...
Holocaust Satellite Seminar
"From digital stories, to action plans, to personal reflection pieces, our teachers shared what they learned..."
Twelve Students Selected for Poetry of Place
Twelve student poets from across Nebraska gathered at the State Capitol on May 6, to read their selected poems...
Administrative Support Award
Robert Bussmann was awarded the Nebraska Writing Project 2011 Administrator Certificate of Recognition at the annual Spring Gathering...
Carol MacDaniels Award
Jane Conneally received the Nebraska Writing Project Carol MacDaniels Award for 2011...
Spring Marathon Goes West to Holt County
Nebraska Writing Project Teacher Consultants enjoyed sharing their county's local wonders...
NeWP at Orlando in Photos
Seven Nebraska teachers represent NeWP at NWP in Orlando...
Helzer's Ogallala Language Arts Students Pay It Forward
Danielle Helzer's 9th grade langauge arts students carry out social action and awareness projects in Ogallala.
Lincoln North Star English Department Utilizes EQUIPs
Melanie Farber, English Teacher and the English Department Chair at Lincoln North Star High School, describes the impact of NeWP EQUIPs in the Lincoln North Star English Department...
Spotlight Writer: Diana Weis
Millard Public Schools (Omaha) teacher Diana Weis shares her story and her writing...
NeWP Teachers: Come Home and Join the NeWP Ning!
NeWP Ning is developed to reconnect NeWP teachers...
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Mark Your Calendars
February 15, 2012: Registration DUE for Eastern Nebraska Youth Writing Festival
March 3, 2012: Youth Writing Festival-East, Elkhorn.
March 5, 2012: Open applications DUE for Lincoln Summer and Humanities Insitutes
March 16, 2012: Nominations DUE for MacDaniels and Administrator Recognition awards
March 26, 2012: Poetry of Place deadline for submissions. Entries received after this date will not be considered.
April 1, 2012: Registration DUE for Central Nebraska Youth Writing Festival
April 28, 2012: Youth Writing Festival-Central, Kearney
May 1, 2012: Applications DUE for Holocaust Satellite Seminar
May 4, 2012: SAVE the DATE for the annual Spring Gathering. Details forthcoming
June 4, 2012: Lincoln Summer and Humanities Institutes begin








