NeWP Writing Groups
Begin Again Around Nebraska
Don't let a single day go by without writing. Even if it's garbage, if garbage is all you can write, write it. Garbage eventually becomes compost with a little treatment.
--Anonymous
There is incredible power in writing groups. One of the most transforming experiences of a Nebraska Writing Project Summer Institute is the expectation of writing and sharing your writing with a small group on a daily basis. Along with gaining new insight about teaching, it is one of the experiences teachers want to continue once the institute is over.
The NeWP wants to facilitate that continuing experience for past participants of NeWP Writing Institutes. Beginning in the fall of 2008, several writing groups were started based on the small group practices of the NeWP. Currently, four groups (that we're aware of) are meeting on a regular basis. The facilitator names and group locations are listed below. If you have an interest in joining one of these groups, contact the facilitator of that group.
Some of you may be interested in starting your own group or continuing your group from a previous institute. In that case, please contact Anne Walden (e-mail below).
If a group does not exist in your part of the state, please let Anne now and we'll network through the NeWP listserve to help put together a writing group.
For help with starting a writing group, access these resources:
- Ideas for Starting a NeWP Writing Group
- What to Do After Your Summer Vacation: Guides to Starting Your Own Writing Group
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Omaha area:
Jeff Grinvalds
Caffeine Dreams coffee, Thursdays at 7 pm, every other week
e-mail: jgrinvalds@cox.net
Lincoln area:
Anne Walden
Indigo Bridge Bookstore, Wednesdays, 6 pm, every other week
e-mail: awalden@lps.org
Fremont-Wahoo-North Bend area:
Carol Mertl
Sand Creek Writing Group, meeting location varies
e-mail: cmertl@esu2.org
Kearney area:
Lisa Fricke
Once or twice a month
e-mail: lfricke@esu10.org
