Tar River Writing Project

The Tar River Writing Project is pleased to announce that applications are  now being accepted for participation in  the 2008 Invitational Summer Institute. 

The 2008 Invitational Summer Institute will run Monday - Friday, June 26 - July 25, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  Participants can expect four weeks of rich and  purposeful interaction with other teachers as they take time to  write and explore together. 

Just look what previous Summer Institute participants have said about the experience:

One of the best things I experienced as part of the Summer Writing Institute was the effect of a nurturing and supportive environment on the development of writers. Students with this type of experience will write willingly. During the institute we supported, praised, encouraged and provided meaningful feedback on our writing pieces and every activity. We felt free to share our pieces in this type of an environment.
-- Veronica Roberson

I loved the sharing and the process that unfolded. The Institute brought in so many teacher consultants that were inspiring and full of concrete ideas to use in the classroom. The articles selected for our readings guided me intensely in my research, the exercises stretched my mind; I played with new ideas, and muddled through the chaos that we were warned about as part of the writing process.
-- Jane Gardner

The Tar River Writing Project steeped me in a writing community that continues even now that my summer institute experience has ended.  This community sustains my writing and teaching life by inspiring me, encouraging me, giving me feedback on my writing, and sharing their writing and teaching journeys with me.
-- Jennifer Sharpe-Salter