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Writing In the Community: The New Orleans Writing Marathon as Model
This article explores the history and foundations of the New Orleans-style writing marathon. Richard Louth describes what it’s like to lead a writing marathon; he provides tips, insights, writing prompts, and writing samples that illustrate how a community can be guided to write together…
"I’m a Writer": Essays on the Writing Marathon and Why We Write
This brief piece describes a book that puts writing—both teachers' and students'—at the center. The first part focuses on writing marathon how-tos and offers guidelines, planning and facilitation resources, and teachers' anecdotal experiences of writing in community. The second part of the…
Writing in Good Company in New Orleans (NWP Radio)
In this NWP Radio show, teacher leaders from the Southeastern Louisiana Writing Project discuss their writing marathon-focused advanced institute, a model of a large-scale writing marathon that draws attendees from across the county. Guests on the radio show share information that can be…
Write Now Teacher Studio
Where teachers write, share, and talk shop about writing and the teaching of writing
Hosted by the National Writing Project, the Write Now Teacher Studio is an open, online community of educators for educators. It’s a place to write together, examine our teaching, create and refine curricula, and work toward ever more effective and equitable practices to create confident, creative, and critical thinkers and writers in our classrooms and courses.