Nurturing a community of writers, young and old, novice and expert, students and teachers.
Our teacher-consultants (TCs) are local educators who have participated in a rigorous summer leadership institute. Trained to provide targeted professional development about writing teaching, TCs can meet with you and your faculty, offer workshops and resources, teach demo lessons, and provide peer coaching and ongoing teacher support. To find out more about our targeted professional development offerings, please contact our Professional Development Coordinator Mari Aviles.
The Tampa Bay Area Writing Project will be hosting its Summer Leadership Institute at the University of South Florida (USF) Tampa campus in summer 2020.
“Dear Writer” will reconnect you with the outside world and reignite your love of writing.
by Mieke Valkinspired by the Goat Rodeo Allstars To cross spaces of untold distances is not Impossible. Entanglement makes it so.You are here; in fact, you never left. The knotted space of us is around and under and through,An atomic cascade of…
by Samantha Beattyinspired by Karen Holbrook’s demo-lesson and Sandra Cisnero’s “Abuelito Who Adam who loves fiercelyAnd expects nothing in returnWho is a tender kiss on my foreheadWhose green eyes can see straight into my soulWho is lips that meld perfectly…
by Katharine Werthwineinspired by Mari Aviles’ mini-lesson I am from fresh cut grapefruit and coffee in the morningsAnd — Wait, wait! Don’t tell me! — Public radio shall set you free.I am from scones and mandel bread with tea in…
by Mieke Valkinspired by Mieke Valk’s demo-lesson As I walked into the shop, I rolled my eyes a little. The shop was like every other tourist shop in the Netherlands, with two glass windows filled with traditional tourist trinkets: various…
by Patricia Tuzzolinoinspired by Mari Aviles’ demo-lesson I am from stereotypical game shows, from the Price is Right in the morning and Wheel of Fortune at night.I am from the flat, green fields of my grandparent’s 100 year old home.I…
by Karen Holbrookinspired by TBAWP’s 2020 Heritage Lunch As I walk into the kitchen, I gaze over to my mom of 80 years preparing her special seven-layer salad that was passed down by her mother. My mind starts to drift…
Chapter 1 Lerry the and puppet and his friend Benny the snail were watching TV and drinking soda. Benny the snail: “Man has life become more boring?” Lerry the hand puppet: “How would I know; we haven’t had an adventure…
Read More Sketchonia: Lerry the Hand Puppet Runs Away by Lucas Tigre (Pepin I.C.E. Anthology 6/8)
The date is August 16thin the 10th Century. In the downstairs room, Mr. Courage (Father) was rushing around looking for something. “Where’s my other boot?” Father said. “Have you checked every room?” Mrs. Courage (Mother) said. “I checked everywhere every…
Read More Eye of Courage: The Origin by Liam Zindell (Pepin I.C.E. Anthology 5/8)
When the bell rang, Judy was late. She got beat up again. She was wearing baggy clothes to cover her body because she hates showing herself as a pretty girl. She has a pixie hair cut because why not? She…
Read More Dream By Julieta Santana (Pepin I.C.E. Anthology 4/8)
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