In keeping with our mission statement, "To nurture a community of writers, young and old, novice and expert, students and teachers," we at the Tampa Bay Area Writing Project are proud to announce that we are offering a new version…
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W.I.N.D. 2020 Sets a Grueling Schedule
The schedule for this course is ambitious. But, if you're familiar with NaNoWriMo, you may know that programs with a break-neck pace can lead writers to great success. Here, we're going to do more than just write a 50k first…
W.I.N.D. 2020: Write Your Book
W.I.N.D. (Writers In Need of Direction) is about to become a lot more than just a summer program. For the past three years, W.I.N.D. has met almost exclusively during June and July, with a few dedicated members gathering occasionally during…
Day 9 at North Tampa I.C.E. Writers: You Are Accepted
Today Youth Programs Director Mr. Eric returned to talk to us about what to do with "finished" writing. We'd spent the last two weeks inspired to make new writing, sharing with our peers, getting and giving feedback, and hunkered down…
Day 4 at W.A.T.E.R. Write Your Own Adventure: A Little Bit of Coding, A Lot of Writing
So what do we do with all these CYOA stories? We've come to the point in camp where we need to PUBLISH! Writing Project camps always emphasize this because it's not enough to simply write and keep one's thoughts in…
Day 3 at W.A.T.E.R. Write Your Own Adventure: How to Talk to a Writer
The day began with our intrepid campers rewriting classic fairy tales in the style of a CYOA. We had Little Red Riding Hood beating the wolf to the grandmother's house, Cinderella hiring a maid and the wolf who tormented the…
Top 5 Reasons to Join E.A.R.T.H. This Summer
1. More Bang for Your Buck At only $300 we are the most affordable publication experience this summer. While other programs are far away, cost more and/or meet for less time, E.A.R.T.H. has the unique experience of meeting once a…
