University of Maryland Writing Project

02/26/2026

Excited to share this opportunity!

01/26/2024

It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that our dear friend, mentor, and colleague Pam Bryant-Hollins has passed. Pam was among the founding members of the University of Maryland Writing Project where she taught us to embrace ourselves as writers through the practice of Morning Pages and her signature ringing of the bells. We invite our Writing Project friends to share their remembrances of Pam. We know her legacy will live on through the many teachers she influenced and the many students she inspired.

The funeral service, interment, and repast will take place on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at St. John's Episcopal Church and Cemetery, 11040 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD. 20705.

Viewing: 9:30AM - 10:30AM
Daughters of the King Service: 10:40AM
Funeral Service: 11:00AM

Immediately after the service, the interment will take place in the St. John's Cemetery followed by the repast in the St. John's Parish Hall.

01/10/2024

What a treat it is every year to 'wonder' the streets of this area of , reading along from haiku to haiku. Submission deadline to have your own haiku considered is February 4th. Good luck.
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The 11th annual GGolden Triangle DChaiku competition’s submission period is open now through February 4, at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Poets (from across the world) are invited to submit up to two original, self-authored haiku. Winning poets will win monetary prizes and recognition, while selected haiku (which includes winners) will be displayed throughout the neighborhood starting in March.

The 2024 theme is – Transforming Paths

https://goldentriangledc.com/event/golden-haiku/

06/05/2023

PRINCE FREDRICK, Md. – At the meeting of the Calvert County Board of Education on Thursday, May 25, 2023 a number of teachers and educators commented on first-year board member Jana Post’s proposed set of major changes to the way in which library materials are selected. These proposed changes we...

06/02/2023

Calvert County Maryland School Library Censorship - See our University of Maryland Writing Project TC Tim Sinclair explain the importance of story and reference our Building a More Perfect Union Project called "ReStorying We The People: Connecting Maryland Classrooms to the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture. NWP TC's fighting book bans!

PRINCE FREDRICK, Md. – At the meeting of the Calvert County Board of Education on Thursday, May 25, 2023 a number of teachers and educators commented on first-year board member Jana Post’s proposed set of major changes to the way in which library materials are selected. These proposed changes we...

03/01/2023

From Marcus Sankofa Nicks and the Maryland Center for History and Culture - check it out!

Throughout the 20th century, students have been central contributors in activist movements and have taken great risks to make their voices heard. Educators are invited to learn more about the activism of young people in Maryland, whose roles have been documented through oral history and in news...

10/12/2022

UMdWP's wonderful leadership team member, Ann-Marie Maloney (PGCPS) was recently featured in neaToday magazine!!

Arts integration allows students and educators to tap into their creativity— making learning more meaningful.

08/10/2022

Today, at the Maryland Center for History and Culture, the “Restorying” educators explored primary and secondary sources that tell the story of Black history in Maryland. Thank you, MCHC, for a wonderful afternoon!

08/09/2022

Our “Restorying” educators at the Frederick Douglass statue outside of Hornbake Library at the University of Maryland, College Park…ready to research.

12/05/2021

We are so excited to announce that Jason Reynolds will be joining us for a Virtual Author Visit!

On Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 2:30pm ET, Jason will join us to talk about reading, writing, and teaching. If you haven't yet had the opportunity, treat yourself to a book by Jason and bring your questions/conversation starters.

RSVP for this free event at our Write Now Teacher Studio!

https://studio.nwp.org/events/jason-reynolds-virtual-author-visit

09/29/2021

FREE WORKSHOP with Maryland's Poet Laureate Grace Cavalieri

WRITE YOUR LIFE: A Poetry Session by Grace Cavalieri

Everyone has a story to tell. And no one has another’s story. That’s why each person is invited to enter this practice. Everything we need to write is within us or within our view. This session will access the poem from the data base inside us, and the world outside us, and we’ll use language that is everyday speech. “Poetry “is just a word that allows us to notice more, see more, be in touch with our natural and emotional environments.

The session is October 14, 2-3PM. You can see the sign up page by clicking here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/write-your-life-a-poetry-session-by-grace-cavalieri-tickets-168294311817?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

A MASTER CLASS FOR BEGINNERS AND PROFESSIONALS

Presented by the Maryland State Arts Council.

Facilitated by Maryland's Poet Laureate, Grace Cavalieri, this session will access the poem from the data base inside us.