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UPWP NewsPost & Share
January 2007
On the web at www.upwp.org Volume 2,
SaturdaySessions January 20
February 10
Marchnone
April 14
May 19 (meet
the newfellows!)
Contact Us: Wedlove to hear fromyou!
www.upwp.org [email protected]
Writing Fun!Jonathon Rand
author ofMichigan Chillers
& AmericanChillers will be atFalling Rock Caf
in MunisingSaturday, Jan. 10,
2007. Booksigning and/or
Writing workshopwith him.
at (906) 387 3008
or email
fallingrockcafe
@charterinternet.net
Saturday Session Changed to January 20!Still discussing the book Entertaining an Elephant
Usually the Saturday Sessions are held the second Saturday of the month but in January
is changed because of a conflict with another UPWP event. (See below) The Saturday are open to any TC whether you come on a regular basis or have never joined us. Even
cant make this one, mark your calendar and set aside some time for this great opportuwrite, vent, share, and get support. Dates for upcoming sessions are listed on the left
Reminder
2007 Summer Institute ScheduleNo Retreat & Three 5-day weeks.After much discussion, debate, and deliberating the Summer Institute schedule will be different this year. The institute will meet Saturday May 19th; June 18 22; June 25 2
classes the week of July 2 6; and meet July 9 13. We are moving to have three week
days/per week and no retreat with one week to complete personal/professional writing bfinal week. Please note this when recruiting new fellows. You will be getting copies o
in January, early February, as usual. For those of you Retreat Regulars, wed like to
youre interested in having a day in August to get together.
Summer Brochure Out SoonThe 2007 Summer Institute information will be sent out soon. Other programs such as
Advance Institute(s) and Mini-Grant opportunities will be included. Be watching yomail in early February and checking the website www.upwp.org
Congratulations toIn the adult category, Heather Hollands was the winner for the "One Book One Comm
The New American Dream" essay contest. Two Gwinn students, Meredith Buck (one o
Laitinens students) took first place in the 7-12 category while Jason Mottes (a sophom
Heather's class) took 3rd place.There will be a public reading of the winning essays on January 18. The winning essay
published in the January edition of the Marquette Monthly (which you can find on-linehttp://www.mmnow.com/z_current_a/b/c/lookout.html#newame
After completing your Advanced Writing Project (Publishing with Pizazz), Nancy Sch
and I presented our Multi-genre research project at NMU's conference in October. We applied to present our project at the MRA's conference in March, and we have been accWendy Beacco
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Website Hi-lite:www.writingfix.com
WritingFix issponsored by theNorthern NevadaWriting ProjectAgreat source forteachers of writing,students of writing oranyone wishing tobecome a better
writer! Check it outtoday!
Book Titles-Suggested byConnie Heinlein
(all recently
available in
paperback):
Gileadby Marilyn
RobinsonLast years Pulitzer
Prize winner for
fiction, this is thestory of an aged
preacher as he writes
a letter to his young
son.
Specimen Days by
MichaelCunningham
Three stories in oneunified by place
(New York City) and
Walt Whitman, it ishistorical fiction,
present-day criminal
suspense, and
futuristic love story.
Whats Going OnCheck for updated information atwww.upwp.org
Professional books for free? We are still looking for TCs to write professional book revMichigan Reading Associations The Michigan Reading Journal. Suzanne, along with
and Sue Szczepanski from NMU, are the editors. If you see a newly published book yo
interested in reading, contact Suzanne! Your only requirement is to write a short 400-5review.
January 12-13, 2007 a group of UPWP TCs are attending a retreat in Marquette to begipieces for a book on using childrens literature and authors as mentors for writing instru
The project began in June 2006 with an Advanced Institute at the University of Minnes
Kerlan Research Collection of Childrens Literature. Each TC chose an author to resear
has been reflecting on how that research is changing her writing instruction. The projeccontinue throughout 2007 with the goal of a book manuscript drafted for submission in
From Mark Smith
I was saddened to learn of the recent death of Donald Murray, 82, a former professor of
at University of New Hampshire. Throughout his long career as a teacher of writing, hpublished many articles and books about writing and teaching writing that I found cons
sound, practical, engaging and personable. I still recommendA Writer Teaches Writing
teachers who want a solid, thorough and usable introduction to how to teach writing. A
saved copies of many of his articles about teaching writing, especially revision, which to share with others. He was one of about 5 really important writers-researchers-teache
initiated the writing is a process movement. Also, he spent more than 20 years of his li
writer forThe Boston Globe, so he didnt just write about writinghe WAS a writer.For more about Murray go to:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/12/31/columnist_donald_murray_dies
And, if you have news, books, ideas, etc. to share, email it to Paula Diedrich
[email protected]. Well be try our best to get it in the next newslette
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