What we Host: 

The Nebraska Writing Project hosts: 

  • Poetry readings
  • Haunted writing tours
  • Writing marathons
  • The Nebraska Warrior Writer's Program for veterans 
  • Teacher appreciation events 
  • Writing events at National Parks 
  • Trivia events
  • much much more
group write the river photo

What is a Writing Marathon? 

Writing marathons involve small groups of writers moving together through a landscape, writing and sharing along the way, with no comment from group members except for a “thank you.” On a marathon, writers compose in any genre they like, drawing inspiration from their surroundings and also from their fellow writers. Writing marathons were invented in the Southeastern Louisiana Writing Project in the early 1990s and have been adapted for use in National Writing Project Institutes, classrooms, literary festivals, and writing groups throughout the country. They help writers experience the world as writers, generate new material, and to share writing in a supportive community.

Read writing from past marathons

 

For more information about writing marathons and how to use them in your own classrooms and writing groups check out the book, The Writing Marathon: In Good Company Revealed, from the NeWP book cart.

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