Initiatives
Tampa Bay Area Writing Project
Nurturing a community of writers, young and old, novice and expert, students and teachers.
About
Who We Are and What We Aim to Do
Our Mission: TBAWP is a nonprofit professional development organization of teachers teaching teachers located at the 糖心Vlog, Tampa. In-service sessions, young writers camps, and the Invitational Leadership Institute are the core of the organization鈥檚 work to foster life-long writers.
Our Vision: The Tampa Bay Area Writing Project (TBAWP) works to create life-long writers.
The Tampa Bay Area Writing Project (TBAWP) is an affiliate of the and a partner with the 糖心Vlog. Consisting of highly skilled Teacher Consultants who are expert classroom educators from all grade levels and disciplines, TBAWP is committed to improving writing and learning across the Tampa Bay area.
TBAWP is a nonprofit professional development organization of teachers teaching teachers located at the 糖心Vlog, Tampa. In-service sessions, young writers camps, and the Invitational Summer Institute are the core of the organization鈥檚 work to foster life-long writers.
Professional Development
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 tbawproject@gmail.com.
Camps and Opportunities for Youth
Imaginative Creative Explorers (ICE): that's the name the first group of campers came up with 17 years ago when TBAWP's youth programs began.
I.C.E. is a unique camp. There may be other Creative Writing camps, but our model is wholly original (no really, we鈥檝e been to conferences! We鈥檙e one-of-a-kind.) I.C.E. is open to students going into third grade all the way up to students going into their senior year of High School. It is our mission to provide camps that are fun, offer new experiences and present opportunities to build new friendships. I.C.E. Writers鈥 Camp was created to provide an environment in which writers feel safe to explore their abilities and receive feedback on the writing process from their peers and Tampa Bay Area Writing Project Consultants. Please note that this is not a remedial camp; rather it is fast-paced and vigorous with lessons that are in-depth and challenging.
Each session is two weeks long, Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Tuition is $400. Every camper will receive a t-shirt, a copy of the anthology, and a renewed love of writing.
Opportunities for Teachers
Summer Leadership Institute (SLI)
The SLI is an experience that occurs at National Writing Project sites across the country; participation in the SLI means you join the ranks of thousands of 鈥渢eacher consultants鈥 who have accepted the challenge to become leaders in their own teaching communities.
During the SLI, teachers convene to write and share their writing, to share and discuss their teaching, and to reflect deeply on the craft of writing/teaching. The reasons: we learn best how to support writing/teaching through our own transformative experiences with writing; and we believe in the power of 鈥渢eachers teaching teachers.鈥
This year, the Summer Leadership Institute will meet online for three weeks (July 6 - July 24, 2026, not including weekends). Each day of the SLI will include individual (asynchronous) writing time and group (synchronous) meeting time. On Fridays, we will have the option to meet face-to-face in beautiful locations for communal writing.
Group time will include opportunities to receive peer feedback and to participate in demonstration lessons given by graduates of previous SLIs. Group times will be decided based on availability: when we can commit to meet as a whole group or in small groups. For example, some peer feedback groups might commit to meet daily in the morning or the evening.
NWP: Write Now Teacher Studio
The Write Now Teacher Studio, an open online community hosted by the National Writing Project, welcomes all educators interested in writing, the teaching of writing, and joyous learning both in and out of schools. The Studio is a place to examine our teaching, create and refine curricula, and work toward ever more effective and equitable practices to create confident, creative, and critical thinkers, writers, and active participants in our classrooms and our communities.
To join the Write Now Teacher Studio, please .
CONTACT US
Please send inquiries about TBAWP to tbawproject@gmail.com. Alternatively, feel free to reach out to us on social media: or .
Any questions about TBAWP youth programs should be directed to icewriters@gmail.com.