Lake Michigan Writing Project

08/01/2026

Six Summer Institutes and eight school districts are represented in this LMWP writing group. They’ve been going strong for five years! ✏️

07/30/2026

We had an unforgettable week of summer writing camp in Grand Rapids! Guest authors inspired our young authors and shared their industry experience; new friendships formed through shared passion; and students created original, powerful pieces of writing.

We’re already looking forward to next summer! 📚✏️

07/16/2026

LMWP Summer Writing Camp is going strong in Allendale this week. We are grateful to learn from two local authors: Gary Schmidt and Ken Kraegel.

06/23/2026

In our LMWP sessions today, we had Jessie Belote from Caledonia Public Schools speaking to us about the JustWrite Michigan creative writing competitions in middle and high school. Want to learn more? Check out justwriteus.org for more information or email Jessie directly at [email protected].

06/19/2026

LMWP TCs- Looking to be inspired? We have four different speakers coming to our sessions next week, and you are all invited!
*Tuesday, June 23@ 9 am: Rachel Lutwick-Deaner- braided narratives and revision strategies
*Tuesday, June 23@ 2 pm: Jessie Belote- creative writing camp
*Wednesday, June 24 @ 11 am: Dave Stuart, author of The Will to Learn and These 6 Things
*Thursday, June 25 @ 12 pm: Mayor LaGrand- how to be an advocate

Location: Pew Campus, Room 205D

04/30/2026

The latest edition of the Lake Michigan Writing Project newsletter is live on our website! The spring edition focuses on all of the great things the LMWP is doing this summer. Read more about our Summer Writing Camps, the Invitational Summer Institute, and the Advanced Institute. Visit our website to read more and sign up to participate!

https://www.gvsu.edu/lmwp/2026-spring-newsletter-33.htm

04/27/2026

The beautiful weather this past weekend had us thinking about summer! 😎 Speaking of summer, we still have spots available for our Summer Writing Camps. Don't miss the chance to have your aspiring writer join us this July.

Register today! https://www.gvsu.edu/camps/?search=&when=future&categoryId=98DE5A2E-DE17-69B5-86358C1FCD14247C&gradeId=

We are pleased to announce the registration is now open for the 2026 Summer Writing Camp season! Once again, we'll be offering camps on GVSU's Allendale and Grand Rapids campuses in July. Our Write Your College Essay workshop returns for a week in August.

NEW FOR 2026 - a longer camp in Allendale! Join us from 9:00a-3:00p for a longer day of writing camp fun. 🎉

Visit our website for more information and to secure your spot! www.gvsu.edu/lmwp

04/15/2026

Time is running out to sign up for this summer’s institute! Share this with any teachers you think might be interested.

03/25/2026

We are back with another Write With Us Wednesday!

02/17/2026

We are pleased to announce the registration is now open for the 2026 Summer Writing Camp season! Once again, we'll be offering camps on GVSU's Allendale and Grand Rapids campuses in July. Our Write Your College Essay workshop returns for a week in August.

NEW FOR 2026 - a longer camp in Allendale! Join us from 9:00a-3:00p for a longer day of writing camp fun. 🎉

Visit our website for more information and to secure your spot! www.gvsu.edu/lmwp