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Lake Michigan Writing Project We are the National Writing Project site that serves West Michigan from Grand Rapids to the lakeshor

We are the National Writing Project site that serves West Michigan from Grand Rapids to the lakeshore. Affiliated with Grand Valley State University, our programs improve the teaching of writing in our community by supporting teachers as creative writers, as writing coaches, as teacher researchers, and as teachers of other teachers.

Only a few more days until our Fall Write Out at VanderMill C***r! Don’t forget to RSVP to the event:
10/05/2026

Only a few more days until our Fall Write Out at VanderMill C***r! Don’t forget to RSVP to the event:

Vander Mill Grand Rapids 505 Ball Ave NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503 5:30-7:00pm 😊 Bring writing materials ✏️📓

Write with us Wednesday is back! Respond in the comments!
09/16/2026

Write with us Wednesday is back! Respond in the comments!

Don’t forget to RSVP for our fall Write Out at VanderMill C***r! The event will take place on October 8th at 5:30. Bring...
09/09/2026

Don’t forget to RSVP for our fall Write Out at VanderMill C***r! The event will take place on October 8th at 5:30. Bring your teacher friends for a chance to win a prize!

RSVP link:

Vander Mill Grand Rapids 505 Ball Ave NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503 5:30-7:00pm 😊 Bring writing materials ✏️📓

Want to do some writing this fall with a crisp glass of c***r? Join us at VanderMill Grand Rapids on October 8th at 5:30...
08/27/2026

Want to do some writing this fall with a crisp glass of c***r? Join us at VanderMill Grand Rapids on October 8th at 5:30. Bring a friend and be entered to win the raffle! VanderMill also has trivia at 7 pm, so feel free to stay and continue to work your brain!

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

We had an unforgettable week of summer writing camp in Grand Rapids! Guest authors inspired our young authors and shared...
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! 📚✏️

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

In our LMWP sessions today, we had Jessie Belote from Caledonia Public Schools speaking to us about the JustWrite Michig...
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

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GVSU 279 Lake Huron Hall, 1 Campus Drive
Allendale, MI
49401

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