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Through its annual monthlong Invitational Summer Institute, the CWP offers opportunities for professional growth to teachers in all disciplines who recognize the worth of using writing as a means of learning any subject matter. For more information, go to: CWP Summer Institute.

In addition, the CWP offers professional development services to schools and school districts, and a variety of opportunities for teachers and students to publish their writing.

The CSW Recognition Night event will be held Thursday, May 15, 2025 from 5 to 7 PM in the Jorgensen Center for Performing Arts on the UConn campus at 2132 Hillside Road, Storrs, CT.
We are excited to have Alicia D. Williams, award-winning young adult and picture book author, scheduled as our keynote speaker. Alicia D. Williams’ books will be available for purchase, and Alicia WILL BE signing books briefly at the end of the night.
Certificates will be available for the Gold, Silver, and Honorable Mention Award winners to pick up at Jorgensen before the event begins. Doors will open at 4:30 PM.
We WILL have 13 student speakers from grades K-12 who will read their work from the stage.
The 2025 CT Student Writers magazines (CSW 2025 Elementary Volume and CSW 2025 Secondary, No. 2) are stored electronically as PDFs and are available for download from our CWP CT Student Writers webpage. The lists of all Gold, Silver, Honorable Mention and Teacher Awardees are in the back of each volume.
There WILL BE parking in the North Garage (the one by Jorgensen). You can use UConn’s PayByPhone (click on the link and download the app or create an account before you come) or a kiosk located near the elevators on the first floor of the garage and pay the $2.00 per hour rate for your visit.
There is NO limit on the number of people who can attend. Jorgensen holds about 3000 and our largest pre-pandemic crowd was about 1600. Anyone can attend–parents, siblings, teachers, grandparents, neighbors, friends. All are welcome.

There are no upcoming events available at this time. Please visit the UConn Events Calendar to see what else is happening at UConn.

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About CWP and the Upcoming CWP Summer Institute

Connecticut Student Writers Recognition Night at Jorgensen Auditorium on May 15, 2025 from 5-7 PM

Teacher-Writer magazine Fall 2024 is available for download – click on the cover below:

Luisana Duarte Armendárez, Keynote Speaker for the 2024 Connecticut Writing Project Scholastic Writing Awards

Connecticut Student Writers 2024

The 2024 Connecticut Scholastic Writing Awards (coming soon!)

Letters About Literature 2023-24 Finalists and Winners

Emily Inouye Huey, Winner of the 2023 Malka Penn Award, Connecticut Student Writers Recognition Night Keynote Speaker

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