Fall Writing Retreat
Visit our Retreats page to find out more about our upcoming Fall 2026 Writing Retreat at Trinity Retreat Center.
Dates: November 13th—15th, 2026
2026 Student Recognition Night
On May 14, 2026, from 5:30–7:00 PM EST, the Connecticut Writing Project-Storrs will celebrate our student writers and artists with our Student Recognition Night, an annual event that invites students and teachers recognized by our yearly student writing and art contest to a celebration of student work at UConn’s Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. Selected student speakers from grades K-12 will read their winning pieces from the stage.
This year, we are proud to welcome keynote speaker Jennifer De Leon—award-winning author, Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Framingham State University, and faculty member of the Newport MFA Program directed by Ann Hood. Jenn is known for the YA novels, Borderless, featured on the TODAY show, and Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From. She is also the author of White Space: Essays on Culture, Race, & Writing, which won the Juniper Prize from the University of Massachusetts Press. She is currently at work on two children’s picture books—Sammy and Samuel, and a biography of Nobel Peace Prize winner, Rigoberta Menchú. Jenn is the editor of Wise Latinas: Writers on Higher Education, an International Latino Book Award-winning anthology. You can hear her discussion of the essay collection, White Space, here.
Jason Courtmanche Memorial Writing Marathon
In Memoriam
Dr. Jason Courtmanche – April 15, 1969 – November 27, 2024
Hawthorne is quoted as saying, “I have not lived, but only dreamed about living.” That can never be said about Jason. He lived his life to the fullest, savoring every moment, every person, and every word. Life is not fair. Jason had so many more students left to inspire and far too many more books to read and words to write. No matter how long Jason had lived, it would never have been long enough, but he did live, and he lived well. We, all the people upon whom he had an impact, will remember him—with deep love and respect—always. Click here for a full Jason Courtmanche – In Memoriam piece. Click here to visit Jason's widely-read blog, "The Write Space," to which he contributed for more than fifteen years until shortly before his passing in 2024.
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