Lowcountry Writing Project

The Invitational Summer Institute brings together teachers from across the Lowcountry, in all grade levels and all disciplines, for three weeks of reading, writing, research, and practice. Participants, selected on the basis of an application and a personal interview, meet each day to write, discuss their writing, read about and discuss effective ways to teach writing and use writing as a learning tool, research writing topics of their choice, and improve their teaching practices by leading or taking part in demonstrations of effective teaching practices. Participants earn six hours of graduate credit; a grant covers the cost of tuition and books.

Most sessions will take place at The Citadel, with two Wednesday sessions at the beach house. There will a pre-institute conference on Saturday, March 10, along with a writing marathon on Saturday, April 28. Applicants need to be able to attend all sessions, and should not plan to take other classes during the month of June.

Applicants need to attend a group interview on January 26 or February 9 at The Citadel.