The National Conversation on Writing is a WPA Network for Media Action project that seeks to tell a bigger story.
NCoW researchers across the country are talking to people in everyday settings--libraries, coffee shops, public parks--about their writing experiences. Those stories, told through video and audio recordings, as well as in writing, will help us celebrate the many facets of writing in everyday life--and help the public see how crucial, and how vibrant, writing remains.
Writing is a crucial human activity. Whether it's grocery lists, e-mails, IMs, academic essays, poems, raps, or business memos, everyone writes. But if you read about writing (or student writers) in mainstream media, the story about writing--who writes, what they write, and where, when, and why they write--is incomplete.
The National Conversation on Writing answers these question:
Join the conversation. Learn about the various ways you can contribute.What's the Story About Writing?
- How, where, and why do people write?
- What do people write?
- What do people like and not like to write?
- Who considers themselves a writer, who not, and why