2026 Spring Celebration of Writing for Students and Teachers

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Watson Lounge, Oklahoma City University

Join OWP for a Day of Celebrating Literacy!

The Oklahoma Writing Project invites you to attend the annual Spring Celebration of Writing for Secondary Students and Teachers. Each teacher may bring 5 students per adult, grades 6-12. Parents and student teachers are welcome, too. Register soon. Spaces will be limited!

Students will attend a breakout session after hearing Keynote. Sessions will provide writing activities for various genres and strategies to improve writing. Oklahoma Writing Project Teacher Consultants will present all workshops. All winners from the OWP “Write to Win” contest are encouraged to attend. All participants staying for this portion of the conference may receive a copy of the 2026 Write to Win Anthology.

9:15-9:30 Registration

9:30-9:45 Welcome/Quickwrite

10:00-11:00 Session with Published Poet Patricia Smith

11:10-11:50 Breakout Sessions

12:00-12:45 2026. Write to Win Contest Celebration for Secondary Students and Teachers

Purchase Orders may used to pay for this event. Please select "Pay by Invoice" in the payment method drop-down box. Please send your Purchase Orders to Megan Beck ([email protected]) at least one week prior to the event.

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