Ozarks Writing Project
Where teachers become writers, and writers become leaders.
The Ozarks Writing Project (OWP) helps teachers grow as writers and as teachers of writing. We are a site of the National Writing Project at Missouri State University since 2008. Teachers of every grade level and every subject belong here.
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Teachers are the experts
OWP is built on one idea: the best professional learning comes from teachers who write. Our teacher consultants design and lead everything we do. They test ideas in their own classrooms, write about what works, and share it with colleagues across the region.
What we offer
Summer Invitational Institute. Our signature program. Teachers write, share classroom practice, study research, and leave ready to lead. Graduate credit available.
Youth Writing Conference. A day of writing workshops on the Missouri State campus for young writers, led by OWP teacher consultants.
Write Out. A celebration of writing and the outdoors.
CODERS. Teaching coding, computer science, and writing in grades 3-12.
Rooted in the Ozarks
OWP serves teachers across southern Missouri. ]We have served science, social studies, career and technical education, and arts teachers from the start, not just English teachers. Read our history.
By the numbers
- 200+ teachers through the Summer Institute
- 5,000+ students through youth programs
- 20+ school district partnerships
- Since 2008 as a National Writing Project site
"Ozarks Writing Project has been the single best thing that has happened to me professionally.
Get involved
- Apply for Summer Institute 2027
- Apply for CODERS 2027
- Visit our new E-Anthology on Substack
- Follow us on Facebook and Instagram
- Read news on the CWCCC Blog
Contact us
Siceluff Hall 116, Missouri State University
owp@missouristate.edu · Contact information
OWP is a program of the Center for Writing in College, Career and Community.