National Writers Workshops provide a weekend of learning and celebrating the craft of writing all across America. Regional locations help keep travel time and costs to a minimum.

NWW is the best training bargain in America: a low-cost weekend with top writers, editors, and coaches, who donate their time and energy to help you improve your reporting, writing and editing. Become part of a national community of writers committed to their craft at one of several sites that attract as many as 5,000 journalists and other writers.

To register for a National Writers Workshop, contact the host site directly. Do not submit a Poynter seminar application. Be aware that registration is on a first-come, first-served basis, and some sites fill up fast.

2008 NATIONAL WRITERS WORKSHOPS

Here is a listing of 2008 National Writers Workshops (more info to come):

March 14-16: Boston, Mass.; Nieman Foundation Program for Narrative Journalism at Harvard - www.nieman.harvard.edu/narrative2008
www.poynter.org/seminar/seminar.asp?id=4801

April 26: Fullerton, Calif., The Orange County Register and California State University, Fullerton - www.ocregister.com/nww
www.poynter.org/seminar/seminar.asp?id=4815

September 20-21: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; South Florida Sun-Sentinel - www.sun-sentinel.com/writers
www.poynter.org/seminar/seminar_view.asp?int_seminarID=4822

Other planned 2008 sites to be confirmed/dates tba: Bloomington, Ind.; Wilmington, Del. (Fall)

These sites are not holding a writers workshop in 2008: Hartford, Wichita, San Antonio, Portland, Seattle

Information from 2007 National Writers Workshops:

April 14-15:Hartford, Conn.; The Hartford Courant - www.courant.com/nww/
www.poynter.org/seminar/seminar_view.asp?int_seminarID=4444

May 5: Fullerton, Calif., The Orange County Register and California State University, Fullerton - www.ocregister.com/nww
www.poynter.org/seminar/seminar_view.asp?int_seminarID=4451

May 19-20: Wichita, Kan.; The Wichita Eagle - www.kansas.com/nww
www.poynter.org/seminar/seminar_view.asp?int_seminarID=4458

May 19-20: San Antonio, Texas; San Antonio Express-News
www.poynter.org/seminar/seminar_view.asp?int_seminarID=4465

June 2-3: Portland, Ore., The Oregonian - http://biz.oregonian.com/newsroom/?sec=65&tert=0
www.poynter.org/seminar/seminar_view.asp?int_seminarID=4437

September 29-30: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; South Florida Sun-Sentinel - www.sun-sentinel.com/writers
www.poynter.org/seminar/seminar_view.asp?int_seminarID=4472