Welcome to the IYWP Wiki[]
The Iowa Youth Writing Project aims to join Iowa City’s unique literary heritage with its community, fostering creativity and writing among the children of Iowa City and surrounding communities. It provides writing, tutoring, and publishing opportunities to Iowa’s school-aged children and teens.
The IYWP Wiki is a collection of activities, lesson plans, and other programming ideas brought together in an easy-to-navigate space to facilitate the creation of fun and original creative writing opportunities for young writers, both for events organized by the IYWP and for other aspiring educators.
Find an Activity![]
There are a few different ways to find a new activity on the IYWP Wiki.
- You can browse by category. There are several different categories an activity can fall into. Here are some of the more common categories:
- Icebreakers
- Large group activities
- [[::Category:No Supplies|Activities that don't need supplies]]
- You can also browse our complete list of activities.
The IYWP Wiki is updating all the time, so be sure to check back often for fun new activities to try out!
Contribute[]
Do you have an activity you want to contribute to the Wiki? Great! Please refer to our style guide before adding a page. Remember to categorize your activity!