The Eastern Michigan Writing Project (EMWP) is an associated site of the National Writing Project (NWP), an organization founded in 1974 which aims to improve the teaching of writing and the use of writing as a learning tool across the curriculum. Their “teachers-teaching-teachers” model of professional development enables effective teachers to share their knowledge and best practices through a range of professional development programs. Originally, the Eastern Michigan Writing Project was connected solely with the Ann Arbor Public Schools but became inactive in the mid-late 1980s. In 1991 it was revitalized on Eastern Michigan University’s campus. The EMWP hosted several different Institutes during the summer involving kindergarten through university teachers from a variety of disciplines, professional development workshops, and school-year in-service coaching programs. For the students, EMWP offered the Inkstains Summer Writing Camps, the Write-Link Youth Writing Camp, and the Family Literacy Initiative. Many of these programs continue to the present day.