Applications are open for Writing Wrongs 2020. The program will be in Bethlehem this year and the topic this year is Racism.
Update
We have experienced steady growth over the past five years. Every year the students who attend pour their hearts and souls into the project, and every year I am amazed at what they accomplish in just one weekend.
Published books containing the students’ work include the following:
- Outgrowing: Stories From the LGBTQ+ Community (2019)
- Strength in Vulnerability: Reclaimed Voices of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault (2018, available in both print and ebook)
- Untold, Unseen, Unheard: Perspectives on Immigration (2017)
- Addiction: Stories of Hope (2016)
- Writing Wrongs 2015, a newspaper
Students who have participated in previous Writing Wrongs programs represent 22 colleges and universities in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. Please see the attached flyer for more information.
All proceeds from book sales fund the Writing Wrongs programs and related activities.
General Information
The deadline for initial applications is May 1. Students can apply on the website, seekreporttruth.com. After the initial application, students must then submit their official application packet, which consists of materials like their resume and work samples, by June 1. Any student who will be enrolled in a college or university in Fall 2020 may apply. They may be an undergraduate or graduate student. The only other requirements for the program are that the student must be 18 and meet the minimum requirements of the concentration to which they’re applying: Writing/Editing, Print Design, Photography, Multimedia/Video, and Social Media Management.
Writings Wrongs will take place on Labor Day weekend 2020 in Bethlehem, PA. Students must be available for the entire program, which begins at 5 p.m. September 4 with dinner and orientation, and concludes at approximately noon on Monday, September 7.
It’s Free!
Lodging and meals are provided for the entire program. Over the course of the weekend, they will write, photograph, record, and design content that will be published digitally and in print. The social media manager will update Writing Wrongs Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts throughout the weekend. Students will also hear from guest speakers such as leaders of local organizations that provide services to the Black community.
Writing Wrongs is an opportunity for students
- to participate actively in community journalism outside of the school environment,
- to address a prominent issue in our society,
- to produce digital and print articles, photography, video clips and other items for their professional portfolios, and
- to add a unique community service experience on their resume.
Participant Insights
The videos below of student staff provide some insight into the program. These were filmed by the 2018 social media manager.
Maria Trovato, WW2018 Staff Writer. University of Maryland ‘21
Alexyss Panfile, WW2018 Staff Writer. Montclair State University ‘19
