In July 2008, teachers of writing came together at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, to share their knowledge, experience and creative expression in language arts as participants in the Meadow Brook Writing Project. Affiliated with the National Writing Project, the Meadow Brook Writing Project's 2008 Summer Institute provided these teachers with the opportunity to learn from each other and write together during a month of intensive professional development. IN THE COMPANY OF WRITERS 2008 is the wonderful anthology resulting from their collaboration. All participants, from elementary through college, returned to their classrooms in the fall inspired and ready to pass on that inspiration to their students in order to help them become better writers.