Category Archives: authors
Jubilee Rocks LA this Weekend
If you’re in Los Angeles this Memorial Day weekend, check out PEN in the Classroom and other great authors at the literary event of the season. Celebrate the literary with PEN Center … Continue reading
Teen Authors and Artists, Get Trill
Trill is a new online publication made by and for teen writers and artists. It is created through the auspices of the Asheville Writers in the Schools program in North … Continue reading
What Matters Most?
In fall 2012, Teachers & Writers Collaborative (T & W) will launch a searchable Digital Resource Center (DRC) on theirr website. Initially drawing on material from T&W’s 45 years of … Continue reading
The Poetry Circus: Joanna Fuhrman on Teaching Kenneth Koch
WITS Alliance member organization Teachers & Writers Collaborative publishes an outstanding periodical called Teachers & Writers Magazine. Check out a fun essay by Joanna Fuhrman on teaching the poetry of … Continue reading
Immerse Yourself: “Writers on Writing” in Key West
The theme of the next Key West Literary Seminar is “Writers on Writing,” and financial assistance is available to teachers and librarians. Scholarships are also available to students and writers who would … Continue reading
How to Become a Writer in your Community
Our British friends at NAWE (National Association of Writers in Education) have published an e-book about how to become a writer in your community. The e-book, Getting Started as a … Continue reading
Report from AWP Chicago
We had a great time at AWP 2012. Thanks for your enthusiasm about the Writers in the Schools movement. We loved seeing you at the WITS booth, at our panels, and … Continue reading
Writers in the Schools (WITS) at AWP 2012 in Chicago – Join the Movement!
The Writers in the Schools (WITS) Alliance will present an exciting series of panels, meetings, and events at the 2012 AWP Conference in Chicago. Here is a schedule of all the WITS happenings. … Continue reading
Renee Watson Guest Stars in H-Town
On August 26th, and 27th, Renee Watson, author, actress, and teaching artist for Community Word Project, led a a series of workshops with the theme, Talking Back to the World: Empowering Students to … Continue reading
