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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
Writers in the Schools (WITS) Groups Celebrate National Poetry Month
Many WITS groups across the country celebrate April as National Poetry Month. Follow these links to find out all about it: Detroit, Michigan Houston, Texas Indianapolis, Indiana New York City … Continue reading
For Advanced Teaching Artists Only
Writers in the Schools Alliance member Community Word Project is offering a summer training opportunity for Teaching Artists with 2 or more years of experience. Here are some details about … Continue reading
AWP Feedback for WITS Panels
Now that you’ve recuperated from Chicago, what did it all mean? If you benefited from the WITS activities at AWP 2012, please let the conference folks know by responding to their surveys, … 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
Quick WITS at AWP Schedule
The Writers in the Schools (WITS) Alliance Agenda at the 2012 AWP Conference in Chicago Bookfair Booth #609 Twitter Hash Tag #AWP12 Wed. 2/29 4:30 – 5:45 pm Membership Meeting (Prospects welcome) … 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
News from Colorado Writers in the Schools
Fall 2011 has been a stellar season for WITS Colorado, thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. We have included two new sites in Pueblo and Grand … Continue reading
WITS at Literary Arts in Portland, Oregon
During the 2010-2011 school year the WITS program of Literary Arts in Portland, Oregon employed 23 professional writers to teach 49 semester-long creative writing residencies, serving all of Portland Public … Continue reading
