Category Archives: writing
WITS at the 2012 AWP Conference in Chicago
The Writers in the Schools (WITS) Alliance will present a series of panels, meetings, and events at the 2012 AWP Conference in Chicago. Here is a schedule of all the … Continue reading
Detroit Poets from InsideOut Find Brave New Voices
InsideOut Literary Arts Project in Detroit has a lot to be proud of. This week they welcome back from San Francisco six student poets, where their team placed fourth at … Continue reading
The Bronx Students Who Heard the Sound
Each Writers in the Schools (WITS) program is unique. Community Word Project in New York City is a great example. All of the WITS programs do culminating events to celebrate … Continue reading
2011 Bechtel Prize Deadline Approaches
Submissions for the 2011 Bechtel Prize are due on June 30. This year the Bechtel Prize will be judged by Patricia Hampl. Here is more information from the Teachers & … Continue reading
The Writers in the Schools (WITS) Alliance Schedule – AWP 2011
Booth #307 in the Bookfair Witsalliance.org on the web Wednesday 4:30 – 5:45 PM WITS Membership Meeting. Thurgood Marshall West Room Marriott Wardman Park, Mezzanine Level Thursday 9:00 – 10:15 … Continue reading
WITS Alliance to Present at the 2011 AWP Conference
Again this year the WITS Alliance is proud to be a Literary Sponsor of the AWP Conference 2011 in Washington DC. If you are interested in starting or developing a … Continue reading
WITS Alliance Joins Forces in Houston for First National Conference
The Writers in the Schools (WITS) Alliance hosted its first national conference August 26 – 28 in downtown Houston, convening 15 literary arts groups to discuss how to turn America’s … Continue reading
Questions Without Answers by Nicole Callihan
“Is there anything in the world sadder than a train standing in the rain?” –Pablo Neruda I’ve always loved Pablo Neruda’s poems. Ripe-apple-tender and wild-eyed, they’ve carried me from classroom … Continue reading
