The WITS Alliance is sponsoring a program strand of the AWP Conference in Chicago on Feb. 10-14, 2009. Here is the line-up of events:
Wednesday, February 11
· 4:30–5:45 PM: WITS Membership Meeting—Private Dining Room, 3rd Floor (nonmembers are welcome)
. 6:30-8 PM: WITS Alliance Steering Committee Meeting
Thursday, February 12
· 9:00–10:15 AM Panel: My Voice, Wide as the Sun: Preparing to Teach Creative Writing in K–12 Classrooms—Lake Ontario, 8th Floor
· 1:30–2:45 PM Panel: From the Ground Up, Developing a Writers-in-the-Schools Program at Your College—Joliet, 3rd Floor
· 7:00–8:00 PM: WITS Alliance Reception—Marquette, 3rd Floor
Friday, February 13
· 12:00–1:15 PM Panel: Building Online Literary Communities: An Overview and Case Studies—Boulevard Room A, B, C, 2nd Floor
Saturday, February 14
· 9:00–10:15 AM Panel: A Room of One’s Own: Student Writing Centers—International Ballroom South, 2nd Floor
· 10:30 – 12 noon Panel: Writing Helps Kids…But Can You Prove It? Private Dining Room 4, 3rd floor
- 4:30–5:45 PM Panel: Best Practices: Teaching Expressive Writing with Hospital Populations—Astoria, 3rd Floor
To learn more about the WITS Alliance at the AWP Conference, visit booth # 218 of the book fair–Hilton Chicago, Southeast Hall, Lower Level.
witsalliance.org 