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Founded in 1967, Teachers & Writers Collaborative is one of the first writers-in-the-schools programs, with a 50+ year history of delivering innovative creative writing programs that increase access to the arts, build community and amplify youth voices.
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- Embracing Silliness: 826NYC’s Transition to Online Learning July 26, 2021by Azka Anwar These new directions, born of a sudden plunge into uncertainty, are now something the organization plans to retain as the world slowly reopens. At the start of the pandemic, “we just didn’t know who was experiencing loss and who was experiencing stress,” says Joshua. “We just wanted to make sure that whatever...
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We Remember: Memorial & Workshop
Visit “We Remember” Memorial Installation in Green-Wood Cemetery, BK until June 28 Thank you to all who shared their memories and the names of their departed loved ones as part of the “Naming the Lost” project. T&W wrote and colorfully decorated each submission by hand as pictured…
Spring Programs
This May, Teachers & Writers Collaborative is offering three exciting FREE workshops for older adults (55+ years), in partnership with the Brooklyn Arts Council. To register online, click the titles below. Or you may email register@twc.org or call (917) 398-2880. Bringing Life to Our Life Stories: Writing Memoir With Playwright Frank Ingrasciotta Online…
Paris Review
Award from The Paris Review On April 12, 2021, The Paris Review announced T&W as the recipient of a generous gift in honor of our work. The Paris Review Editorial Committee elected to donate the $5,000 usually awarded to the winner of the Terry Southern Prize for Humor to an organization providing financial support to…