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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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Our Most Recent Article
- Life, Death, and Twine May 10, 2021Writer Suzy Rigdon shares how using technology as part of storytelling "presents a radical shift in thinking about how language can tell a story." Students use a program called Twine and find new possibilities to writing non-linear or multi-linear pieces.
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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…
There is “Still Life” at Home
Spring 2021- Teachers & Writers partnered with SAGE Griot Circle to offer LGBT elders of color the opportunity to learn still life drawing through online classes. The following is a description of the program and some of the work shared by the participants. THERE IS STILL LIFE AT HOME: THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT AT GRIOT CIRCLE In…