Writing Innovators
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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T&W Magazine
Visit our magazine for lesson plans, interviews and essays on teaching creative writing to people of all ages.
Our Most Recent Article
- Giving the Writer Permission to Play: An Essay in Four Acts January 10, 2022By Judith Chriqui Benchimol ACT I When my sixth-grade teacher Mrs. Fine assigned an essay on Guy de Maupassant’s short story “The Necklace,” I panicked. I didn’t understand the essay prompt or know how to structure my response to her questions. I couldn’t think the way Mrs. Fine wanted me to think. I wrote in...
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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…