Teachers & Writers Collaborative

Teachers & Writers Collaborative

Teachers & Writers Collaborative is a New York City-based organization that sends writers and other artists into schools. It was founded in 1967 by a group of writers and educators including Herbert Kohl, June Jordan, Muriel Rukeyser, Grace Paley, and Anne Sexton, who believed that writers could make a unique contribution to the teaching of writing. A non-profit organization, T&W provides workshops for over 10,000 students per year in the New York tri-state region and publishes a catalogue of creative writing titles. T&W also sponsors an educational radio show, free after-school programs and literacy initiatives. In 2005, it was among 406 New York City arts and social service institutions to receive part of a $20 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation, which was made possible through a donation by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/06/nyregion/06donate.html?ex=1278302400&en=93a1beabd4ede5b8&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss] [http://carnegie.org/sub/news/anon2005.html]

Writers who have been a part of this organization include Robert Silvers, Wesley Brown, Sam Swope, Stephen O'Connor, Matthew Sharpe, Sarah Fay, Kenneth Koch, Phillip Lopate, Susan Mernit, Ron Padgett, Zoë Ryder White, and Meredith Sue Willis.

External links

* [http://www.twc.org/ Teachers & Writers Collaborative]


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