WritersCorps

10/25/2016

Apply to the WritersCorps Teaching Artist in Residence (WCTAIR) grant by November 16, 2016. This three year $40,000 grant, renewed annually, provides support to individual teaching artists to offer free long-term, in-depth literacy-focused arts workshops to youth at San Francisco schools or community-based organizations. Click this link for more information about the Arts Commission's upcoming information session on Thursday Oct 27, 2017, 4-5 p.m. Deadline is November 16, 2017 12 p.m.

All prospective applicants are highly encouraged to attend the informational workshop(s) for the category(ies) in which you would like to apply. It will be an opportunity for you to learn about guideline and application changes, eligibility requirements, and general tips for applying. -- 如需協助 415-25...

07/14/2016

During the 2015-2016 academic year, students from Hilltop Special Services Center participated in a collaborative poetry/theater workshop led by teaching artists Annie Rovzar of WritersCorps and Tristan Cunningham of A.C.T.. Students explored the issues and stigmas facing teen moms. Learn more about this workshop and book of poetry students created as well as the short documentary film (behind the scenes) and performance of "What You Don't See" (both videos on our YouTube channel).

During the 2015-2016 academic year, students from Hilltop Special Services Center participated in a collaborative poetry/theater workshop led by teaching artists Annie Rovzar of WritersCorps and Tristan Cunningham of A.C.T.. Students explored the issues and stigmas facing teen moms.

07/07/2016

WritersCorps Newsletter: Final Program Updates- July 2016

06/30/2016

The final collection of publications by our 2016 WritersCorps youth in San Francisco. Thank you to our amazing youth, teaching artists, and sites for creating such beautiful works!

Check out our 2016 WritersCorps publications created by students from Sanchez Elementary School, International Studies Academy, The Mix at the San Francisco Public Library, College Track-San Francisco, Hilltop School, Oasis for Girls, Aptos Middle School, and the Juvenile Justice Center. We unveiled...

05/13/2016

Three of our WritersCorps youth recorded their poems at The Mix at SFPL studio during WordStorm 2016. Here is a link to the playlist on The Mix Soundcloud where you can hear their work: https://soundcloud.com/themixatsfpl/sets/writerscorps

The Mix at SFPL! is the home for all things teen at the San Francisco Public Library. This page features music made in The MIX studio by teens on class visits and teens who attend our m

05/13/2016

Check out our pictures from last week's WordStorm 2016 event! Thanks to all of our wonderful and brave young writers who joined us last week and stepped up to the mic to share their poems. And many thanks to the San Francisco Public Library and The Mix at SFPL for supporting this amazing collaboration with our sites, teaching artists, and youth.

On May 2, 2016 we celebrated our year-end event at the San Francisco Main Public Library!

Part open mic, part arts and literary fair, our students came together to create, share and inspire each other. We also unveiled all the books our students created throughout the year.

Photos by Seng Chen

05/13/2016

On May 2, 2016 we celebrated our year-end event at the San Francisco Main Public Library!

Part open mic, part arts and literary fair, our students came together to create, share and inspire each other. We also unveiled all the books our students created throughout the year.

Photos by Seng Chen

05/05/2016

Our friends at Youth Speaks will be hosting the Grand Slam Finals from 11am-1pm at Laney College. Participating schools: O'Connell HS, Oakland School for the Arts, Los Altos HS, Irvington HS, Oceana HS, and MetWest HS! There will also be sacrificial and featured poets you don't want to miss.

Join us tomorrow at for the Grand Slam Finals from 11am-1pm featuring: O'Connell HS, Oakland School for the Arts, Los Altos HS, Irvington HS, Oceana HS, and MetWest HS! There will also be sacrificial and featured poets you don't want to miss.

05/02/2016

Today's the day! Come celebrate with us at ! 3:15-6 at the SFPL Main Branch, lower level!

04/29/2016

Did we mention that there will be prizes (incl. giftcards) at next Monday? Don't miss it! Literary carnival from 3:15-4:45, and the open mic from 4:45-6!

04/29/2016

Fresh off the press! Sneak preview of our 2016 publications by youth from our community partners: Aptos Middle School, College Track | San Francisco, Hilltop high school parenting school, International Studies Academy, Sanchez Elementary, Juvenile Justice Center, and Oasis For Girls. Congratulations to all of our amazing young writers who continue to inspire us every day of the year. And thanks to our WritersCorps teaching artists who are creative and powerful role models for the young people they serve: Annie Rovzar, Harold Tzn, Sandra Garcia Rivera, Roseli Ilano, and Maddy M. Clifford.

04/29/2016

Congratulations to our Aptos Middle School students who won 2016 SFUSD Literary Arts Award! Students proudly show off the fresh off the press 2016 youth anthology, "Behind the Scenes of a Million Thoughts." Left to right: Anna (2nd place), Sarah (3rd place), Joanna (honorable mention), and Elsie (honorable mention). Awards ceremony: Saturday, April 30th, 7 p.m., Veteran's War Memorial Building, 401 Van Ness, 4th floor, SF.

04/28/2016

What a great performance this morning of "What You Don't See" at the American Conservatory Theater Costume Shop! Congratulations to our Hilltop HS teens, and thank you for sharing such amazing creative work that truly touched our hearts. Plus, here's a sneak preview of Hilltop HS's beautiful anthology!

04/28/2016

Yeah! Sneak preview of this amazing anthology by youth at Aptos Middle School. Congrats to teaching artist Harold Terezón and his talented group of young poets!

04/26/2016

Fun fact: eats, on avg, 1000 pizzas every Doubt us? Swing by the Main branch of the library on May 2 and find out yourself! http://ow.ly/4mRKit

04/25/2016

Yeah! Guess what arrived today? Most of our 2016 site publications! So excited to unveil these next week at WritersCorps WordStorm: A Celebration of Student Writing, Monday, May 2!

04/25/2016

Happy Monday! is only a week away! There's going to be an open mic for students, raffles, screen printing, and the Exploratorium will be there! What activity are you looking forward to? http://ow.ly/4mRJtD

04/22/2016

Check out our April Newsletter!

04/22/2016

Have you seen our amazing publications from last year?! We can't wait to unveil the 2016 pubs at on MAy 2nd! http://ow.ly/4mRDQq

04/21/2016

Are you interested in applying to the 2016-17 WritersCorps Teaching Artist in Residence grant? Click below for more information about the technical assistance workshops offered at the San Francisco Arts Commission in April and May.

Announcing Technical Assistance Workshops for WritersCorps Teaching Artists in Residence Grant Cycle Apr 08, 2016 The San Francisco Arts Commission’s grant staff is here to help you understand our grant application process. We are hosting a series of workshops at the Veteran’s War Memorial Building…

04/21/2016

Congratulations to WritersCorps students at Aptos Middle School who won several SFUSD Literary Arts Awards! Exciting news for students and teaching artist Harold Terezon. Awards ceremony: April 30th, 7 p.m., Veteran's War Memorial Building, 4th floor.

04/21/2016

TIME has released its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People, which includes nonfiction writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, novelist Elena Ferrante, and fiction and nonfiction writer Marilynne Robinson.

Charlotte Brontë’s bicentenary; the poetry of Rosmarie Waldrop; Bret Easton Ellis on the Broadway version of his novel American Psycho; and other news.

04/20/2016

Have you ever screenprinted before? Participated in a poem-a-thon? on 5/2 is your chance!

04/19/2016

If you've never visited the exploratorium, is your chance for them to come to you! We'll have a top secret crafting experiment that is not only fun, but uses science in a cool way! http://www.exploratorium.edu/visit

04/15/2016

: Check out all the great work read last month at Live! jewseum

Amazing, inspiring, heartwarming, and sometimes heartbreaking, these authentic youth voices are too good to miss. Watch 'em now!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcxAuUZryNlRmwgJS6FxO6mKH7uMyAhfQ

04/13/2016

Happy ! Who is your favorite poet and why?

03/31/2016

Calling all teaching artists in the SF Bay Area! The WritersCorps Teaching Artist in Residence (WCTAIR) grant application and guidelines are now posted on the San Francisco Arts Commission website. Deadline is Monday, May 23, 2016. For more info: http://www.sfartscommission.org/WC/writerscorps-teaching-artist-in-residence-grant/

The WritersCorps Teaching Artist in Residence grant application and guidelines are now posted on the San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) website.