SAL Writers in the Schools (WITS) Year-End Student Readings

Seattle Area students will present their original creative writing at the Writers in the Schools (WITS) annual student readings and celebrations on Wednesday, June 1, and Thursday, June 2 at the downtown Seattle Public Library. These celebrations are sponsored by Starbucks Corporation.

The readings will feature 50 students from the 27 sites in the 2010-11 WITS program. These free events are open to the public and will begin each evening at 6 p.m. in the Microsoft Auditorium, Level 1 of the library. A reception will follow, with sweets donated by Cupcake Royale and beverages donated by Talking Rain.

Stories about students who have participated in the WITS program this year are available at the blog. A blog specifically for the readings and celebrations is also live. This site will feature a poem by a current WITS student every day until June 1 and provides a forum for students, teachers, writers, and community members to engage with WITS. You can follow this blog through the hashtag #WITSINK.

For more information or to bring WITS to your school, visit WITS website.

What a Wednesday! Check Out These Free Events!!

You're invited to celebrate the publication of YOU WILL NOT COME BACK UNCHANGED, featuring poetry and prose written by K-12 students in the 2009-10 WITS program. Come celebrate this Wednesday, September 22, at the Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheeff Auditorium. There will be a reading by the authors at 7 p.m., with a reception to follow with sweets from Cupcake Royale. This event is free and open to the public. For more information about the event visit the WITS website, or the Seattle Art Museum calendar link.

Also this Wednesday, Author (and fellow SCBWI member) Lauren Goldman Marshall reads from her new book: MY BEAUTIFUL BOW: AN ADOPTION STORY, at Secret Garden Books in Ballard. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. Lauren will read her book, answer questions, and sign books for sale. For more information visit Secret Garden's website, or Lauren's website.

Great Opportunity

If you love writing, and love teaching writing to young people, you should check out this opportunity. Writers in the Schools (WITS) is accepting applications for writers-in-residence, interns, and volunteers for the 2010-11 school year.

To find out more information about WITs, go to their website here. Click on the Get Involved tab, and scroll down to the section For Writers to find out specific guidelines.