WritersCorps
WritersCorps
San Francisco
Between 1994-2016, the WritersCorps program mentored youth through free creative writing workshops taught by professional writers. These workshops took place in-school and after-school at public schools, libraries, the Juvenile Justice Center, and community organizations. WritersCorps also published youth writing and produced events, such as readings and WordStorm, the annual literary arts festival at San Francisco Public Library. During this period, WritersCorps helped more than 21,000 young people from neighborhoods throughout San Francisco improve their literacy and increase their desire to learn. WritersCorps was a project by the San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) and the San Francisco Public Library. In the spring of 2016, the San Francisco Arts Commission announced that WritersCorps was changing from a direct service program to a teaching artist grants program in response to SFAC's strategic plan. This new grant will begin in the 2016-2017 academic year. Building on the incredible legacy of WritersCorps, the new grants strategy will enable the San Francisco Arts Commission to support teaching artists in their work developing the literacy and creative writing skills of young people. The WritersCorps Teaching Artist in Residence (WCTAIR) grants model provides an exciting opportunity to retain the most important aspects of WritersCorps. For more information, please follow this link: http://www.sfartscommission.org.