The D.C. Creative Writing Workshop was formed in early 2000, so 2020 is our 20th anniversary! We held a 20th Anniversary Gala on February 25 at the Anacostia Busboys & Poets. Along with readings and performances from students and Writers-in-Residence, we presented awards to Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White for his longtime support for youth […]
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Workshop students won first place for 8th grade and honorable mentions for 6th, 7th and 8th grades in the Junior League of Washington Poetry Competition. Our students also won three awards in the Gabriela Mistral Youth Poetry Competition, second place for young adults and two honorable mentions for ages 14 to 16.
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In the 2019 Parkmont Poetry Contest, nine of the 40 winners were Workshop students. Eight of the 20 winners in the middle school division are Hart Middle School students and one of the high school winners is a Ballou student. Hart tied the prestigious Sidwell Friends School for most winners this year.
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On March 12, the Workshop published the 47th issue of hArtworks, the nation’s first inner-city public middle school literary magazine. Twenty-two students read their poems to a cheering crowd at Busboys & Poets on K Street. hArtworks is again featured in the 2019 Poet’s Market as “an outstanding example of what a literary journal can be (for anyone […]
The D.C. Creative Writing Workshop unites parents, teachers and professional Writers-in-Residence to transform the lives of at-risk youth through the joys of self-expression and the power of the written word.
20th Anniversary Gala at Busboys & Poets
/in featured /by adminThe D.C. Creative Writing Workshop was formed in early 2000, so 2020 is our 20th anniversary! We held a 20th Anniversary Gala on February 25 at the Anacostia Busboys & Poets. Along with readings and performances from students and Writers-in-Residence, we presented awards to Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White for his longtime support for youth […]
More awards from the Junior League and Gabriela Mistral competitions
/in featured /by adminWorkshop students won first place for 8th grade and honorable mentions for 6th, 7th and 8th grades in the Junior League of Washington Poetry Competition. Our students also won three awards in the Gabriela Mistral Youth Poetry Competition, second place for young adults and two honorable mentions for ages 14 to 16.
Workshop students win nine awards at the 2019 Parkmont Poetry Festival
/in featured /by adminIn the 2019 Parkmont Poetry Contest, nine of the 40 winners were Workshop students. Eight of the 20 winners in the middle school division are Hart Middle School students and one of the high school winners is a Ballou student. Hart tied the prestigious Sidwell Friends School for most winners this year.
47th edition of hArtworks, our literary magazine
/in featured /by Gail OringOn March 12, the Workshop published the 47th issue of hArtworks, the nation’s first inner-city public middle school literary magazine. Twenty-two students read their poems to a cheering crowd at Busboys & Poets on K Street. hArtworks is again featured in the 2019 Poet’s Market as “an outstanding example of what a literary journal can be (for anyone […]