Growing Great Writers, which provides creative writing clubs to Camden after-school programs, has received a $10,000 gift from Holman Community Grants for the 2021-22 academic year. The goal of Growing Great Writers is to support English/Language Arts skills among students in grades 4-8 while encouraging joy in language and the exploration of new genres, audiences, … Continue reading Growing Great Writers receives Holman Community Grant…
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Digital Exhibit Consultant
The Writers House is seeking a Digital Exhibit Consultant to help us transition a planned exhibit of veterans’ letters to an online format, in light of adjustments made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This is a temporary, project-based role. Digital Exhibit Consultant (Part-Time, Temporary) The Writers House at Rutgers University—Camden is seeking a Digital … Continue reading Digital Exhibit Consultant…
Faculty Fellows Applications Now Open!
Attention all RUC Arts and Sciences full-time faculty: become our inaugural Faculty Fellow! In Fall 2020, one fellow will take advantage of office space in our beautiful historic house. The Fellow will hold office hours for students to ask questions about the writing process in their discipline and work with the Writers House to develop … Continue reading Faculty Fellows Applications Now Open!…
Veterans Narratives Program receives New Jersey Council for the Humanities Action Grant
“Outside the Wire,” the Writers House veterans’ narratives program encompassing monthly writing workshops, a public program focusing on veterans’ experiences, and an exhibit of wartime communications, has received a second year of funding from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. This year, the program centers the experiences of people of color, women, and LGBTQ … Continue reading Veterans Narratives Program receives New Jersey Council for the Humanities Action Grant…
Join our Board! Steering Committee Nominations/Applications Now Open
Do you love the Writers House and wish there were a way for you to get more involved? Well, there is! The Writers House is accepting nominations and applications for new Steering Committee Members this summer. As Steering Committee members are both the governing body and the primary ambassadors of the House, we are looking … Continue reading Join our Board! Steering Committee Nominations/Applications Now Open…
Applications for Fall 2019 Cooper Street Workshops are open!
Got a great workshop idea? Are you a writer with strong connections to a community? Propose a Cooper Street workshop. Cooper Street workshops are anything from one-day intensives to six week explorations of a topic, from creating compelling fictional characters to business writing to food writing. This fall, we’re particularly interested in workshops on the … Continue reading Applications for Fall 2019 Cooper Street Workshops are open!…