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2022-23 WITS Winter Readings Celebrate Students & Writers

Writers in the Schools hosted four readings in January of 2023, including final student readings for McDaniel HS, Parkrose HS, and Benson HS who participated in WITS residencies, and a public reading for its WITS writers at Literary Arts. Students shared their poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction, in school libraries and a Broadway Books.

BENSON HIGH SCHOOL WITS READING AT BROADWAY BOOKS

Benson HS partner teacher Kelly Jones reading her work
A Benson HS student sharing their work
A Benson HS student sharing their work
WITS writer Brian Benson shares his work with the audience at Broadway Books
WITS writer Alex Behr reading her work

MCDANIEL HIGH SCHOOL WITS READING AT THE MCDANIEL HS LIBRARY

Creative writing students with WITS writer Damien Miles-Paulson
A McDaniel HS student reading their work
A McDaniel HS student reading their work
A McDaniel HS student reading their work
A McDaniel HS student reading their work
A McDaniel HS student reading their work
A McDaniel HS student reading their work

PARKROSE HIGH SCHOOL WITS READING

A Parkrose HS student reading their “Choose Your Own Adventure” style piece, with audience participation
WITS writer CJ Wiggan reading their work
A Parkrose HS student performing their work
A Parkrose HS student reading their work

WITS WRITER WINTER SHOWCASE

WITS writer Wryly McCutchen reading his work
WITS writer Bruce Poinsette reading his work
WITS writer CJ Wiggan reading their work
WITS writer Damien Miles-Paulson reading his work

Learn more about the Writers in the Schools program and its work in public schools.

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