The Writers in the Schools (WITS) Student Chapbook is a collection of work by public high school students in Portland, Parkrose, Gresham, and Woodburn school districts. Since 1996, Literary Arts has hired local professional writers to teach in-depth creative writing residencies that culminate in public readings, celebrations, and the chance to be published in this very book.
Read the 2023–24 Chapbook, Steppingstone, below.
WITS COMMUNITY 2023-24
WRITERS-IN-RESIDENCE AND APPRENTICES
Joliene Adams, Brian Benson, Erica Berry, Monika Cassel, Alan Saint Clark, Brennan DeFrisco, Caitlin Delohery, Ed Edmo, Zoë Gamell Brown, Judy Jiang, Robin Lanehurst, Meaghan Loraas, Amy Minato, Nicky Nicholson-Klingerman, Shilo Niziolek, Jennifer Perrine, Bruce Poinsette, Mark Pomeroy, Emilly Prado, Meg Ready, Dey Rivers, Jen Shin, Paige Thomas, CJ Wiggan, Hannah Withers
VISITING AUTHORS
Mary Beard, David Grann, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Zadie Smith, Charles Yu, Gabrielle Zevin
WITS LIAISONS
Paige Battle, Ilsa Bruer, Zachary Carroll, Ayn Frazee, Amanda Graham, Jamie Incorvia, Cassie Lanzas, Lori Lieberman, Charles Sanderson, Nancy Sullivan
PARTICIPATING PRINCIPALS
Erika Beddoe Whitlock, Peyton Chapman, Ayesha Coning, Aaron Ferguson, Chris Frazier, James McGee, Molly Ouche, KD Parman, Drake Shelton, Adam Skyles, Jo Ann Wadkins, Curtis Wilson Jr.
