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The Mission: To help creative writing teachers sharpen their skills and expand their horizons.

In all that he has learned in a lifetime of teaching, one thing stands out: CREATIVE WRITING IS POWERFUL STUFF!

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Do you have a creative writing program to promote? Let us help you get the word out.

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Young Chicago Authors invites applications for Executive Director Position. To apply, please email a cover letter and resume by May 9, 2008 to: ycasearch@ youngchicagoauthors.org. Letter can be made to the attention of Lisa Lee and Julie Parson Nesbitt, Co-Chairs, Board of Directors.
While all teachers are welcome to hang out here, this site should be particularly appealing to that special breed of teacher -- the creative writing teacher. This person might teach a course that is actually called "Creative Writing." Or, this person might teach a regular old English course but load it up with creative writing options. This person might not teach English at all but sponsor the Creative Writing Club. This person might simply get the mail for the "Creative Writing Person." Or this person might be a creative writing wannabe anxious to use the stuff but not sure how to do it.

If you are one of these people, you're going to want to stick around.

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This Month's Challenge

Write a revenge story ENTIRELY in quotes. Second chance. Remember: DIALOGUE ONLY!

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Moe's Cafe
Forty-eight decidedly different creative writing prompts for developing writers.

Buy Now! 		Hack
The meteoric life of one of baseball's first superstars: Hack Wilson

Buy Now! 		Inside Job: A Life of Teaching
An enlightening and entertaining story of Bob Boone's education as a teacher.

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