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

We're thinking of sponsoring several writing contests next year. Any ideas? Good response to restarting the Writing Teachers Collaborative.

Reminder that YCA is looking for kids for next year!

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Tell us about your writing group. How did it start? What do you do? How does one join?

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Young Chicago Authors is looking for high school writing students for their Saturday Writing Program, Tuesday Night WordPlay open mics and Say What student board. Interest and desire are the only requirements. Please contact YCA for more info: www.youngchicagoauthors.org. .
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

"A Quiet Victory." Write a true teacher story of at least 750 words that illustrates this statement. The winner will receive a $50 Border's gift certificate. Take the challenge...

The winning entry last month was submitted by Jay Rehak (again). Click here to read it.

The Latest from our Teachers

The true teacher stories are back. Many were read June 1 at Steppenwolf Theater. Please send us yours.

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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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