SAVE THE DATES: Two WITS Culminating Events
Join us for two amazing afternoons to celebrate the future of literature!
Red Hen Press’ Writing in the Schools (WITS) is hosting two culminating events to celebrate this year’s young writers. Enjoy this year’s student poetry collection featuring poems created in Red Hen Press’ free literature workshop!
Pasadena WITS Culminating Event
Wednesday, June 10th at 4pm
Location: Red Hen Press
1540 Lincoln Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91103
Tia Chucha Culminating Event
Thursday, June 11th at 3:30pm
Location: Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural
12677 Glenoaks Blvd, Sylmar, CA, 91342
What is WITS?
The WITS program is a free creative writing workshop for low-income students in the second through twelfth grade. It was launched by Red Hen Press in 2003. Through the WITS program, a distinguished author conducts in-class writing workshops for an hour a week over six consecutive weeks. At the end of the school year, students receive a free, professionally bound anthology of their work.
At the culminating event, we provide the community with free food and various literary activities. Participants can also read the anthologies for free on the Red Hen Press website.
The Pasadena culminating event is made possible in part by the Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission and the City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division. The Tia Chucha culminating event is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs.
In addition to the yearly program, Red Hen Press also offers WITS HQ: Creative Writing Summer Camp. We are ALMOST at capacity for this year’s WITS HQ, so click the button and secure a spot today.
More information on what WITS is and past events:
Did you know that $5 can help fund the next class of young writers? Consider donating to the WITS program and invest in the next generation of thinkers, writers, and dreamers.
Red Hen Press is dedicated to making literature accessible to all children and nurturing writers of the next generation. Learn more about our missions and recent works on our website, https://redhen.org/