Writers House Pittsburgh and Words Without Walls are delighted to partner in our inaugural year to support one of our writers-in-residence. This resident will come from Pittsburgh and be an educator for or alumni of Words Without Walls.
Words Without Walls is a creative writing program that facilitates writing groups in jails, prisons, and drug treatment centers. Since 2009, Chatham University has sponsored the program, which has served writers at Allegheny County Jail, State Correctional Institution-Pittsburgh, Sojourner House, and Veteran’s Place, among others. In addition to creative writing classes, Words Without Walls sponsors a visiting writers series, publishes chapbooks, and hosts the Maenad Fellowship Program, a writing fellowship for women in recovery from substance abuse disorders.
This is a substantial partnership that represents 1/4 of our funding goals for the year, and $6500 of this campaign.