@WritePittsburgh

Creative writing workshops for teens and adults throughout Pittsburgh & SWPA. Member of Dave Eggers' International Alliance of Youth Writing Centers.

 Pittsburgh, PA
writepittsburgh.com/
Joined February 2019
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The latest issue of @WritePittsburgh's Starry False Lily is live on our website! Issue 3 was inspired by music - how it shapes our lives, influences our art, and more. Big thanks to our talented contributors for making this volume of SFL our best yet: writepittsburgh.com/starryfa…
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Adult writers! Join us on May 25 in Frick Park for a peaceful, restorative writing experience. In our first Write on Site workshop of the year, @Schereeya will guide you through a mindful writing practice that will tap into your creative spirit. events.humanitix.com/write-o…

Write on Site: Frick Park

An in-person place-based writing workshop in Frick Park (Regent Square).

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We are looking for our next executive director! We want someone who loves writing and is ready to be a champion for writers. Is that you? Someone you know? writepittsburgh.com/jobs
Colorful shapes against a white background. Outline drawings of a typewriter, a pencil, a bullhorn, and a notebook. Text: Write Pittsburgh. We are hiring. Executive Director. Amplify voices, empower writers, and build community. Learn more and apply at writepittsburgh.com/jobs.

ALT Colorful shapes against a white background. Outline drawings of a typewriter, a pencil, a bullhorn, and a notebook. Text: Write Pittsburgh. We are hiring. Executive Director. Amplify voices, empower writers, and build community. Learn more and apply at writepittsburgh.com/jobs.

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Submissions are open for our music-themed issue! Learn more at @WritePittsburgh's website: writepittsburgh.com/starryfa…
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✍️🌐 Join @WritePittsburgh for "Beyond the Page: Exploring the Wide World of Writing Careers" on May 16! This lively virtual gathering is perfect for young writers curious about the diverse opportunities in the writing world. bit.ly/44bPmf6 #RemakeDays #RemakeDaysSWPA
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Write on Site is back! Up first: Frick Park! Take a moment to reset and engage in mindfulness and contemplation with @Schereeya. Join us in this restful, creative writing space. writepittsburgh.com/tickets
Cartoonish Pittsburgh skyline foregrounded by a city park scene. A bright blue sky dominated the image. Text: An outdoor writing workshop series. WRITE ON SITE, Frick Park. Saturday, May 25, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Biddle Ave & S. Braddock Ave. For writers ages 18+ writepittsburgh.com/tickets. $25. Write Pittsburgh.

ALT Cartoonish Pittsburgh skyline foregrounded by a city park scene. A bright blue sky dominated the image. Text: An outdoor writing workshop series. WRITE ON SITE, Frick Park. Saturday, May 25, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Biddle Ave & S. Braddock Ave. For writers ages 18+ writepittsburgh.com/tickets. $25. Write Pittsburgh.

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@WritePittsburgh offers creative writing workshops for teens & adults throughout Pgh & SWPA & needs a #talented Executive Director to lead daily operations, set future goals & build collaborative partnerships to accomplish those goals #nonprofittalent jobs.nonprofittalent.com/job…
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Remember to sign up, dear friends!
Write Pittsburgh@WritePittsburgh21 Feb 2024
Our memories make us—but what about the things we forget? Join Sharon Fagan McDermott and interim executive director @mchristinebd, coauthors of Millions of Suns, for a 3-week online workshop on memory and writing. Tuesdays, Mar. 19-Apr. 2, 7-8:30 PM ET. writepittsburgh.com/tickets
Blue floral background with three polaroid photos stapled to the surface. One photo is of two children, one is of a woman with her dog, and one is blank. Also pictured: a set of keys, a pen, a flower. Text: The Remembered, The Forgotten: A memory-writing workshop. Online workshop for adults. Write Pittsburgh. writepittsburgh.com/tickets

ALT Blue floral background with three polaroid photos stapled to the surface. One photo is of two children, one is of a woman with her dog, and one is blank. Also pictured: a set of keys, a pen, a flower. Text: The Remembered, The Forgotten: A memory-writing workshop. Online workshop for adults. Write Pittsburgh. writepittsburgh.com/tickets

Blue floral background with images of a set of keys, a flower, and a pen. Text: The Remembered, The Forgotten, with Sharon Fagan McDermott and M.C. Benner Dixon. Tuesdays, Mar. 19 - Apr. 2, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Eastern, online. $75 for 3 weeks. writepittsburgh.com/tickets. Write Pittsburgh.

ALT Blue floral background with images of a set of keys, a flower, and a pen. Text: The Remembered, The Forgotten, with Sharon Fagan McDermott and M.C. Benner Dixon. Tuesdays, Mar. 19 - Apr. 2, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Eastern, online. $75 for 3 weeks. writepittsburgh.com/tickets. Write Pittsburgh.

Blue floral background with images of a set of keys, a flower, and a pen. Text: Meet your facilitators. Sharon Fagan McDermott and M.C. Benner Dixon, co-authors of Millions of Suns. Sharon is the author of four collections of poetry, most recently Life Without Furniture. Christine is the author of the forthcoming novel The Height of Land and is the interim executive director of Write Pittsburgh.

ALT Blue floral background with images of a set of keys, a flower, and a pen. Text: Meet your facilitators. Sharon Fagan McDermott and M.C. Benner Dixon, co-authors of Millions of Suns. Sharon is the author of four collections of poetry, most recently Life Without Furniture. Christine is the author of the forthcoming novel The Height of Land and is the interim executive director of Write Pittsburgh.

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Our memories make us—but what about the things we forget? Join Sharon Fagan McDermott and interim executive director @mchristinebd, coauthors of Millions of Suns, for a 3-week online workshop on memory and writing. Tuesdays, Mar. 19-Apr. 2, 7-8:30 PM ET. writepittsburgh.com/tickets
Blue floral background with three polaroid photos stapled to the surface. One photo is of two children, one is of a woman with her dog, and one is blank. Also pictured: a set of keys, a pen, a flower. Text: The Remembered, The Forgotten: A memory-writing workshop. Online workshop for adults. Write Pittsburgh. writepittsburgh.com/tickets

ALT Blue floral background with three polaroid photos stapled to the surface. One photo is of two children, one is of a woman with her dog, and one is blank. Also pictured: a set of keys, a pen, a flower. Text: The Remembered, The Forgotten: A memory-writing workshop. Online workshop for adults. Write Pittsburgh. writepittsburgh.com/tickets

Blue floral background with images of a set of keys, a flower, and a pen. Text: The Remembered, The Forgotten, with Sharon Fagan McDermott and M.C. Benner Dixon. Tuesdays, Mar. 19 - Apr. 2, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Eastern, online. $75 for 3 weeks. writepittsburgh.com/tickets. Write Pittsburgh.

ALT Blue floral background with images of a set of keys, a flower, and a pen. Text: The Remembered, The Forgotten, with Sharon Fagan McDermott and M.C. Benner Dixon. Tuesdays, Mar. 19 - Apr. 2, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Eastern, online. $75 for 3 weeks. writepittsburgh.com/tickets. Write Pittsburgh.

Blue floral background with images of a set of keys, a flower, and a pen. Text: Meet your facilitators. Sharon Fagan McDermott and M.C. Benner Dixon, co-authors of Millions of Suns. Sharon is the author of four collections of poetry, most recently Life Without Furniture. Christine is the author of the forthcoming novel The Height of Land and is the interim executive director of Write Pittsburgh.

ALT Blue floral background with images of a set of keys, a flower, and a pen. Text: Meet your facilitators. Sharon Fagan McDermott and M.C. Benner Dixon, co-authors of Millions of Suns. Sharon is the author of four collections of poetry, most recently Life Without Furniture. Christine is the author of the forthcoming novel The Height of Land and is the interim executive director of Write Pittsburgh.

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Thank you to @strangehorizons for publishing my poem, "Octavia Said You Cannot Know How Deeply People Feel Their Ancestors." This is for those who have one foot on the other side, the seers, the ancestral knowers, for whom the supernatural is natural. strangehorizons.com/poetry/o…
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This starts SUNDAY! Get your tickets before it's too late.
Write Pittsburgh@WritePittsburgh4 Jan 2024
Time travel is tricky. Whether your characters are piled into a time machine or flipping through old photo albums, time impacts the stories we tell. Join this adult workshop to explore the uses of time in fiction. Just don't get stuck in a loop (or do, if that's your thing).
Abstract high tech image with bright lights and spiraling trails. Text: WriteOnTime.eventbrite.com. Write On Time. Write Pittsburgh. Join us for a speculative fiction workshop...about time! $100. Sunday Nights (Online) January 28–March 3, 7–9 pm EST.

ALT Abstract high tech image with bright lights and spiraling trails. Text: WriteOnTime.eventbrite.com. Write On Time. Write Pittsburgh. Join us for a speculative fiction workshop...about time! $100. Sunday Nights (Online) January 28–March 3, 7–9 pm EST.

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Not much time left to sign up for this adult speculative fiction workshop about *time* in all its many forms. Join @slbarrett87 for 6 weeks of time distortion, time travel, flashbacks, and other time manipulations. Sundays, 1/ 28–2/3, 7–9 PM ET. WriteOnTime.eventbrite.com
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Tanisha Long@Tanishaevonne28 Nov 2023
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@WritePittsburgh has been helping incarcerated people in the Allegheny County Jail tell their stories and has been going in the jail to offer writing classes. PLEASE donate to keep the program working. #UnlockThePen
Write Pittsburgh@WritePittsburgh28 Nov 2023
We're working with incarcerated writers to create a supportive community where everyone has a voice. Your support on this #GivingTuesday allows us to continue that work.
Abstract coral and teal shapes. Text: Write Pittsburgh. Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28. We believe that freedom of expression is a human right. Your donation helps bring creative writing workshops to the Allegheny County Jail. givebutter.com/writepgh

ALT Abstract coral and teal shapes. Text: Write Pittsburgh. Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28. We believe that freedom of expression is a human right. Your donation helps bring creative writing workshops to the Allegheny County Jail. givebutter.com/writepgh

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Tanisha Long@Tanishaevonne28 Nov 2023
My Giving Tuesday Top 3: The Abolitionist Law Center @AbolitionistLC Write Pittsburgh @WritePittsburgh 1Hood Media @1hood Donation links below
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Tanisha Long@Tanishaevonne28 Nov 2023
The next generation will write the Banned Books of tomorrow. Donate to Write Pittsburgh to help support and empower the next class of fearless writers who will tell the stories people try to silence.
Write Pittsburgh@WritePittsburgh28 Nov 2023
Every day, young people get hear that their story isn't worth listening to. We make space for teens to express themselves without fear. A donation of $30 can underwrite an hour of one of our teen workshops: Rainbow Writers, Storytellers, or Rule Breakers. givebutter.com/writepgh
Abstract coral and teal shapes. Text: Write Pittsburgh. Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28. Book bans are sending a message: some stories shouldn't be told. Your donation helps young writers learn that their voices can never be silenced! givebutter.com/writepgh

ALT Abstract coral and teal shapes. Text: Write Pittsburgh. Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28. Book bans are sending a message: some stories shouldn't be told. Your donation helps young writers learn that their voices can never be silenced! givebutter.com/writepgh

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We are working hard to make space for writers to use their voices! We could use your support!
Write Pittsburgh@WritePittsburgh28 Nov 2023
We're all about free expression...whether we're helping writers hone the craft of writing, making sure our workshops are physically and financially accessible, or empowering the writers of tomorrow's banned books. Contribute to our efforts at givebutter.com/writepgh.
Abstract coral and teal shapes. Text: Write Pittsburgh. Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28. Freedom of Expression is a Human Write. (The word "right" spelled R-I-G-H-T is written faintly behind the word "write" spelled W-R-I-T-E.) givebutter.com/writepgh

ALT Abstract coral and teal shapes. Text: Write Pittsburgh. Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28. Freedom of Expression is a Human Write. (The word "right" spelled R-I-G-H-T is written faintly behind the word "write" spelled W-R-I-T-E.) givebutter.com/writepgh

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#GivingTuesday is almost here! Consider donating to Write Pittsburgh to support free expression! Your support helps us offer free teen workshops, creative writing workshops at the Allegheny County Jail, and more! givebutter.com/writepgh
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📣 UPDATE: The deadline for submissions has been extended to the end of November! 📣
Write Pittsburgh@WritePittsburgh23 Oct 2023
Teen Writers! You have until the end of the month to submit your science-laden, math-marvelous, fantastical poems, stories, and essays! Give us your STEAMiest writing! starryfalselily.com/fall2023
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Today we published the prose and poetry of Sean Johnson, one of the last children housed at Shuman Detention Facility before its closure. Read more here: pinjnews.org/i-wanted-to-rea…
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Deesha Philyaw@DeeshaPhilyaw23 Oct 2023
I shot this in June at Lincoln Center. I had no idea how they would put it all together. I had no idea that watching it would make me cry and cry and wish my mother and grandmother were alive to see it. Thank you, @mobrowne and @NewsHour! pbs.org/newshour/brief/46112…

Deesha Philyaw, Writer

Deesha Philyaw is a writer whose debut short story collection, “The Secret Lives of Church Ladies,” was a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award. Her works touch on themes of race, sex, gender and...

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Lisa Desjardins@LisaDNews22 Oct 2023
It’s my honor to fill in for ⁦@johnyangtv⁩ on ⁦@NewsHour⁩ weekend. Tonight: ⁦@rickhasen⁩ on how to secure democracy and elections ⁦@AliRogin⁩ w an important conversation bt Muslim and Jewish American. And ⁦@DeeshaPhilyaw⁩ is brief, but spectacular.
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