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Students Will Rock the Menil

WITS Houston — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:08:45 +0000

On Thursday, May 17th, at 7pm, Writers in the Schools (WITS) students will share their art-inspired creative writing at the Menil Collection. This reading, called The Watchful Eye, will feature stories, essays, and poems that come out of a collaborative project called Writing at the Menil. The event is free, and the public is welcome.

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Calling Houston Young Writers

WITS Houston — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:26:45 +0000

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Summer is coming. Have you made your plans? There are still spaces available in the Writers in the Schools (WITS) Program.

Who: Middle and High school students

What: Summer writing workshops

Where: Bellaire High School

When: June 11-29, 9 am -12 noon

Why: Because you have a story to tell

How: Click here to sign up today

In the Creative Writing Camp, you explore different literary genres (poetry, fiction, essay, drama) with friends. You learn about craft and revision in one-on-one conferences with published authors. Through multi-disciplinary projects combining text and art (such as painting, sculpture, or music), you will also find new ways to address a particular audience. At the end of the three weeks, you will publish your best work in an anthology and celebrate!

Write your own poems and stories, real or imaginary.
Compose an essay or a manifesto.
Perform your play.
Discuss your revisions with published writers.
Spend your Fridays on the Rice University campus.
Gather material and gain the skills to write a great essay for college applications.
Visit a real publisher.
Publish your work in an anthology.
Make friends with other writers.

Click here to find out more from a Rice News story. This summer program is sponsored by Writers in the Schools (WITS) and Rice University’s School Literacy and Culture Project.

Space is very limited. Click here to enroll.

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5 Poems by Kids about Finding a Peaceful Place

WITS Houston — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:00:16 +0000

“The Maple” by artist Mandy Budan

Students understand that poetry can serve as a kind a solace. Writing about a personal “paradise” puts these young poets in touch with the true meaning of home.

Paradise by Kevin
New Mexico by Liliana
Dear Joseph by Amelia
Midnight World by Huyunnsun
The Time of Green Moons by Jacob

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Trenton Lee Stewart in Houston This Sunday

WITS Houston — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:34:58 +0000

Meet the author!

TRENTON LEE STEWART
Sunday

April 29, 2012

3:00 pm (doors open at 2:30 pm)

Johnston Middle School Auditorium

10410 Manhattan Drive (77096) See map here

FREE!

For more information, click here.

To enter a drawing for a free signed book or poster by Trenton Lee Stewart click here.
To download an activity guide, click here.
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Cool Brains! Inprint Readings for Young People invites you to an afternoon of mystery and fun with Trenton Lee Stewart, New York Times bestselling author of The Mysterious Benedict Societyseries. He comes to Houston to read from his newest book in the series,The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict, which, according to a starred Booklist review, “gives readers a reason to fall in love with the series all over again…[with] adventures, danger, cleverness, dry wit, and good-hearted characters at the center of the action. . . . Two hundred years after Dickens’ birth, this orphan story plays notes in a familiar key but creates its own memorable tune.”

The series, which includes The Mysterious Benedict Society, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner’s Dilemma, and The Mysterious Benedict Society: Mr. Benedict’s Book of Perplexing Puzzles, Elusive Enigmas, and Curious Conundrums, has sold more than 1.5 million copies and has spent more than 85 combined weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. The stories follow four gifted kids, Reynie, Katie, Sticky, and Constance, through page-turning mysteries, mindbending brain-teasers, and inventive journeys.

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