Washington Write-a-Story Day       OVERVIEW |
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| Washington Write-a-Story Day is a free city-wide writing event that will occur in dozens DC locations over the Columbus Day Weekend. Its goal is to bring the resources of the DC literary community to people
who may not ordinarily experience them, in order to excavate and record
DC tales from every neighborhood. Created by writer and activist Joyce Hackett, the project explores how Washingtonians experience their city by asking them to write a story about a brief encounter in a DC public place. |
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About 40 free creative writing workshops
will be offered by all sorts of DC writers, in
locations all over DC. Participants
need not have any previous
training in writing, and walk-ins are welcome.
Nearly all workshops open to the public will be held Saturday
10.8, 2-5 pm. (Workshops at Jewish organizations will occur Sunday 2-5 pm.) Locations include libraries; recreation centers; Christian, Jewish and Islamic religious organizations; non-profits such as the SEIU 1199 Service Workers' Union (Spanish/ English);
Lydia's House
(a haven for domestic violence survivors);
THE ARC in Anacostia/Building Bridges Across the River
(at its grand opening); Our Place (a non-profit for
ex-offenders); Washington Hospital; and some locations, like Jessup Prison, which are not open to the public.
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