Teachers & Writers Collaborative

Teachers & Writers Collaborative Founded in 1967 and still innovating!

Teachers & Writers Collaborative offers creative writing & arts programs for New Yorkers of all ages, plus books and an online magazine with resources for teaching creative writing.

"when we speak we are afraidour words will not be heard nor welcomedbut when we are silent we are still afraid So it is...
06/18/2026

"when we speak we are afraid
our words will not be heard
nor welcomed
but when we are silent
we are still afraid

So it is better to speak"

— Audre Lorde, from “A Litany for Survival“

"You cannot ask a student to be vulnerable on the page if their body is braced for danger. You must calm the body to be ...
06/15/2026

"You cannot ask a student to be vulnerable on the page if their body is braced for danger. You must calm the body to be able to ignite the imagination."

New in the magazine: Lesley Machon and author of The Modern Trauma Toolkit, Dr. Christine Gibson, share two creative writing lesson plans in which science and poetry are used in collaboration to free the body and mind to create. Read "Good Soil: Transforming Trauma to Allow Creativity to Take Root" in the magazine: https://teachersandwritersmagazine.org/good-soil/

“I shake like the leaves / I am a summer child”— by T&W student Roselyn
06/15/2026

“I shake like the leaves / I am a summer child”

— by T&W student Roselyn

"La poesía no quiere adeptos, quiere amantes." — Federico García Lorca
06/11/2026

"La poesía no quiere adeptos, quiere amantes." — Federico García Lorca

“Maybe this is what growing up is like: finding the empty echoes of home in strange places.”New in the magazine: Sally V...
06/08/2026

“Maybe this is what growing up is like: finding the empty echoes of home in strange places.”

New in the magazine: Sally Ventura takes a creative writing lesson about figurative language and imagery into physical space, asking her students to go to places in the school building that are usually off-limits. Read “Forbidden Places: A Transformative Lesson in Taking Up Space” in the magazine: https://teachersandwritersmagazine.org/forbidden-places/

“Love / is a high mountain” — by T&W student Francisco
06/08/2026

“Love / is a high mountain”

— by T&W student Francisco

"I believe in a world where impossible things happen. Where love can outstrip brutality, can neutralize it, as though it...
06/04/2026

"I believe in a world where impossible things happen. Where love can outstrip brutality, can neutralize it, as though it never was, or transform it into something new and more beautiful. Where love can outdo nature." — Carmen Maria Machado, from Her Body and Other Parties

Happy Pride Month 🌈 We’re celebrating the power of being seen, heard, and fully yourself. At T&W, we’re proud to support...
06/01/2026

Happy Pride Month 🌈 We’re celebrating the power of being seen, heard, and fully yourself. At T&W, we’re proud to support and uplift voices that continue to shape more inclusive, creative communities.

"It's a luxury being a writer because all you ever think about is life." —Amy Tan
05/28/2026

"It's a luxury being a writer because all you ever think about is life." —Amy Tan

Address

PO Box 1208
New York, NY
10113

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+12126916590

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