Join us in celebrating the impactful work of
EWU's Writers in the Community program (WITC), a non-profit practicum housed within Eastern Washington University’s Master of Fine Arts program that has been active for nearly three decades. During the academic year, MFA students volunteer as creative writing teachers in placements as varied as hospitals, correctional facilities, halfway houses, community non-profits, and public, private, or alternative schools, as well as other locations through the Spokane area. This year’s placements include Odyssey Youth Movement, Recovery Cafe, Corbin Senior Center, Spark Central, and many more including local elementary and high school classrooms. Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry written by community members in these placements is collected throughout the year and published in an annual anthology titled
InRoads which celebrates the students’ and community members’ writing and creativity. This event is a celebration of the release of this year’s
InRoads. Come hear inspiring readings from our community and learn more about the positive impact WITC is making in Spokane.
This event is free and open to the public. We would like to thank
Spark Central for their continued partnership both with the festival and with EWU’s Writers in the Community!
Please fill out
our festival survey after you have attended this event. The information you provide will help us obtain critical grant funding and will help make next year’s festival even better!
