writerS-in-Schools program

Since 2006, the Dzanc Writers-in-Schools Program (the DWISP) has been committed to increasing literacy in public school students in Michigan and beyond. During each school year, Dzanc places a professional author with an individual school or classroom, allowing them to return each week to build a relationship with students and develop their potential as fiction writers and poets.

In the years the program has been running, we have collectively tutored over thousands of students. At the conclusion of each program, we publish a hard copy anthology of the participating students' work, distributing a complimentary edition of this book to every school library in the target school districts as well as providing each student participating in the program with a copy.

As the only program of its kind in Michigan that does not charge students or schools, the Dzanc Writers-in-Schools Program offers a unique relationship for students to work directly with professional writers, extending a one-of-a-kind opportunity for the young writers of tomorrow. The chance for these students to improve their writing skills enhances not only their creative talents but their overall communication skills in all areas. It is our firm belief that continuing to develop and expand these relationships with the students and the schools is a key component in developing great literary and writing programs.

Schools, non-profits, and other educational programs who would like to contact Dzanc regarding the DWISP program should contact us at info@dzancbooks.org. 

  • 2017 - 2018

    Dan and Kathy Wickett Memorial DWIRP at The Mack Open School (Ann Arbor, MI): Scott Beal

    2016 - 2017

    Kathy Wickett Memorial DWIRP at The Mack Open School (Ann Arbor, MI): Scott Beal

    2015 - 2016

    Kathy Wickett Memorial DWIRP at The Mack Open School (Ann Arbor, MI): Scott Beal

    2014 - 2015

    Kathy Wickett Memorial DWIRP at The Mack Open School (Ann Arbor, MI): Scott Beal

    2013 - 2014

    Kathy Wickett Memorial DWIRP at The Mack Open School (Ann Arbor, MI): Scott Beal

    2012 - 2013

    Kathy Wickett Memorial DWIRP at The Mack Open School (Ann Arbor, MI): Scott Beal

    2011 - 2012

    Kathy Wickett Memorial DWIRP at The Mack Open School (Ann Arbor, MI): Scott Beal

    2010 - 2011

    Kathy Wickett Memorial DWIRP at The Mack Open School (Ann Arbor, MI): Scott Beal

    2009 - 2010

    The Mack Open School (Ann Arbor, MI): Scott Beal

    Thurston Elementary School (Ann Arbor, MI): Matt Bell

    2008 - 2009

    Community High School (Ann Arbor, MI): Jeff Kass

    Thurston Elementary School (Ann Arbor, MI): Matt Bell

    High School of Telecommunication and Technology (Brooklyn, NY): Diane Goettel

    2007 - 2008

    The Mack Open School (Ann Arbor, MI): Scott Beal

    High School of Telecommunication and Technology (Brooklyn, NY): Diane Goettel

    Ypsilanti High School (Ypsilanti, MI): Barry Graham

    2006-2007

    Community High School (Ann Arbor, MI): Paul Toth

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