Welcome to Traverse City–"one of the top ten places to see in the world"–Wall Street Journal 2025
2025 Author Events
Holding great conversations with today's finest authors.
PAST
Author of "House of Nutter"
True Nature: The Pilgrimage of Peter Matthiessen
October 16, 2025
PAST
Author of "The Great Halifax Explosion"
The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
November 6, 2025
NWS Raising Writers
Our Raising Writers program serves 1,200 students across a six-county region. We also host Battle of the Books, where 350 students read 8 books and battle their knowledge of what they read each spring.
Creative Writing Classes
NWS pays highly-trained instructors to teach our writing classes to area youth.
College Essay Classes
Learn writing techniques, skills, and confidence to write a powerful college admissions essay.
