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NWS Job Posting: Education Manager Exciting news from NWS...we are hiring! We are adding a new position to our team for an Education Manager to run our amazing Raising Writers programs, including Front Street Writers and Battle of the Books. For more information, view the posting below! Job Title: Education Manager Position Type: ...
November 9, 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Two Traverse City Organizations Partnering to PresentImportant Conversations about Immigrationand the Global Refugee Crisis Two leading Traverse City organizations have teamed up to present discussions and conversations about an important topic around the world as well as here in northern ...
October 28, 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The National Writers Series Hosts Jason Reynolds, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature,on November 4th At this moment, and in our community, actually talking about race is one of the most important things we can learn to do. On November 4, Jason Reynolds, the National ...
October 19, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The National Writers Series Presents "An Evening with Joshua Prager, author of The Family Roe"on Thursday, October 28 On October 28th, the National Writers Series delves into one of the most personal, sensitive topics in American culture, but through an author whose work offers a new ...
September 14, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The National Writers Series Presents "Afghanistan Today: An International Panel"on Thursday, September 23rd Even though the events of the Afghanistan war took place half a world away, there are many connections to that 20-year conflict right here in Michigan. The National Writers ...
I can’t remember the last time I envied a man, or, in fact, if I ever have. I have loved men, hated them, befriended them, taken care of them, and all too often compromised my sense of self for them, but I don’t think I have ever looked at a man and actually coveted something his maleness gave him. And yet envy was at least one of the ...
September 1, 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The National Writers Series Presents"An Evening with Pam Houston"LIVE on September 9th Can a 120-acre ranch in the remote Colorado mountain countryside heal the trauma in a person's soul? That's what we'll discover when the National Writers Series welcomes Pam Houston, author of Deep Creek: ...
VENUE CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENTfor John U. Bacon on Thursday, August 26 Dear NWS Friend, While we've been eagerly looking forward to a return to the City Opera House stage for a year and a half, it is with regret that we announce the wait will be a little longer. After extensive conversations amongst the NWS Board and staff, we ...