Writers in the Schools (WITS) is a program of Literary Arts in Portland, Oregon. WITS hires local, professional writers who spend semester-long residencies in Portland high schools, inspiring public high school students to write, revise, edit, publish, and perform their own creative writing. WITS programming reinforces the real world importance of reading and writing in all professions, and is designed to meet state and national standards for the arts and language arts. Learn more at www.witspdx.com.
