…rediscover their neighborhoods? Local nonprofit Writers in Baltimore Schools developed a new program for students called “Neighborhoods, News: A Poetic Archiving of Baltimore.” Patrice Hutton, Executive Director at Writers in…

Writing. At the Fall Writers’ Festival students will work in small groups to practice integrative writing on a variety of topics. The students will then meet again with visiting authors…

…the words of Claudia Tate, “By and large black women writers write for themselves, as a means of maintaining emotional and intellectual clarity, of sustaining self-development and instruction. Each writer…

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…means being held hostage, in a way. I don’t write because I like writing, although often I do. I write because I have to write, almost like I have to…

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…Daniel José Older has a great essay, “Writing Begins With Forgiveness,” that argues against writing every day. What I find most interesting about this piece is that he suggests that…

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…this book, that’s up to you. What we always say is you can write the end. You can write it down, or you can write it in what you do….

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…of Service was a national reading and discussion series for AmeriCorps and volunteer service organizations brought to Maryland by Maryland Humanities from 2010 to 2013. This program invited service volunteers…

…as a Writer’s Workshop Dunbar-Nelson’s diary served as a writer’s workshop: a place that talks about writing, shows how to find time writing and how to use the diary as…

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…it. Entities that engage in public history, like the National Park Service, are at their best when they seek to weave together stories that reflect the tapestry of American history….

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…any offer to which you responded. Maryland Humanities collects personal information when you make a reservation or a contribution online, request information about our programs and services, participate in a…