Archive for May, 2009

Writing Results: Pet Peeves & Haikus

Here are the results for this weeks writing prompt. Writing Prompt: Describe your biggest pet peeve, and when you do it, do it in haiku poem form. by Carmen B. Maltese is his breed. Falcon is his doggie name. THE MALTESE FALCON by Colin M. Sun floods in my room Way to early to wake [...]

Safe With You by Samantha N.

Safe With You by Samantha N. From the WITS Program at Alliance High School Safe from harm Heart ache and pain Never living life in vain, Waiting for my dream to come true Then realizing that dream is you, Suddenly no longer feeling safe But still find comfort in your face, Hurt and confused My [...]

Untitled by Nathan V.

Untitled by Nathan V. From the WITS Program at Alliance High School A winter foretold. Prepare for the worst. This curse will unfold. The diminished: dispersed. Prepare for the worst. The godless triumphant. The diminished: dispersed. The luminous. The magnificent. The godless, triumphant. Blot the sun. The luminous. The magnificent. The end has begun. Blot [...]

Writing Prompt Monday: Pet Peeves & Haikus

Spend five to ten minutes writing from the prompt. When you are finished, head over to our Submit page and send it to us. On Friday we will feature the results that have been submitted to us on this blog. Be sure you keep it appropriate and follow the Guidelines. Writing Prompt: Describe your biggest [...]

Writing Results: Thinking About an Older Person

Here are the results for this weeks writing prompt. Writing Prompt: Think of the oldest people you know. Choose one and describe him or her. Include details about how this person speaks and moves. Imagine what this person was like when he/she was young; describe. By Kelley B. Moses, the oldest person I know, lives [...]

Rising Star Creative Writing Competition

Rising Star Creative Writing Competition Deadline: June 30th Bend, Oregon. February 19, 2009. The Nature of Words, Central Oregon’s premier literary organization, announces the launch of its fifth annual literary festival with the call for submissions to the Rising Star Creative Writing Competition for young writers. A new category, the nature essay, has been added [...]

About us by Alex H.

About us by Alex H. From the WITS Program at Alliance High School We are thankful to be here and proud of who we are. We all love to party hard and live la vida loca. We never regret what we do. We live for the moment and not for the past. We try to [...]

Anthology Covers Pt. 2

Each year Writers in the Schools publish an anthology of student work. We have been doing it since 2000. Here are our covers from 2004 to 2008. Days Like This 2004-2005 Anthology Laugh Like I Do 2005-2006 Anthology Mostly What I’m Made Of 2006-2007 Anthology I Once Was Young and Strong 2007-2008 Anthology

There I lie by Taylor W.

There I lie By Taylor W. From the WITS Program at Alliance High School There I lie in the tree, on the limb the limb of time. I praise the trees that touch the sky. The sky that is a deep blue with white thin clouds stretching out across the great expanse. I praise the [...]

Writing Prompt Monday: Thinking About an Older Person

It’s a very exciting week for WOOTS. We have made it simple for you to respond to the writing prompt and to send us prose/poetry for consideration to post on the blog. All you have to do is click Submit on the right hand side of the screen.  Let’s get on with the new writing [...]