Writers participating in this component are paid an honorarium and their books are purchased by the program for the school's library. This discount is available to any middle or high school student. Literary Arts, Inc., purchases the books used in the residency workshops and for each Author Visit the Program orders books by that author. They remain in the school as a permanent resource. The new books provide contemporary, relevant teaching tools for the teachers.
Writers offer writing workshops to the faculty during their residency.
Participating teachers can then use new writing methods in their own classroom teaching. The Program sends teachers to attend a summer writing workshop of their choice. These include the long-standing Oregon Writing Project, created for teachers, and other writing workshops including Fishtrap, Flight of the Mind, and the Haystack Summer Writing Workshops. Evaluation is a fundamental part of Writers in the Schools.