Writing Groups Inside and Outside the Classroom (International Writing Center Association (Iwca) Press)
Contributors: Beverly J. Moss (Editor); Nels P. Highberg (Editor); Melissa Nicolas (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum
Published: December 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 632
ISBN-13: 9780805847000
Subjects: Association: clubs, societies; Social theory; Study and teaching; Interdisciplinary approach in education; Creative writing; Language Arts & Disciplines; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Rhetoric; Language; Composition & Creative Writing - General; Language Arts & Disciplines / Composition & Creative Writing; English language; Interdisciplinary approach in
First sentence: In the previous excerpt, author, activist, and entertainer Maya Angelou recounts comments made to her the first time she read her work as a member of the Harlem Writers Guild, a writing group to which she belonged with Paule Marshall, John Killens, John Henrik Clarke, and other renowned African American writers, a group that had a tremendous impact on her growth as a writer.