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Sponsored by the Nebraska Literary Heritage Association (NLHA), Writer’s Write gives eighth-grade LPS students the chance to work with local authors in a creative writing program.
The Writers Write program began in 1992, during the 10th anniversary year of the Nebraska Literary Heritage Association (NLHA). The workshop was created in collaboration with Lincoln Public Schools to provide an opportunity for eighth-grade students to learn writing techniques from local authors and to practice creative writing as a means of expression. Lincoln teachers identify eighth-graders to take part in a daylong workshop held in the Heritage Room. Students are prompted to write, read, and discuss their work. The work of the students has been published occasionally, and the Heritage Room holds the original student compositions in the vertical file archive.
The original Writers Write mentor team included State Poet Bill Kloefkorn, Nancy McCleery, Marjorie Saiser, and Margrethe Ahleschwede. We’re proud to have six authors on our 2026 mentor team who can share their own experiences as writers.
Authors share with students about how they became authors, and they read passages from their own work. The authors also facilitate writing exercises with small groups of students, and students read aloud from their work at the end of the workshop.
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For any questions, please contact:
Tiffani Childress
402-730-9792
tiffani@foundationforlcl.org
