Word Street is currently interviewing candidates to fill the position of Volunteer Coordinator for the 2008-2009 academic year. This is a part-time position, requiring two hours of work at the writing center per week and additional work at home as needed. A successful candidate will be able to organize a staff of 30-40 volunteers, schedule drop-in tutors each week, coordinate volunteer training sessions each month, and recruit new volunteers for Word Street. Stipend is $200 per month from September 2008 to June 2009.
Tickets are now on sale for Word Street's 2008 benefit and reading, featuring nationally-acclaimed authors Amy Hempel and Lydia Davis. The event is scheduled for Thursday, April 17 at 7PM at Barrington Stage Company, Union Street, Pittsfield. Kate Merrigan and Cynthia Saunders host a night of surprises and fun. Tickets are $20 ($10 for students) and can be purchased by calling Word Street at 997-3307 or by email, tickets@wordstreet.org. All proceeds from ticket sales will go directly toward Word Street's free programming for youth.
Word Street announces its new writing workshop schedule. Each workshop is free for students, but registration is required.
Saturday, March 22, 12-2PM
Choose Your Own Writing Adventure, with Ben Latini
Pittsfield High School Latin teacher, Mary Ann Nordell, has been named Word Street Teacher of the Month for March 2008. PHS Junior, Collin Slater, nominated Ms. Nordell and wrote:
Word Street is looking for its February Teacher of the Month, and we need your help. If there's a teacher in your life who has inspired you to pursue your dreams, explore your passions, and be the best student you can be, Word Street wants to hear from you.
Word Street has dusted off the tables, cleared the cobwebs, and restocked the snack pantry for the spring semester. Students 8-18 are welcome to drop-in Monday-Thursday from 3:30-5:30 to get help with anything reading or writing related or to explore their creative side.
Word Street was awarded a grant by the Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University. Several students drove out from Waltham, MA to visit our Middle School Writers Group and create digital images and audio files of the group in action. Thanks to the generosity of the CDIA, Word Street will have a multimedia promotional packet for its programming.
Word Street clears out its writing center every Monday for middle school writers. Writers of short stories, poetry, plays, or real-life adventures are invited every Monday from 4-5:30. There are snacks, drinks, acting out scenes from original work, and sometimes the writers chase each other for no apparent reason. It's fun. Call 997-3307 for more information or just show up.
You Are Here Submission Guidelines
Word Street invites all Berkshire County youth, ages 12 to 18, to submit their original poetry, short stories, and nonfiction for the second issue of our youth literary magazine, You Are Here.