About
Writers in the Community (WITC) is a dynamic internship program that sends Eastern Washington University MFA students into Spokane-area schools, hospitals, correctional facilities, community nonprofits, and alternative learning environments to ignite creativity and inspire storytelling through free creative writing classes. Our interns don’t just teach—they mentor, uplift, and help individuals from all backgrounds discover the power of their own voices through poetry and prose.
WITC interns receive invaluable real-world experience in nonprofit work, community service, and pedagogy—essential skills for writers who aspire to be engaged citizens and changemakers. This program isn’t just about honing craft; it’s about impacting lives through storytelling.
Each spring, WITC publishes InRoads, an annual anthology celebrating its participants’ writing and creativity. Contributors to InRoads and their families and friends celebrate with a launch party during the Get Lit! Festival where they are invited to read their work and to take part in the experience of writing as a public act, one with power and range and import.
For more information about this internship opportunity, the InRoads anthology, or for help establishing a creative writing class at your organization, please reach out to WITC Faculty Director Leyna Krow at lkrow@ewu.edu.
