Description: "Equips creative writing students and teachers with the tools and knowledge they need to take their subject outside teaching creative writing outside a university classroom"--
Brief description: Terry Ann Thaxton is Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Central Florida, USA.
Review Quotes: Terry Ann Thaxton's thorough and thoughtful guide to community-based creative writing programs mixes inspiring stories with concrete strategies to turn inspiration into action. The voices gathered in Creative Writing in the Community make the strongest possible case for the value of the literary arts and convey the joy of helping students find their voices as writers, whether those students are seven or seventy years old.
Amy Swauger, Director, Teachers & Writers Collaborative