Welcome
to our website. You will find information here about all of our programs
as well as more information about Pat Schneider, our founder. If you
can't find what you are looking for, please feel free to contact us
at the address above
Mission Statement
The mission of Amherst Writers & Artists Press, through the use of its method, is to support established and emerging voices, to free the silenced voices and to respect the artist in all writers. To accomplish this mission, AWA will promote and serve writers and those who love literature through public readings, events, retreats, and workshops; provide specialized workshops with under-served and at-risk populations; publish books of poetry and prose by emerging and established writers; and train leaders in the Amherst Writers & Artists Workshop method as developed by Pat Schneider and described in her book Writing Alone and with Others, Oxford University Press and its companion DVD, Tell Me Something I Can’t Forget by Florentine Films.
Our History
Click here to read a detailed history of Amherst Writers & Artists from the founder, Pat Schneider.
Today
Amherst Writers & Artists is a non-profit corporation with four
programs. We continue to support and lead Outreach
writing groups for traditionally silenced populations, and we continue
to operate Training programs
on the east and west coasts of the U.S. We run a small Press,
publishing fine books of poetry and fiction as well as the literary
magazine Peregrine. Finally, our Affiliate
network is an international community of experienced leaders of AWA
method writing groups who are dedicated to the method and serve as our
primary trainers of new leaders.
STAY IN TOUCH
If you have an e-mail address please let us know what it is. It
is important that our database is as accurate and as up to date
as possible. Please write to
amherstwriters@gmail.com.
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