Help Write Pittsburgh Amplify Voices and Defend Expression!

In the past year, Write Pittsburgh has supported hundreds of writers across a range of inclusive workshops, including:

Teen writers, many of whom are marginalized due to their identities and face the threat of having their voices silenced.
Adult writers who’ve been told that creativity is “only for children” and are rediscovering the joy of creative expression.
Writers who are incarcerated or navigating addiction and other life challenges, using storytelling as a tool for healing and transformation.

As the demand for inclusive workshops and diverse facilitators grows, so does the urgency to counteract the rising tide of book bans, censorship, and the erasure of people and their histories.

But this is just the beginning!

When Write Pittsburgh began in 2016, we were a fully volunteer-led organization. Today, our team— from our Executive Director to our teaching artists—continues to work to nurture our community. We’re growing every day!

In the last year, we have:

Facilitated over 61 adult workshops
Had over 150 registrations for our FREE adult open studio
Facilitated 80 FREE teen workshops
Facilitated 69 FREE Community Collaboration workshops (Allegheny County Jail, Sojourner House, Passages to Recovery)
Worked with over 180 Community Collaboration participants

Here are some ways in which your donations support our work:

A gift of $35 supports an adult writer who wants to speak their truth.
A gift of $50 supports a teen writer in one of our workshops.
A gift of $100 provides notebooks to incarcerated writers.
$250 supports our publication efforts.
A gift of $300 allows us to provide a community-based adult workshop at low to no cost to participants.
$500 or more reduces reliance on grants and builds long-term resilience.

Your generosity helps address an urgent challenge: the ongoing threat to freedom of expression. Underfunding creativity and silencing diverse voices sets a dangerous precedent, but together, we can safeguard the power of the written word.

If you believe in the value of writing, the value of individuals, and the value of Pittsburgh's literary community, become part of Write Pittsburgh’s story today!

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